The Preppy pattern — a relaxed cardigan based on the classic varsity jacket — is deeply embedded in Julia Wilken’s personal history. She spent lots of time in second-hand shops in her teenage years: with the big US military base in her hometown Frankfurt, she was hunting for American classics such as Levis 501s and baseball jackets. Preppy is knitted seamlessly from the top down, and the sleeves and body are worked at the same time in two different colours. This application of intarsia is at the same time logical and unusual. The combination of bouclé and brushed alpaca makes for a dense, yet lightweight fabric.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Recommended ease: 8” / 20.5 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust Circumference: 37.5 (40.5, 44.75, 48.75, 52.5) (56.75, 58.75, 64.75, 68.75)“ / 94 (101.5, 112, 122, 131.5) (142, 147, 162, 172) cm.

Total Length: 20.75 (22.25, 22.25, 22.75, 22.75) (24, 24, 24, 24)“ / 51.5 (56, 56, 56.5, 56.5) (60, 60, 60, 60) cm.

Length from Underarm to Hem: 11.25 (12, 12, 11.25, 11.25) (11.75, 11.75, 10.75, 10.75)“ / 28.5 (30, 30, 28.5, 28.5) (29, 29, 26.5, 26.5) cm.

Sleeve Length from Underarm: 17.5 (19, 19, 19, 19.5) (19.5, 19.5, 20, 20)“ / 44.5 (48, 48, 48, 49.5) (49.5, 49.5, 50.5, 50.5) cm.

Upper Arm Circumference: 14.75 (14.75, 15.75, 17.25, 18.75) (20.75, 21.75, 23.25, 23.25)“ / 37 (37, 39.5, 43, 47) (52, 54.5, 58, 58) cm.

Armhole Depth: 8 (9, 9, 10, 10) (11, 11, 12, 12)“ / 20.5 (23, 23, 25.5, 25.5) (28, 28, 30.5, 30.5) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn 1:
Kumo by La Bien Aimée (74% Suri Alpaca, 26% Mulberry Silk, 328 yds / 300 m – 50 g).
For body: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) skeins of colourway Clay (A).
For sleeves: 1 (1, 1, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of colourway Amege (B).

Merino Bouclé by La Bien Aimée (100% merino, 218 yds / 200 m – 50 g).
For body: 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of colourway Clay (A)
For sleeves: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3, 3) skeins of colourway Amege (B).

Both yarns are held together throughout the pattern and make yarn 1.

Or approx. 374 (432, 476, 516, 563) (639, 668, 732, 766) yds / 342 (395, 435, 472, 515) (584, 611, 669, 700) m of each brushed alpaca lace and (optional: bouclé) fingering-weight yarn in colourway A for body and approx. 250 (288, 317, 344, 375) (426, 445, 488, 511) yds / 229 (263, 290, 315, 343) (390, 407, 446, 467) m of each brushed alpaca lace and (optional: bouclé) fingering-weight yarn in colourway B for sleeves.

Yarn 2: Merino Super Sock by La Bien Aimée (75% merino, 25% nylon, 467 yds / 425 – 100 g), 1 skein in colorway Amege.
Or approx. 209 (217, 239, 252, 272) (282, 298, 315, 327 yds / 191 (198, 218, 231, 249) (258, 272, 288, 298) m fingering-weight yarn of colourway B.

NOTE ON YARN SUBSTITUTION:

• Instead of holding two strands you can opt for holing one strand of thicker yarn single: For example Snefnug by CaMaRose or Cotton Merino by Katia Concept.
• Great alternatives when subsitituting the original yarns are Brushed Alpaca Silk by Drops or Alpaca Superlight by Lang as a subsitute for Kumo and any non superwash fingering weight yarn in fingering weight (of a length of approx 400m/100g) for the Boucle. For yardage see yarn advice above.
• For yarn 2 pick a smooth superwashed sock yarn such as Anina or Arwetta by Filcolana

Needles: US 8 / 5 mm of 24” / 60 cm and 40” / 100 cm and 16” / 40 cm circular needles and/or DPNs, US 2 / 2.75 cm 40” / 100 cm circular needles and/or DPNs.

Notions: 6 buttons approx. 0.75” / 2 cm in diameter, 6 stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn.

GAUGE
16 sts x 24 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 8 / 5 mm needles with yarn 1 in St St, after blocking.

24 sts x 44 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 2 / 2.75 cm needles with yarn 2 in St St, after blocking.