SONNENSTUNDEN Cardigan (English)

This pattern is in English.

The popular design SONNENSTUNDEN (German for sun hours) becomes a collection. SONNENSTUNDEN tee is now followed by an airy cardigan knitted with a double thread of a kid mohair yarn.

Early hours as well as late evenings can be quite cold during the summer time. A light and soft cardigan is a go for design for those chilly hours. It needs little space in your bag and will keep you cozy and warm when needed. The cardigan as well as the tee were designed with a pleasant anticipation of spending time in nature during the long summer days in mind.

The cardigan is knitted top down flat. First the back neck is shaped using short rows followed by a raglan yoke. The raglan lines are knitted in Seed Stitch pattern while the rest of the cardigan is knitted in Stockinette Stitch to create a stitch contrast. After dividing the work in sleeves and body the raglan lines go over to side stripes that continue in Seed Stitch pattern. The sleeves are knitted in round using Stockinette Stitch. The design is finished by knitting a facing for the buttons along the front in Ribbing Stitch. All edges are worked in Ribbing Stitch pattern too.

The pattern contains a step by step description, a schematic and knitting tutorials (photos and text).

SKILL LEVEL
Advanced

SIZE
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
suggested positive ease of appx. 10 cm / 4’’

BUST CIRCUMFERENCE OF FINISHED GARMENT
87 (93, 103, 113, 123) (135, 145, 155, 165) cm /
34 (36½, 40½, 44½, 48½) (53, 57, 61, 65)’’

YARN
1425 (1537, 1781, 2047, 2289) (2654, 2922, 3274, 3513) m /
1559 (1681, 1948, 2238, 2503) (2902, 3196, 3580, 3842) yds
of a Kid Mohair yarn in Lace weight

The design is knitted with a double thread (two yarn threads held together). The yardage mentioned above is the total amount of yarn needed.

SUGGESTED YARN
7 (8, 9, 10, 11) (13, 14, 16, 17) balls or 175 (200, 225, 250, 275) (325, 350, 400, 425) g of Silk Mohair, Isager (75% super kid mohair, 25% silk, 25 g – 212 m / 232 yds), color 63 (caramel)

The design is knitted with a double thread (two yarn threads held together). The yardage mentioned above is the total amount of yarn needed.

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
3.0 mm (US 3) und 3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles with an 80 cm / 32’’ cord or a needle size to achieve the gauge below

GAUGE (after wet blocking)
20 stitches x 27 rows in Stockinette Stitch on bigger needle size = 10x10 cm = 4x4’’

TOOLS
8 stitch markers
waste yarn or stitch holder
7 (7, 8, 8, 9) (9, 10, 10, 11) buttons size 15 mm (5/8’’) ø

This pattern is digitally available as a PDF file. The yarn and knitting needles are not included in the product content.

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