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Canna Cardigan
The Canna Cardigan is a great between-seasons knit; using soft and warm light yarns, it provides a fun way to play with colours while the easy, top-down seamless design with stripes and slip stitches takes shape.
SIZES
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
To fit chest: 72–77 (80–85, 88–93, 95–100, 103–108) {111–116, 119–124, 126–131, 134–139, 142–147} cm /
29–31 (32–34, 35–37, 38–40, 41–43) {44.5–46.5, 47.5–49.5, 50.5–52.5, 53.5–55.5, 57–59} in
Designed to be worn with approximately 5–10 cm / 2–4 in positive ease.
Sample 1: shown in size 1 with 9 cm / 3 in negative ease.
Sample 2: shown in size 4 with 13.5 cm / 6 in positive ease.
YARN
Iolair Canna 4-ply, 100% baby llama, 400 m / 437 yds per 100g skein
MC: 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) {3, 3, 4, 4, 4} skeins
CC1: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) {1, 1, 1, 2, 2} skeins
CC2: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) {1, 1, 1, 2, 2} skeins
Sample 1
MC: Light-grey
CC1: Rust
CC2: Mid-blue
Sample 2
MC: Dark-grey
CC1: Lichen
CC2: Teal-green
OR in 4ply yarn which knits to the specified gauge and provides a little bit of drape and softness.
APPROXIMATE YARDAGE REQUIRED
MC: 664 (752, 840, 940, 1024) {1120, 1196, 1260, 1344, 1440} m /
726 (822, 918, 1028, 1119) {1224, 1307, 1377, 1469, 1574} yds
CC1: 204 (232, 256, 288, 312) {344, 364, 388, 412, 440} m /
223 (253, 280, 315, 341) {376, 398, 424, 450, 481} yds
CC2: 204 (232, 256, 288, 312) {344, 364, 388, 412, 440} m /
223 (253, 280, 315, 341) {376, 398, 424, 450, 481} yds
TECHNIQUES
Rib Cable cast on, German short rows, picking up stitches, Back loop cast on, slip stitches, knitting in the round (sleeves only), one-row buttonholes.
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