Balinese Cardi

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In her much-loved memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert spends some of her happiest days in Ubud, Bali. Her rapturous descriptions of the sunset are clearly part of the inspiration for the richly beautiful “Eat, Pray, Knit” colorway dyed by KnitCircus.

This elegant cardigan was designed to take fullest advantage of gradient-dyed, fingering-weight yarns like this one. The bottom-up, sleeves-first structure lets you use up all of the gradient yarn, using a kettle-dyed main color for the rest of the garment.

This sweater comes in a wide range of sizes, from 32–54" / 81.5–137cm bust, and its A-line shaping flatters many body types—including the ubiquitous pear shape sported by your friendly designer.

Make no mistake: this piece requires a good whack of knitting. But the end result is a garment that you will enjoy for years, if not decades. Listen to a good audiobook, muse about a romantic destination, and settle in for a relaxing knit.