Skye Cardigan

A soft cardigan worked flat, top down, seamlessly with a beautiful and elegant smocking stitch on the yoke.
The three-dimensional smocking stitch can be emphasized with a “fluffy” fiber like mohair that can be used together with a merino or similar yarn.

When the yoke is done, some short rows are worked to give extra length to the back and give the cardigan a comfortable fit.
The body and the sleeves are then worked in stockinette stitch.
The sleeves are worked in the round.

In the pattern are provided links to the special techniques used.
In the last few pages, you can find the testers’ versions and see how the cardigan fits in different sizes, which yarn they used and their yarn consumption

SIZES: XS S M L XL 2XL 3XL

CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE (cm):
80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130

(inches: 30.5-33.5 (33.5-35.5) 35.5-37.5 (37.5-39.5) 39.5-43.25
(43.25-47.25) 47.25-51.25

POSITIVE EASE: Skye cardigan is designed to have a 15-25 cm positive ease.
The sample in the picture is a size XS to fit bust circumference of 84 cm (33 inches) with a positive ease of 16 cm (6.25 inches).

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE. (cm) 100 (107) 114 (121) 128 (136) 141
Inches: 39.5 (42.25) 44.75 (47.5) 50.25 (53.5) 55.5

UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE (cm) 26 (28) 30 (32) 34 (37) 40
Inches: 10.25 (11) 11.75 (12.5) 13.25 (14.5) 15.75

LENGTH FROM UNDERARM TO HEM (cm) 30 (30) 31 (32) 34 (34) 34
Inches: 11.75 (11.75) 12.25 (12.5) 13.25 (13.25) 13.25

SLEEVE LENGTH FROM UNDERARM (cm) 43 (Inches) 17

SUGGESTED FULL LENGTH (cm) 52 (52) 54 (56) 59 (59) 60
Inches: 20.5 (20.5) 21.25 (22) 23.25 (23.25) 23.75

Suggested yarn: the sample is knitted with 1 strand of lace weight held together with 1 strand of light fingering weight wool.
Yarn used for the sample in pictures: 1 strand of Holst Garn Supersoft (50g - 287 m /315 yds: 50% merino wool and 50% shetland wool) and 1 strand of Holst Garn Lucia (25 g - 200 meters/219 yards: 42% Baby Alpaca, 35% Mulberry Silk, 13% Merino Wool and 10% Yak) held together.
Estimated Yardage: Holst Garn Supersoft 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 (5) 5 skeins + Holst Garn Lucia 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 (6) 7 skeins

In the last few pages, you can find the testers’ versions and see how the cardigan fits in different sizes, which yarn they used and the yarn consumption

Gauge: 18 sts x 24 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inches with 4 mm (US 6) needles in stockinette stitch, after wash and blocking

Needles: 3.5 mm (US 4), 4.00 mm (US 6) and 4.5 mm (US 7)
Cables: 40 cm, 60 cm, 80 cm, 100 cm
Buttons: 9 (10 for sizes XL, 2XL and 3 XL) pcs (suggested size: 12 mm (0.47 inch) diameter)