Cesium Redux

Knitting
August 2021
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in over stocking stitch with larger needle after blocking
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
972 - 2281 yards (889 - 2086 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
English

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Meet your new go-to designers for elevated basics! Twin sisters Kiyomi and Sachiko are masters of wearable designs for city life that revel in glorious, understated wooliness . ‘Moon and Turtle’ is a gender-neutral collection, simple and understated, with straightforward techniques and sizing up to 62-inch chest.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished chest circumference: 84 (95.5, 104, 115.5, 124.5, 136, 145, 156.5, 165)cm / 33 (37½, 41, 45½, 49, 53½, 57, 61½, 65)” – to be worn with 7.5-12.5cm / 3-5” positive ease.

Kiyomi’s height is 155cm / 5’1”, with a chest circumference of 84cm / 33”, and is shown wearing size 2 with standard length, shown in photo 1 and 5.
Sachiko’s height is 157.5cm / 5’2”, with a chest circumference of 76cm / 30”, and is shown wearing size 2 with standard length, shown in photos 2, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Paul’s height is 175cm / 5’9”, with a chest circumference of 91.5cm / 36”, and is shown wearing size 4 on pages 60, 62 and 63, with length for taller individuals and longer collar, shown in photo 3, 5, 6 and 8.

Yarn: Green Mountain Spinnery Mountain Mohair (worsted-weight; 40% Targhee wool, 30% Mohair, 30% wool; 128m / 140yds per 57g skein)

Pullover: 7 (8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15) skeins
Shown in shade: Maritime (6815)
Tall Pullover: 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16) skeins

Cardigan: 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16) skeins
Shown in shade: Spice (6851)
Tall Cardigan: 8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17) skeins
Shown in shade: Alpenglo (9427)

OR

Pullover: 800 (911, 1023, 1154, 1267, 1400, 1559, 1689, 1820)m / 875 (997, 1119, 1262, 1386, 1532, 1705, 1848, 1991)yds of worsted-weight yarn
For Tall pullover, an additional: 69 (79, 87, 96, 106, 116, 136, 144)m / 76 (86, 95, 105, 116, 127, 138, 149, 157)yds of worsted-weight yarn

Cardigan: 889 (1017, 1129, 1278, 1394, 1547, 1706, 1857, 1986)m / 973 (1113, 1235, 1398, 1525, 1692, 1866, 2032, 2173)yds of worsted-weight yarn
For Tall cardigan, an additional: 52 (59, 64, 70, 76, 82, 88, 94, 100)m / 57 (64, 70, 77, 83, 90, 96, 103, 109)yds of worsted-weight yarn

Gauge: 18 sts & 24 rows = 10 cm / 4” over stocking stitch with larger needle after blocking. One 27-st rep of Cable A = 11.5cm / 4½” wide

Needles: 4.5mm / US 7 circular needle, 80-100cm / 32-40” length (depending on size worked) AND 40 cm / 16” length for pullover only
5mm / US 8 circular needle, 80-100cm / 32-40” length (depending on size worked)
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions: 2 stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle, Cardigan only: 1.5cm / ½” buttons, 8 for standard length version, 9 for Tall version

Notes: Cesium Redux is a cabled pullover or cardigan worked flat in pieces from the bottom up and seamed. This is a reworking of a design that originally appeared in Pom Pom Quarterly, Issue 19: Winter 2016, also called Cesium.