Maja is a bulky jacket with a twisted stitch pattern on the fronts that is worked without a cable needle. It is worked from the top down with contiguous sleeve shaping. The cardigan is seamless: you only have to pick up a few stitches at the underarm.

SIZING
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

The cardigan is intended to be worn with approx. 2–6” / 5–15 cm of positive ease at the bust.

To fit bust sizes 28 (30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58)” / 65 (75, 85, 95, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145) cm. Shown with approx. 7” / 18 cm positive ease.

GAUGE
14 sts and 18 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch with (US 8 / 5 mm) needles.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Knitted with two yarns held together for bulky weight gauge: Swans Island All American Collection Worsted (75% Rambouillet wool, 25% alpaca, 80 g – 210 yds / 192 m per skein). You need: 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8) skeins or approx. 770 (870, 960, 1060, 1175, 1300, 1410, 1550, 1660) yds / 700 (790, 870, 960, 1070, 1185, 1290, 1410, 1520) m of aran weight yarn. The sample was knitted in colorway Flagstone.

Wool Me Once Fibers Bumblebee Suri (74% baby suri alpaca, 26 % mulberry silk, 50g – 328 yds / 300 m). You need: 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) skeins or approx. 550 (615, 656, 750, 830, 920, 1000, 1100, 1180) yds / 500 (570, 600, 690, 760, 845, 915, 1005, 1080) m of lace weight yarn.The sample was knitted in colorway Dorian.

Needles: US 8 / 5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needle for body and sleeves. US 6 / 4 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needle for ribbing. Adjust the needle size to get the correct gauge. Note that with choosing a thicker substitute yarn, you may need larger needles, too.

Other: Tapestry needle, stitch markers (6), stitch holders/scrap yarn (2), buttons 3 pieces, width 1.25” / 3 cm.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference: 31 (34, 39, 43.5, 48, 52.5, 56, 60, 64)” / 77 (86, 97, 108, 120, 131, 140, 148, 160) cm

Upper arm circumference: 10.25 (11, 12, 13, 14.5, 16, 17, 18.5, 20)” / 26 (28, 30, 33, 37, 40, 43, 47, 50) cm

Armhole depth: 6.5 (7, 7.5, 8, 8.25, 9, 9.5, 10.25, 10.75)” / 16 (18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27) cm

Body length from underarm (or desired length): 13” / 37 cm

Cross back: Approx. 12.5 (12.5, 14, 15, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5, 17, 17)” / 31 (31, 36, 39, 41, 41, 41, 43, 43) cm

Back neck width: 5 (5, 5.5, 5.5, 5.75, 5.75, 5.75, 6, 6)” / 12 (12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15) cm