Ancient Birch Cardi

Artyarns asked me to design and knit a cardigan to showcase some of their yarns in the Transitions colourway, as part of their very popular Inspirational Club. I’ve admired their textures and hand-painted yarns for a number of years, especially the use of beads and sequins, and with only 10 days to produce something eye-catching, the Ancient Birch Cardi is what sprang from my imagination, and hard working needles! I wanted to create an open-front cardi, which can be cinched in at the neck with a pretty ribbon, or self-knitted tie. The feminine shape, and slight peplum is cleverly achieved with the use of a mix of simple stitches. This is echoed in the 3/4 length sleeves.