Verdea is a cropped, a-line swing cardigan with raglan sleeves. The body and sleeves are textured as a nice compliment to the boldly cabled collar that is knit separately and seamed onto one front, around the back neck, and down the other front.

Yarn
1440 (1500, 1675, 1750, 1850, 2050, 2100) yards // 1317 (1372, 1532, 1600, 1692, 1875, 1920) meters of worsted weight yarn.

Sample knit in The Plucky Knitter Snug Worsted (70% merino // 20% cashmere // 10% alpaca; 230 yards); color – Good Old Days.

Finished Measurements
Bust circumference: 34 (37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 52)“
Sample shown in size 34”, modeled with 0” of ease.
Suggested ease: +0-2”

Gauge (after wet-blocking)
Rice Stitch:
20 sts // 32 rows = 4 inches
Cabled Pattern:
28 sts // 28 rows = 4 inches

Needles
Gauge Needle
One 24” or 32” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge.
Suggested Size US 8 // 5.0mm

Smaller Needle
One 24” or 32” circular needle in one size smaller than Gauge Needle
Suggested Size US 7 // 4.5mm

Tools / Notions
• 2 Cable needles, or DPNs to act as a cable needle.
• Tapestry needle
• Blocking tools and accessories