Blue Moment by Meiju Kallio

Blue Moment

Knitting
April 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in lace stitch pattern with US 2.5 / 3 mm needles.
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
1159 - 2526 yards (1060 - 2310 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3–4XL, 5–6XL)
English Finnish
Errata available: lainemagazine.com ravelry.com

The Blue Moment Cardigan features a delicate circular yoke with a lace pattern throughout. The cardigan is slightly cropped but the length can be modified as the cardigan is worked from the top down. The body has no shaping but the sleeves are shaped with decreases.

SIZING
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3–4XL, 5–6XL)
The cardigan is intended to be worn with approx. 4–8” / 10–20 cm of positive ease.

To fit bust sizes 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 60, 64)” / 80 (90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 150, 160) cm.

Shown with 8” / 20 cm of positive ease.

GAUGE
23 sts and 34 Rows = 4” / 10 cm in lace stitch pattern with (US 2.5 / 3 mm) needles.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Sandnes Garn Mini Alpakka (100% alpaca, 50g – 164 yds / 150 m per skein). You need: 8 (8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16) skeins or approx. 1160 (1320, 1480, 1650, 1810, 1990, 2360, 2530) yds / 1060 (1200, 1350, 1510, 1660, 1820, 2160, 2310) m of fingering or light sport weight yarn. The sample was knitted in colorway 6531 (Light Blue).

Needles: US 2.5 / 3 mm 24–32–48” / 60–80–120 cm circular needle. US 1.5 / 2.5 mm 24–32–48” / 60–80–120  cm circular needle for bottom and cuff ribbing. Adjust the needle size to get the correct gauge.

Other:Tapestry needle, stitch markers, scrap yarn/stitch holders, buttons width approx. 0.75” / 1.5 cm.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust Circumference: 34 (39, 44, 48.75, 53.5, 58.5, 68.25, 73)” / 85 (97, 110, 122, 134, 146, 170, 183) cm
Upper Arm Circumference: 11.75 (12.5, 14, 15.25, 16.75, 18, 21, 22.25)” / 30 (31, 35, 38, 42, 45, 52, 56) cm
Front Yoke Depth (or desired length): 8.75 (9.5, 9.5, 10, 10, 10.25, 11, 11)” / 22 (24, 24, 25, 25, 26, 28, 28)
Total Length: Approx. 20” / 50 cm (or desired length)
Sleeve Length from Underarm: Approx. 19” / 47 cm