Wallaby personifies stylish simplicity. This perfectly shaped and fitting cardigan with its eye-catching yoke detail will quickly become your go to cardigan for all occasions and all ages.

A wallaby belongs to the same family as kangaroos (macropods) but is much smaller.

Construction:
This wee cardigan features a circular yoke and is knit seamlessly from the top down. It is finished with lovely chunky garter stitch cuffs. Wallaby explores the effect different increases can have on a yoke by using three variations and it is simple enough for a beginner.

The body of this cardigan is knit flat and the sleeves are knit in the round.

Sizing:
Finished chest measurement:
15-19: 16/40.5 (17/43, 18½/47, 19½/49.5, 20½/52)
20-30: 22/56 (23/58.5, 24/61, 25/63.5) [26/66, 27/68.5, 28/71] {29/73.5, 30/76, 32/81}
inches/cms

This garment is designed to fit with graduated ease through the size range from 1”/2.5cms to 2”/5cms.

Sample shown in a 22” size knit to 6 years length on a six year old with a 22” chest.

Skill Level:
Easy to Intermediate

Techniques used:
Knit and purl
Increasing and decreasing
Working small circumferences in the round
Picking up stitches

Yarn Requirements:

• White Gum Wool 8ply ethical superfine merino (100% merino; 258yd 236m/100g) − 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) 3, 3, 4, 4, 4 balls.

• OR Skeinz Silver Lining (100% rare breed merino; 119yd 109m/50g) − 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) 7, 7, 8, 9, 10 balls

• OR DK/8ply weight yarn of approximately: 15-19: 220/200 (250/230, 300/275, 340/310, 400/365) 20-30: 450/420 (500/460, 540/495, 600/550, 650/595) 700/640, 760/695, 820/750, 890/815, 1020/935) yards/ metres.

Original yarn is a worsted-spun merino with a 4 strand
structure.

Garment shown in Skeinz Silver Lining ‘Red Triangle’.

This cardigan is also available in 4ply/fingering, 10ply/worsted and an e-book that contains all three versions.