The cardigan that’ll take you everywhere, Itsumo is gorgeous dressed up or down, over skirts or jeans, worn open or buttoned up. She’s the perfect, neat-fitting, lightweight cardigan. You won’t know what you wore before she came along!
Worked top-down in fingering yarn, Itsumo’s reverse stocking stitch body showcases the subtleties in beautiful hand-dyed yarn and her delightful i-cord button holes add a special something to your buttons.
You’ll be saved the agony of endless purling by knitting your sleeves inside out, and you’ll love how the textured basket-weave bands are so deliciously rhythmic to knit.
Itsumo is a delightfully quick and simple knit with a fantastic result. She’s perfect for knitting and chatting and ideal for adventurous beginners and experienced knitters alike.
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 2/2.75 mm circular needle 24”/60 cm.
US 3/3.25 mm circular needle 32”/80 cm.
US 2/2.75 mm & US 3/3.25 mm needles for knitting small circumferences.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
The cardigan that’ll take you everywhere, Itsumo is gorgeous dressed up or down, over skirts or jeans, worn open or buttoned up. She’s the perfect, neat-fitting, lightweight cardigan. You won’t know what you wore before she came along!
Worked top-down in fingering yarn, Itsumo’s reverse stocking stitch body showcases the subtleties in beautiful hand-dyed yarn and her delightful i-cord button holes add a special something to your buttons.
You’ll be saved the agony of endless purling by knitting your sleeves inside out, and you’ll love how the textured basket-weave bands are so deliciously rhythmic to knit.
Itsumo is a delightfully quick and simple knit with a fantastic result. She’s perfect for knitting and chatting and ideal for adventurous beginners and experienced knitters alike.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference 29.25 30.5, 34, 35.25, 36.75, 40 {41.25, 43.5, 44.75, 47.75, 49.5} (52, 54.25, 56.75, 59)“ /73.5 76.5, 85.5, 88, 92, 100{103, 109, 112, 119.5, 124} (130, 135.5, 141.5, 147.5) cm.
Length 22.75 23, 23.25, 23.75, 24.5, 24.75 {25.25, 26, 26.5, 27, 27.5} (28, 28.75, 29, 29.5)”/58 58.5, 59, 60, 62, 63 {64, 66, 67, 68.5, 70} (71, 73, 73.5, 75) cm.
Intended to have 0-2”/0-5 cm of negative ease. Shown in bust size 35.25”/88 cm with approx. 0.75”/2 cm of negative ease.
YARN
Approx. 3 3, 3, 3, 4, 4 {4, 4, 4, 5, 5} (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins of Skein Artisan Yarn & Fibre Daintree sock/4ply (65% superwash Merino/20% bamboo/15% silk; 380 yd/347 m per 100g skein).
The sample used almost 3 skeins of colourway “caramel”.
If substituting yarn approx. 1006 1028, 1072, 1138, 1225, 1312 {1378, 1465, 1553, 1640, 1706} (1815, 1881, 1990, 2078) yd/920 940, 980, 1041, 1120, 1200 {1260, 1340, 1420, 1500, 1560} (1660, 1720, 1820, 1900) m of fingering-weight yarn
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 2/2.75 mm circular needle 24”/60 cm.
US 3/3.25 mm circular needle 32”/80 cm.
US 2/2.75 mm & US 3/3.25 mm needles for knitting small circumferences.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
4 stitch markers, waste yarn, yarn needle, 10 10, 10, 10, 10, 11 {11, 11, 11, 11, 12} (12, 12, 12, 12) buttons (1/3”/1 cm) & removable stitch markers, needle and thread.
GAUGE
27 sts/39 rows = 10 cm/4” with US 3/3.25 mm needles in stockinette stitch, flat & in the round, after wet blocking.