Motuiti Cardigan Pattern designed by Amikihia Knits

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PDF PATTERN WHICH WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU UPON PURCHASE

The Motuiti cardigan is a modified drop shoulder cardigan worked seamlessly from the bottom up. It is cast on at the bottom and a rib hem is worked before the cable pattern is introduced and worked up the body to the underarm. The front and back are separated at the underarm and worked separately up to the shoulders with shaping for the neckline and short rows for the shoulders. The front and back shoulders are joined with a three-needle bind-off. The sleeves are picked up and worked down with decreases to a ribbed cuff. Finally, the neckband then button bands are picked and worked in rib.

Specifications

Finished Sizes

Motuiti has 4” / 10 cm of positive ease. Choose a size to knit that is approximately 4” / 10 cm larger than your actual bust size. See schematic also for further explanation (page 11). Finished Garment

Bust Circumference: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66)” / 86 {96, 107, 117, 127, 137, 147, 157, 168} cm

Please note: to achieve the finished bust circumference, the cable panels may need firm blocking as they have a tendency to concertina in.

Needles and Notions

US 6 / 4 mm circular needle 32” / 80 cm long and for small circumference knitting or to gauge for stockinette in the round and flat

US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles 32” / 80 cm long and for small circumference knitting or to gauge

Stitch markers, stitch holders x 3, tapestry needle, buttons ½” / 1.5 cm diameter x 8

Yarn – please note these yarn amounts are estimates

Wild Earth Yarns Arapawa Yarn 75% merino & 25% Arapawa non-super-wash DK weight yarn with

approx. 235 m / 257 yds per 100 gm skein 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9) skeins required

If substituting yarn, you will need approximately: 1089 (1222, 1358, 1498, 1651, 1780, 1958, 2121)

yds / 995 (1118, 1242, 1370, 1510, 1644, 1790, 1940, 2090} metres

Gauge

20 stitches / 30 rows per 4” / 10cm using US 6 / 4 mm needle on stockinette and the cable pattern in the round and flat after blocking.