Wild Horses Cardigan English

Wild Horses Cardigan Knitting Pattern (English)

The Wild Horses Cardigan is worked top down with saddle shoulders and set-in sleeves. First, the shoulder sections are worked in stripes with increases shaping a sloping shoulder. The stitches are put on a holder. Now stitches are knitted up along the sides of the shoulder pieces while at the same time new stitches are casted on for the neck - front and back - and furthermore for the steek at the armhole and mid front. The body is joined and worked in jacquard in the round. Now the steek is fastened and cut in order to prepare the opening of the armholes and body. The bottom of the body, plackets and neck are finished with a horizontally striped double knit trim, which is assembled with buttons and webbing ribbon.

Then stitches are knit up along the armhole and worked in the round in jacquard according to the diagram. The sleeve is worked straight down and finished with a vertically striped trim and finished with an i-cord.

Choice of size

The sweater has a positive ease of 15-20 cm in size XS-XL and 10-15 in XXL-XXXL cm. This means that you should choose the size measuring 15-20 /10-15 cm more than your chest circumference. If your chest measures 96 cm, you should choose a size M (114 cm circumference).

Size XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL) XXXL

Fits chest measuring 80-87 (88-93) 94-99 (100-107) 108-116 (117-126) 127-136 cm

Circumference 104 (109,5) 114 (119) 124 (133) 143 cm

Length (measured in the middle of the back including the neckband) 52 (52) 52 (52) 58 (58) 58 cm

Knitting gauge 

21 stitches • 25 rows of jacquard as in the diagram on a 4 mm needle = 10 • 10 cm

24 stitches • 22 rows of two-coloured double knit on a 4 mm needle = 10 • 10 cm

24 stitches • 28 rows of two-coloured stripes on sleeves on a 3.5 mm needle = 10 • 10 cm

Suggested needles Circular needle 3.5 and 4 mm (40 and 80-100 cm, as well as double pointed needles unless the magic loop technique is being used).

Materials 

Peruvian Highland wool (100 m / 50 g) from Filcolana or Merino DK (225 m / 100 g) from Ladybug Yarn

A (pattern colour) 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (450) 500 g

B (background colour) 350 (350) 400 (450) 500 (550) 600 g

or 

Skinny Andean Wool (150 m /50 g) from Kaos Yarn

A (pattern colour) 200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (300) 350 g

B (background colour) 250 (300) 300 (300) 350 (400) 400 g

and 

5 buttons (diameter 25 mm), and a webbing ribbon approximately 120 cm

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