The gorgeous images of Saturn from NASA’s Cassini mission struck me from the beginning – the brightly colored rings against our galaxy’s dark night sky are absolutely stunning. This cardigan is my nod to those images. Knit from the top down in one piece Cassini features bright, raised “rings” that encircle a round yoke on a neutral background. Originally published as the Saturn Cardigan in Knitscene’s Summer 2013 issue, the Cassini Cardigan includes a wider range of sizes as well as updated and additional pattern instructions.

Additional measurements:
Length from back neck to hem: 20.5 (20.5, 21.75, 22.5, 23.25, 23.25, 23.75, 24, 24.25)”/ 52 (52, 55, 57, 59, 59, 60.5, 61, 61.5) cm
Sample shown in size 32.75” / 83 cm with 1.25”/ 3 cm of negative ease in the bust.

Specific yarn requirements:
MC: Shibui Knits Sock (100% Merino; 191 yds / 175 m per 50 g); 5 (5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins in #2003 Ash
Or, 800 (875, 955, 1075, 1170, 1290, 1395, 1505, 1610) yds/ 730 (800, 875, 985, 1070, 1180, 1275, 1375, 1470) m of a fingering weight yarn
CC: Shibui Knits Sock; 1 skein in #0340 Kiwi
Or, 25 (30, 35, 35, 40, 45, 50, 50, 55) yds/ 25 (25, 30, 30, 35, 40, 45, 45, 50) m of a fingering weight yarn similar to MC

Needles:
US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 29-60” / 73-150 cm long (depending on size made), or size needed to obtain gauge
Same size needles preferred for working a small circumference in the round (e.g. circular needle long enough for Magic Loop, dpns)

Technical editing by Tana Pageler.

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