I have been wandering through the narrow streets of the historic center of Naples. People shout, scooters honk zig-zagging like crazy, the laundry hanging above my head. Odours are strong, walls full of graffiti, paper and other stuff here and there under my feet. After a short walk, I face a large beautiful piazza. On one side of the piazza there’s the Royal Palace, while on the opposite side there’s the Basilica with its façade and columns facing the piazza. Entering the calm and twilight of the Basilica fills me with
soothing peace. I raise my head to admire the cupola with its beautiful carvings.

Basilica Reale cardigan is an open front raglan cardigan knit top down seamlessly. The back neck is shaped with German short rows. After separating the sleeve sts, the body is knit flat to the hem. Both hem and sleeve cuffs are decorated with a mosaic st pattern. The sleeves are worked in the round. The front bands are worked last.

Finished measurements
XS (S, M, L) XL, 2XL, 3XL
Finished bust circumference: 90 (101.5, 112.5, 124) 134, 144, 152.5 cm / 35.5 (40, 44.25, 48.75) 52.75, 56.75, 60”
Yoke depth: 18.5 (18.5, 19.5, 22) 22, 23, 24 cm / 7.25 (7.25, 7.75, 8.75) 8.75, 9, 9.5”
Upper arm circumference: 34 (38, 40, 42) 43, 47, 50 cm / 13.5 (15, 15.75, 16.5) 17, 18.5, 19.75“
Length from under arm to hem: 43 cm / 17”
The cardigan is intended to be worn with approx. 15 – 20 cm /6 – 8” of positive ease at bust.
Sample is worn in size 2 with 15 cm / 6” positive ease.

Needles
5 mm (US 8) – 60 cm / 24” or longer circular needles, or as required to obtain gauge.
4 mm (US 6) – 60 cm / 24” or longer circular needles, or as required to obtain gauge.
If preferred, DPNs or short circulars for small circumference knitting.

Yarn requirements
Retrosaria Beiroa (100 % wool, 230 m / 100 g)
MC: 4 (4, 5, 5) 5, 6, 6 skeins or 763 (861, 954, 1051) 1136, 1221, 1293) m / 834 (942, 1043, 1149) 1242, 1335, 1414 yds of
DK-weight yarn.
CC: 1 skein or 85 (95, 106, 116) 126, 135, 143 m / 93 (104, 116, 127) 138, 148, 156 yds of DK-weight yarn.
Shown in colors 573, Dijon (MC) and 688, Mar (CC).

Gauge
16 sts x 22 rows = 10 cm /4” with 5 mm (US 8) needles stockinette st in flat and in the round after blocking.
16 sts x 35 rows = 10 cm /4” with 4 mm (US 6) needles in mosaic knitting in flat and in the round after blocking.
If necessary, adjust needle size to match gauge.
Please note that the sample yarn is a woollen spun, non-superwash yarn. If using a different type of yarn, check your gauge and needle size carefully.

Notions
8 st markers, 2 st holders / spare cables or scrap yarn, tapestry needle.
Optional: st markers for pattern repeats.

Techniques used
Knitting flat and in the round, Old Norwegian CO, Knitted CO, basic decreases, make 1 increases, bobble, German short rows, picking up stitches, mosaic knitting.

The pattern is both charted and written out.
The pattern has been professionally tech edited and it has been test knit.

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