Sophie Charlotte, who became the first queen of Prussia in 1701, was named Figuelotte by her family. She is part of Frauen Berlins, Women of Berlin, which is a range of hand-dyed yarns, specially hand-dyed by Sabrina of Das Mondschaf for Antje of Wooltheworld. Antje picked a number of women who inspired her, and she created a special colorway for each of them. The colorway for Sophie Charlotte is a pale yellow, which reminds me of flaxen hair.
Sophie Charlotte inspired me to create a seamless cardigan with set-in sleeves in silk mohair, and a small textured stripe with gathered fabric on the fronts that form a v-neckline. It is knitted top down, with the buttonhole band and body worked together in one go. For the sleeves, stitches are picked up around the armhole and the sleeve cap is formed with short rows. The sleeves are straight until the middle of the underarm, where you start to decrease stitches for a tapered shape to the cuff.

Figuelotte is a pretty and elegant cardigan, perfect to wear over a lovely summer dress when the first colder evenings come around. You also can combine it with a blouse and your favorite pair of jeans.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9) with finished chest size 78.5 (87.5, 95.5, 106, 117)(127.5, 140, 152.5, 163) cm / 31½ (35, 38¼, 42½, 46¾)(51, 56, 61, 65¼)“
Intended to be worn with 0–10 cm / 0–4” positive ease around the body.
Cardigan is shown in size 5 in color Sophie Charlotte.

YARDAGE
2 (2, 2, 2, 2)(3, 3, 3, 4) skeins Das Mondschaf Leo, 50% Alpaca, 25% Silk, 25% Linen, 400 m per 100 g or approx. 580 (620, 680, 740, 800)(880, 1050, 1150, 1270) m / 635 (680, 745, 810, 875)(960, 1150, 1260, 1390) yd fingering weight yarn to obtain given gauge and
1 (1, 1, 1, 1)(2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) Das Mondschaf Virgo, 72% Mohair, 28% Silk, 420 m per 50 g or approx. 330 (355, 370, 385, 420)(480, 520, 570, 630) m / 360 (390, 405, 420, 460)(525, 570, 625, 690) yd

Everybody knits differently, so given yardage is an estimate.

GAUGE
26 sts x 32 rows per 10 cm / 4” using Yarn A, in stockinette stitch with 3 mm / US 2.5 needle after washing and blocking
24 sts x 30 rows per 10 cm / 4“ using Yarn B, in stockinette stitch with 3 mm / US 2.5 needle after washing and blocking

Take time to check gauge, and adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

NEEDLES
2 circular needles, 3 mm / US 2.5, and 3.25 mm / US 3, each 100 cm / 40” long
1 set of DPNs, 3.25 mm / US 3, for the sleeves if you don’t work them with Magic Loop

NOTIONS
7 (7, 7, 8, 8)(8, 9, 9, 9) buttons with diameter approx. 16 mm / 0.6”, 1 stitch marker, tapestry needle, waste yarn to hold stitches

REQUIRED TECHNIQUES
Long Tail CO, Backwards Loop CO, knit and purl stitches;
decreases: k2tog; increases: M1L, M1Lp, M1R, M1Rp, yo;
sl1wyif, sl1wyib;
picking up sts from rows and around armhole; short rows: w&t.

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart to my talented test knitters and my tech editor James Bartley.