Vita Cardigan

Sizes: S (M) L (XL)

A classic cardigan with raglan cuts featuring stylish details like cable stich by the armholes and stripes op plain stiches at the wrists and waist.
Vita is worked from the bottom up. The front and back are knitted in one piece. The sleeves are knitted individually and then knitted together with the front and back at the armholes. Neck and frontedge are picked up and knitted at the end. The top of the neck makes a mandarin collar. The Vita Cardigan has six bottomholes.

The cable stich is very easy to make.

Finished measurements:
Chest: 102 (112) 122 (132) cm/ 40.2 (44.1) 48 (52) inche
Total length: 56 (60) 64 (68) cm/ 22 (23.6) 25.2 (26.8) inches
Length from underarm: 36 (38) 39 (40) cm / 14.3 (15) 15.3 (15.8) inches
Sleeve length: 46 (48) 50 (52) cm/ 18.1 (18.9) 19.7 (20.5) inches

Yarn:
150 (175) 200 (225) g Filcolana Tilia (70 % kid mohair, 30% silk), 25 g = 210 m, fv 323 cranberry
300 (350) 350 (400) g Filcolana Pernilla (100% uld) 50 g = 160 m, fv 317 cerise
or
150 (200) 200 (250) g Sandnes Garn Silk Mohair (60 % mohair, 15 % wool), 50 g = 280 m, fv 4023
200 (200) 250 (250) g Isager Tvinni Tweed (100 % pure new wool) 100 g = 510 m, fv 27 s

Recommended needles:
Cirkulars 4(US 6) og 5 (US 8) og small cirkulars 4 (US 6) og 5
(US 8)

Gauge:
Stockinette st on needles 5 (US 8) with 1 strand of Tilia and 1 strand op Pernilla
10 cm x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches = 18 sts x 26 rows
Change to smaller og larger needles if the gauge does not fit.