Sometimes you need a soft woolly armour between yourself and life.

This cardigan is worked flat, top-down, and seamlessly. The cardigan has a round yoke and the body is worked in two color brioche which makes for a warm but airy and light cardigan. The cardigan has long sleeves wide sleeves and the hem is slightly cropped. The back of the neck is shaped taller with short rows and the cardigan is finished off with button bands worked in garter stitch.

Size
XXS-XS-S-M1 (M2-L1-L2-XL) 2XL-3XL-4XL-5XL

This cardigan is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 6’’ / 15 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Finished measurements
Bust and waist circumference: 37-38.5-41-43 (45-47-49-53) 58-60-64-70.5’’ / 92.5-96-102.5-107.5 (112.5-117.5-122.5-132.5) 145-150-160-176 cm

Upper arm circumference: 12.5-13-14-14 (15-15.5-16-17) 18.5-19-21.5-22.5’’ / 31-32.5-35-35 (37.5-39-40-42.5) 46-47.5-54-56 cm

Sleeve length: 17.25-17.5-17.5-17.5 (18-18-18-18.25) 18.25-18.25-18.25-18.25’’ / 43-44-44-44 (45-45-45-45.5) 45.5-45.5-45.5-45.5 cm

Body length from underarm: 12’’ / 30 cm

Scye height: 7.25-7.5-8-8 (8.5-8.75-8.75-9.25) 10-10.25-10.75-11’’ / 18-19-20-20 (21-22-22-23) 25-25.5-26.5-27.5 cm

Yarn
Kässäkerho Pom Pom Suoma Single (100% Finnsheep, single-ply, 205 m / 50 g), or other fingering weight yarn. Shown in colors Lokakuu (MC) and Viikuna (CC).

3-3-4-4 (4-4-4-4) 5-5-6-6 skeins of MC and 3-3-4-4 (4-4-4-4) 5-5-5-6 skeins of CC.

Yardage
MC: 600-655-710-740 (775-820-860-895) 985-1075-1155-1310 yrds / 550-600-650-675 (710-750-785-820) 900-985-1055-1200 m,

CC: 580-635-695-715 (740-775-810-870) 915-1005-1095-1240 yrds / 530-580-635-655 (675-710-740-795) 835-920-1000-1135 m.

Needles
US 2½ (3.0 mm) and US 5 (3.75 mm) - 40’’ / 100 cm long circular needles and dpns in the bigger size if you prefer to work the sleeves with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
16 sts x 21 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm two-color brioche, worked flat (after blocking).

Other
Stitch marker, tapestry needle, 3 buttons (0.75’’/2 cm diameter).