Vail Cardigan by Heather Zoppetti

Vail Cardigan

Knitting
May 2016
Sport (12 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
in St st
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1845 - 2940 yards (1687 - 2688 m)
Sizes 31½ (34, 39, 41, 46, 51, 53½ )" bust circumference, including a 2¼ (2, 2½ , 2, 2, 2, 2¼ )" gap at center front; shown in size 34", modeled with 3" of positive ease
English
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Vail Cardigan by Heather Zoppetti in knitscene handmade 2016

Sizes 31½ (34, 39, 41, 46, 51, 53½ )“ bust circumference, including a 2¼ (2, 2½ , 2, 2, 2, 2¼ )” gap at center front; shown in size 34”, modeled with 3” of positive ease

Yarn Anzula Vera (65% silk, 35% linen; 365 yd 334 m/115 g):
lenore (MC), 3 (3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins
Anzula Breeze (65% silk, 35% linen; 750 yd 686 m/114 g):
gravity (CC), 1 skein

Gauge 26 sts and 35 rows = 4” in St st with MC on smaller needle

Tools

Size 5 (3.75 mm): 24” circular (cir) needle and set of double-pointed needles (dpn) • Size 7 (4.5 mm): 40” cir needle
Markers (m)
Stitch holders
Cable needle (cn)
Tapestry needle

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Notes

This cardigan is worked back and forth in rows from the top down. The sleeves are worked in the round from the top down. Circular needles are used to accommodate the large number of stitches.