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When asked what the weather is like in our northwestern corner of Ireland, I reply - and with complete honesty, might I add! - that it is sunny every day. Because regardless of how blustery, how damp, how dark the day may be, there are those magical moments, around evening time, when the storm clouds part, and the landscape is bathed in glorious warm sunshine, and we drop what we are doing and stand in our gardens transfixed by its brief but brilliant glow.


The Sunny Every Day cardigan reflects on this idyllic still-life, while catering to the more typical realities of a fickle climate. Worked in Aran-weight yarn with cheerful cables at the yoke and edgings, this garment is sure to withstand any weather, and to bring a bit of sunshine to the everyday.

Note: The original Sunny Every Day pattern was published in April 2018. This new and improved version offers an expanded size range, and a few other tweaks to both the instructions and the design itself. I hope you enjoy it!

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MATERIALS & INFORMATION

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Finished garment measures approximately as follows around chest circumference:
89.5cm/ 35.75” (93.5cm/ 37.5”, 98cm/ 39.25”, 102cm/ 40.75”, 117cm/ 46.75”, 126.5cm/ 50.5”, 136.5cm/ 54.5”, 142cm/ 56.75”, 151.5cm/ 60.75”, 159cm/ 63.5”)

Gauge
19 sts x 25 rows = 10cm x 10cm/ 4” x 4” in stockinette

Yarn
suitable for Aran-weight yarns, 

approximately 160m/ 176y (100g/ 3.5oz) 

requires 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) 100g/ 3.5oz skeins

Needles
circular needle, 4.5mm (US 7) in diameter, or as needed to meet gauge (additional gauge details and swatching instructions in pattern)

Notions
cable needle; tapestry needle; stitch markers; scrap yarn; measuring tape; 8-12 buttons (10-12mm in diameter); sewing thread; sewing needle

Special Techniques
cables, short rows, buttonholes, provisional cast-on, i-cord bind-off

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NOTES

. Designed with Eden Cottage Yarn Pendle Aran, shown in the Fern colourway

. This garment can be worn with 0-4” of ease around the bust

. Samples shown are Size 2 and 5, each modelled with 5cm/2” of ease.