Cats x Shetland takes a the traditional tree-and star Shetland yoke and CATTIFIES it!

This cardigan is worked in 4-ply yarn. It works well as a fitted cardigan with little or no positive ease, and also as a more relaxed, looser knit. It’s knit in the round, top-down, and steeked.

Sizing

You can choose to knit Cats x Shetland as a fitted cardigan with little or no positive ease, or move up a size or two for a more relaxed knit.

Size 1: 75cm
Size 2: 80cm
Size 3: 85cm
Size 4: 90cm
Size 5: 95cm
Size 6: 100cm
Size 7: 105cm
Size 8: 110cm
Size 9: 115cm
Size 10: 120cm
Size 11: 125cm
Size 12: 130cm
Size 13: 135cm
Size 14: 140cm
Size 15: 145cm
Size 16: 150cm

Yarn

A Shetland jumper-weight yarn is perfect for this knit.

Colour-wise you want to have a strong contrast between CC1 (white in the sample) and the cat-colour(s). The pattern comes with a second yoke chart which you can copy and play about with different catty colour combinations.

Yarn requirements;

Main colour
1250m / 1300m / 1375m / 1425m
1500m / 1575m / 1650m / 1725m
1800m / 1875m / 1950m / 2000m
2050m / 2125m / 2225m / 2300m

Contrast colour
180m / 180m / 180m / 180m
180m / 215m / 215m / 215m
215m 245m
245m 275m

Plus 120m - 200m of colours for the cats.