The Ember Cardigan is a cozy, textured V-neck cardigan that is knit up using a drop-shoulder construction. Its asymmetric cable pattern is a welcome challenge for experienced knitters and encourages a “just-one-more-row” mentality which makes the project fly by in no time. The cardigan is designed to have a boxy and rather cropped fit, providing a nice balance to the thicker gauge.

SIZING
The Ember Cardigan comes in 6 sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6). For reference, the size in all the pictures is a size 3.
Finished measurements:

• Bust circumference: 105 cm (115 cm) 125 cm (140 cm) 150 cm (160 cm)
• Arm hole depth: 20 cm (20 cm) 22.5 cm (24.5 cm) 26.5 cm (26.5 cm)
• Length: 51 cm (51 cm) (55 cm) 59 cm (63 cm) 68 cm

The cardigan is designed to have quite a significant amount of positive ease of 20 - 35 cm. Sizes 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) are recommended for bust circumferences 75 – 85 (85 – 95) 95 – 110 (110 – 125) 125 - 140 (140 - 150) cm. For reference, Bella is wearing a size 3 in all pictures.

Note: Due to the complex cable pattern and wide width of stitch repeats, the gap in widths for the different sizes is quite high. Therefore, sizes 2 and 5 were added as in-between sizes. Both of the sizes are constructed in the same way as sizes 1 and 4, respectively, and only have some extra width added underneath the arm.

YARN
The pattern is suited for a wide variety of yarn. Here are some of my favourite suggestions:

• 600 (600) 700 (700) 800 (800) g of Wool Local Aran by Erika Knight (180 m / 100 g) or
• 600 (600) 600 (700) 800 (800) g of Riti by Amano (200 m / 100 g) or
• 550 (550) 600 (700) 800 (800) g of Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn (91 m / 50 g) or
• 550 (550) 600 (700) 800 (800) g of Peruvian Highland Wool by Filcolana (100 m / 50 g)

held together with

• 125 (125) 150 (175) 175 (200) g of Silky Kid by Kremke (210 m / 25 g) or
• 125 (125) 150 (175) 175 (200) g of Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive (225 m / 25 g) or
• 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (200) g of Babyalpaka Lace by Kremke (400 m / 50 g)

or

• 600 (600) 700 (800) 800 (800) g of Pure Tweed by Erika Knight (160 m / 100g) held single or
• 600 (600) 650 (750) 800 (800) g of Finull by Rauma Garn (175 m / 50 g) held double

The sample shown in the pictures is knit up in the Peruvian Highland Wool in the color 977 Marzipan, held together with Soft Silk Mohair in the color Marzipan.

Note: A few of the test knitters experienced gauge issues while knitting with Pure Tweed by Erika Knight or Finull by Rauma Garn and had to go down a needle size. If you are a particularly loose knitter, please be mindful when choosing these yarns.

OTHER MATERIALS

• 4 mm and 5 mm circular needles
• 4 buttons (20 - 22 mm)
• stitch markers
• darning needle

General Note: As a “one-woman-show” I translated this pattern myself. As a native German grammar mistakes in the English pattern can occur.
The first 4 sizes of the pattern have been test knitted, so you should be good to go - if you have any questions or problems, please contact me at quasigerade@web.de - Thank you so much for your support!
If you want to work sizes 5 and 6 which have not been test knitted yet, please also feel free to reach out! I would be happy to discuss pattern discounts with you.

Happy Knitting!
Bella