Tocapus Geometric Cardigan by Alice Bowen-Churchill

Tocapus Geometric Cardigan

Knitting
April 2019
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1209 - 1860 yards (1106 - 1701 m)
S,M,L,XL
English
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This is a boxy shaped oversized cardigan that has a geometric colour work patterned body and coloured sleeves.

SIZES: S (M: L: XL)
To fit chest 34-36 (38-40: 42-44: 46-48) in / 86-91 (97-102: 107-112: 117-122) cm
Actual chest (buttoned) 39¾ (43: 46½: 50) in / 101 (109: 118: 127) cm
Body length 21 (21½: 22: 23) in / 53 (54: 56: 58) cm
Sleeve length 19in / 48cm

MATERIALS:
Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran (Aran weight; 100%
cotton; 85m per 50g ball)

If you are knitting to the exact colour scheme as per pattern chart then these yarns are required but you will find you have some left over from the yarn colours used throughout the body.

For Edging:
2 balls in Slate Grey (606)

For Sleeves:
2 (2: 2: 3) balls in shade Pansy Purple (648) for Left Sleeve
2 (2: 2: 3) balls in shade Marine Blue (634) for Right Sleeve.

If you would like to colour block your sleeves as shown in the original sample you will need 2 to 3 balls of each colour.

For Body:
1 ball each in:
Seville Orange (619) Marine Blue (634)
Mustard Yellow (624) Pansy Purple (648)
Champagne White (603) Pure Black (602)
Sailor Blue (640) Kingfisher Blue (635)
Bubblegum Pink (651) Spearmint Green (626)
Rose Red (614) Raspberry Pink (644)

You can adapt your colour scheme to use less colours and in turn less waste. For example using three colours: 2 balls of yarns (colour 1) for the edging, main body and sleeves using 6 balls of yarn (colour 2 and 3)

NEEDLES:
A 3.75mm (US 5/UK 9) circular needle, 80 (80: 100: 100) cm long
A 5mm (US 8/UK 6) circular needle, 80 (80: 100: 100) cm long
Matching double-pointed needles in both sizes, or your preferred needles for working small circumferences in the round.

TOOLS:
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, 7 (7: 7: 8) buttons