Siipirikko

Knitting
May 2015
both are used in this pattern
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1334 - 2127 yards (1220 - 1945 m)
S - M - L - XL - XXL
English Finnish
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Siipirikko cardigan is worked top down without any seams and the placket is worked along the way. The round yoke has a feather motif that is worked in stranded knit. Pattern includes shapings for several body types and it’s recommended to try the cardigan on frequently to make sure you’ll be able to get the perfect fit of your own taste.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: bust 80 – 88 – 96 – 106 – 118 cm (32 – 35.2 – 38.4 – 42.4 – 47.2”)

MATERIALS: MC 1150 – 1300 – 1470 – 1660 – 1875 m (1260 – 1420 – 1610 – 1815 – 2050 yd) and CC 70 m (76 yd)

SKILL LEVEL: advanced

TECHNIQUES: provisional cast on, short rows, stranded knitting in flat, chart

EXAMPLE KNIT: Yarn is Handu Perussukkalanka. Made in size S with shapings for body types X and A: bust, hip and waist shapings. Photographed on a 170 cm (5’7”) tall model with the strategic measurements of 80 – 70 – 95 cm (31.5 – 27.5 – 37.5”).