Ostinato Cardigan

Finished bust circumference:

1. 88.5 (98.5, 108.5, 118.5, 128.5, 138.5, 148.5, 156.5, 166.5) cm
2. 35¼ (39¼, 43¼, 47¼, 51¼, 55¼, 59¼, 62¾, 66¾)”

Designed to be worn with 5-10 cm / 2-4” positive ease around the chest.

Yarn: Fingering weight yarn. Depending on the length of the cardigan, allow approximately:

1. 1080 (1135, 1200, 1255, 1345, 1400, 1490, 1535, 1615) m
2. 1180 (1240, 1310, 1370, 1470, 1530, 1625, 1675, 1765) yds

Yarn used in the sample (Size 2) is 4 skeins of Loop Fiber Studio Yin Yang Fingering (100% extra fine merino; 366 m 400 yds / 100 g) in colourway A Hard Place.

Gauge: 24 sts & 32 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette stitch on larger needles, blocked.

Note: Achieving the correct row gauge is equally important. This is because the sleeve cap shaping instructions rely on it, and the yoke rows are specifically calculated.

Techniques used: Backwards loop cast-on, short rows, lifted increases, knitting in the round.