‘Lóan er komin’, or ‘Loa is here’ in English, is an old Icelandic folk song about the arrival of spring. I designed a cardigan for my wee cousin Lóa. The idea for this pattern is a shawl for the mother of the little one.

Yarn
MC: Today I Feel Brave DK
(DK weight; 100% Merino wool; 200 m per 100 g skein)
3 x 100 g skeins, approximately 600 m
CC: Today I feel Dear Mohair
(Lace weight; 72% kid mohair, 28% silk; 420 m per 50 g skein)
NOTE: The CC yarn is used held double throughout
1 x 50 g skein, approximately 420 m

Needles and things
4.5 mm circular needle, 80-100 cm long
1 stitch marker to mark the beginning of a row
Darning needle, blocking tools

Finished measurements (blocked)
Wingspan - 192 cm
Center depth - 71 cm

Gauge
18 sts and 28 rows (14 garter ridges) to 10x10 cm over garter stitch (blocked) using 4.5 mm needles.