There’s a quiet joy in the steady rhythm of cables: twist and cross, left and right, something simultaneously soft and structured. The Helmi cardigan has a relaxed shape, and it is the perfect layering piece with bold cables running down the fronts and sleeves like little textural pathways.

The Helmi cardigan is worked from the top down with drop-shoulders and a deep V-neck.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Recommended ease: 4–8” / 10–20 cm of positive ease.

Finished measurements
Bust circumference (buttoned): 36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68)“ / 92 (102, 112, 122, 132) (142, 152, 162, 172) cm.
Back neck width: 6” / 15 cm (all sizes).
Yoke depth: 7 (8, 9, 9.5, 10) (10.5, 11.5, 12.5, 13)” / 18 (20, 22, 24, 25) (26, 29, 31, 33) cm.
Upper arm circumference: 13 (14, 15, 16, 17) (18, 19, 20, 21)“ / 34 (36, 38, 40, 43) (45, 48, 50, 53) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn:

• 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 6) skeins of Ullrike by Anki Merino Sock, colourway Toivola. Or approx. 1220 (1310, 1420, 1530, 1640) (1730, 1820, 1910, 2010) yds / 1115 (1200, 1300, 1400, 1500) (1580, 1665, 1750, 1840) m of fingering-weight yarn.
• 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 6) skeins of Ullrike by Anki Cloud Silk Mohair, colourway Mother of Pearl. Or approx. 1220 (1310, 1420, 1530, 1640) (1730, 1820, 1910, 2010) yds / 1115 (1200, 1300, 1400, 1500) (1580, 1665, 1750, 1840) m of lace-weight yarn

The cardigan is worked holding one strand of each yarn together.

Needles: US 2.5 / 3 mm and US 6 / 4 mm circular needles and DPNS in each size if not using magic loop for small circumference knitting.

GAUGE
22 sts and 30 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in in Stockinette stitch, after blocking.
28 sts and 30 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in cable pattern, after blocking.