Meet the Magic Mountain Cardi! A top down, circular yoke cardigan that mixes up all the color with stranded colorwork motifs throughout. In this style you will learn how to steek! What is steeking you may be asking?! It is a technique that is used to cut into your knitting. This design is knit top down, colorwork and in the round...THEN you will cut down the center of your work to turn your sweater a cardigan. It's new and sounds scary but it's not hard and I'll be there to guide you at every step along the way. You'll swatch first so you feel confident! So, grab your needles and scissors and get ready to have some fun!  

* This pattern is a PDF download that you will receive once checkout is complete  

Pattern details:

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Knitter

Needle Size:

Size US 15 (10 mm) 24-32” / 60-80 cm circular needle for ribbings (or additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting)

Size US 17 (12 mm) 32-40” / 80-100 cm circular needle for body and sleeves (using the magic loop method) or size needed to obtain gauge (or additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting)

Size J / US 10 (6 mm) crochet hook or size needed for crochet reinforcement of steek

Adjust needle sizes as necessary to match gauge.  

Sizes:  1 (2, 3, 4, 5)[6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Finished Measurements:

35 (38, 41, 44, 47)[50, 53, 56, 59, 62]” / 89 (96.5, 104, 112, 119.5)[127, 134.5, 142, 150, 157.5] cm

Fit Note: 

Recommended to be worn with 1-3” / 2.5-7.5 cm of positive ease at the bust. The sample shown on Lily is a size 5. The samples shown on Gabriele are in a size 2 on a 32” / 80 cm bust with 6” / 15 cm of positive ease. 

Gauge:

8 sts and 11 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in colorwork pattern in the round on larger needle, steam blocked.

Materials:  

Main Color 1 (MC1): 2 (3, 3, 3, 3)[4, 4, 4, 4, 4] skeins Spun Cloud (100% wool, approx. 100 yds / 200 g) 

Main Color 2 (MC2): 1 (1, 1, 1, 2)[2, 2, 2, 2, 2] skein(s) Spun Cloud (100% wool, approx. 100 yds / 200 g)

Main Color 3 (MC3): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2)[2, 2, 2, 2, 2] skein(s) Spun Cloud (100% wool, approx. 100 yds / 200 g)

Contrast Colors (CC): 1 (1, 1, 1, 1)[1, 1, 1, 1, 1] Mini Skein Sampler kit (approx. 85 yds / 164-170 g - 5 mini skeins of yarn included per kit, 17 yds / skein)

CC1: Daisy Chain; CC2: Dreamland; CC3: Wildflower; CC4: Castaway; CC5: Spun Cloud

Sample 1 is shown in MC1-French Vanilla, MC2-Fog, and MC3-Minty Spun Cloud with a Mini Skein Sampler kit in Seashore. Sample 2 is shown in MC1-French Vanilla, MC2-Sedona, and MC3-Orchid Spun Cloud with a Mini Skein Sampler kit in Bouquet and Sample 3 is shown in MC1-True Olive, MC2-Fog Heather, and MC3-Honeysuckle Spun Cloud with a Mini Skein Sampler kit in Ochre Twist.

*Please note ~ In the Vanilla/Sedona/Orchid combo, French Vanilla is the Spun Cloud in the Bouquet mini kit. For sizes 4-10, it will need to be used in the colorwork section. Sizes 1-3 can leave it out and opt to use the other mini skeins in the kit to achieve the colorwork.

Pattern Designer: Laurel Gervitz