Ten Peaks

Ten Peaks is named for the Valley of the Ten Peaks, which surrounds Moraine Lake in my beloved Rocky Mountains. Ten Peaks is a bottom-up cardigan with raglan shaping. The only finishing work done is seaming the underarms and weaving in ends.

Finished Size:

Chest: 32(36, 40, 44, 48, 52) inches, Sleeve circumference 12.5(13, 14, 15.5, 16.5, 17) inches Length: 13(13, 13.5, 15, 15.5, 16) inches from cast on edge to underarm seam

Yarn: Dragonfly Fibers Valkyrie [100% Superwash merino wool; 200 yards per 4 oz skein]; 5(5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins or approximately 810(810, 960, 1040, 1110, 1230, 1330] yards any worsted weight wool yarn. Sample knit in Nymeria.

Needles: US #8/5.00 mm circular needle, 32 inches or longer (larger sizes may prefer a longer needle) Set of US #8/5.00 mm double pointed needles or preferred method for knitting in the roundOr size to make gauge

Gauge: 16 stitches/24 rows per 4” in blocked stockinette stitch, worked flat and in the round.