Kaen
Finished
April 24, 2025
August 8, 2025

Kaen

Project info
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Publishing and me
2 (will be available in sizes 1-9)
Needles & yarn
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in St st
3,116 yards
Garna Cumulus
5 skeins = 1640.4 yards (1500.0 meters), 125 grams
Red-orange
Garna Nobilis
6 skeins = 1476.4 yards (1350.0 meters), 300 grams
Red-orange
Notes

Test knit of the English pattern begins 17th of November in my Ravelry group with a pattern release on the 8th of January.


Kaen – Japanese for flower garden – is a top down seamless pullover adorned with blooming cables and a set-in sleeve. The large cable is framed by a small cable and a reversible stockinette stitch stripe around the round neck that ends in a twisted rib, just like the body. Kaen is knitted in the gorgeous Garna Nobilis – a fine lambswool yarn - held together with Cumulus – an extrafine cashmere and silk mixture.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Shown in size 2.

Finished measurements
Bust: 93 (101, 109, 117, 125) (133, 145, 157, 169) cm/36.5 (39.75, 43, 46, 49.25) (52.25, 57, 61.75, 66.5)“
Length: 63 (64, 64, 65, 65) (66, 66, 67, 67) cm/24.75 (25.25, 25.25, 25.5, 25.5) (26, 26, 26.5, 26.5)”
Sleeve length: 48 (49, 49, 49, 50) (50, 50, 50, 50) cm/19 (19.25, 19.25, 19.25, 19.75) (19.75, 19.75, 19.75, 19.75)“
Intended ease: 8-16 cm/3.25-6.25” positive ease. Sample shown is 101 cm/39.75” and worn with 15 cm/6” positive ease on model.

Yarn: Garna, Nobilis (100% Superfine Lamb’s Wool, 50 g, 225 m/246 yds)
Sample is knitted in Melert orange: 6 (6, 7, 7, 8) (9, 10, 10, 11) balls; 1170 (1305, 1440, 1575, 1710) (1845, 2047, 2249, 2451) m/1280 (1427, 1575, 1722, 1870) (2018, 2239, 2460, 2680) yds.
https://garna.dk/collections/nobilis-garn
Garna, Cumulus (74% Cashmere, 26% Silk, 25 g, 300 m/328 yds)
Sample is knitted in Orange 668; 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) balls; 1170 (1305, 1440, 1575, 1710) (1845, 2047, 2249, 2451) m/1280 (1427, 1575, 1722, 1870) (2018, 2239, 2460, 2680) yds.
https://garna.dk/collections/cashmere-silke-garn-cumulus
Note: 1 strand of each yarn is held together throughout.

Needles: 4 mm/US 6 circular needle (40 and 80 cm/16 and 32”).
3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle (60 and 80 cm/24 and 32”) for neckband.
3 mm/US 2.5 circular needle (60 cm/24”) for sleeve pick up row.
Adjust needle size as needed to match gauge.

Notions: Stitch markers (removable), stitch holders, cable needle, and yarn needle.

Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows in St st using 4 mm/US 6 needle with 1 strand of each yarn held together measures 10 cm/4” square after blocking.

Notes: The sweater is worked top-down, from one shoulder, then flat to end of armhole, before joining and working the body in the round to final bind off. The sleeves are worked top down with short rows for the cap and then worked in the round to final bind off. Both body and sleeves have a fake seam stitch. The neck band is worked at the end. All twisted rib bands end in a tubular bind off.

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April 24, 2025
August 8, 2025
 
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by Garna
Lace
70% Cashmere goat, 25% Silk, 5% Merino
328 yards / 25 grams

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100% Wool
246 yards / 50 grams

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