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Meet your new favourite sweater: the ultra-cosy Atelier Cardigan. While its aran-weight gauge knits up incredibly fast, the use of a lofty chainette yarn, like Isager’s Alpaca 3, keeps the oversized silhouette surprisingly lightweight. This top-down garment is a quick, satisfying project, and once it is off your needles, you will never want to take it off.

Looking for yarn inspiration? Explore our collection of kits for the Atelier Cardigan.

MEASUREMENTS
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

The Atelier Cardigan is designed to be worn with an intended positive ease of 8 to 12” / 20 to 30 cm, meaning you should choose a size 8 to 12” / 20 to 30 cm larger than your chest circumference.

Chest circumference
35¾ (40½, 44¼, 49, 51¾, 56½, 60¼, 64, 68¾)”
89.5 (101, 110.5, 122.5, 129.5, 141, 150.5, 160, 172) cm

YARN
Weight: Aran
1015 (1126, 1250, 1416, 1537, 1717, 1873, 2023, 2215) yd
928 (1030, 1143, 1295, 1405, 1570, 1713, 1850, 2025) m
8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17) balls of Alpaca 3 from Isager

Sample shown in Alpaca 3 from Isager (50% Alpaca, 50% Wool, non-superwash;
137 yd / 125 m per 50 g ball), in the “30” colourway.

Max is wearing a size 4 and is 5’11” / 180.5 cm with a 38” / 96.5 cm chest circumference.

NEEDLES
❖ Main needles: circular, US 9 / 5.5 mm, or size needed to match gauge 
❖ Ribbing needles: circular, US 7 / 4.5 mm, or 1 mm smaller than main needles 

Double-pointed needles in the same two sizes for the sleeves and smaller circumferences, if you are not using the magic-loop method.

GAUGE
❖ 17 sts and 23 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch, worked flat, blocked 

NOTIONS
❖ Removable stitch markers (2), tapestry needle