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All you need to create your very own Josefien Cardigan in sizes 2, 4, 6 or 8 years. choose from 3 colour variants: Forest Green & Bright Pink; Natural & Wheat or classic Cherry Red & White. The yarn is Bio Shetland by BC Garn. Bio Shetland is 100% pure organic wool. It is a GOTS certified, Shetland-like rustic wool with a soft, light touch: perfect for children!

The kit includes:

-The two Main Colours in the quantities needed for the size you wish to knit.

-Up to 10 mini balls of colours for the yoke, all selected by me and according to the colour variant you choose, as seen in the photos.

-A pdf of the pattern in English, sent directly to your email address.

Information on the pattern:

Instructions to knit your own Josefien Cardigan, in sizes 2 Years, 4 Years, 6 Years and 8 Years. When you buy this pattern, you will be sent a pdf to download to your computer.

Josefien Cardigan uses a rich mix of traditional stranded colourwork motifs, put together to make a pretty and striking patchwork. By keeping the body and sleeves in two complementary colours, this design really allows you to experiment with any colour combination at the yoke. Bobble stitch is used to decorate the neckline and cuffs. The cardigan is knitted in the round from the bottom up in 3 pieces: the base + 2 sleeves. These are then put on one needle so that the yoke can be knitted in one piece. Instructions will also work if you wish to knit a pullover.

Level of difficulty and skills required

Intermediate. A fairly challenging project that requires chart-reading skills and assumes knowledge of stranded knitting. The cardigan is worked in the round so you will need to know how to knit, cut and secure a steek. Other stitches you’ll need to know are: cable cast-on, bobble, ribbing and garter. You will also need to know how to do short rows (although clear instructions for these are included, it’s helpful if you know the ‘Wrap and Turn’ method), make buttonholes and finish off by grafting under the arms at the end.

Gauge

On 2.75 mm (US 2, UK 12) needles, in pattern and after blocking: 28 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm x 10 cm (4 inches x 4 inches). Or use needles to get gauge (I have a relatively loose tension and many of my testers used 3 mm needles to get gauge).

Materials

1 pair of size 2.25mm straight needles (US 1, UK 13)
1 pair of size 2.75mm straight needles (US 2, UK 12)
1 size 2.75mm circular needle (US 2, UK 12) (at least 80cm long, for ease of working yoke stitches)
or needles to get gauge
1 set of dpns in same needle sizes as used for the body, for the sleeves
8 stitch holders or waste yarn
4 stitch markers
7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) 15mm buttons

*Please note the washing instructions as written on the labels of the full skeins of your Bio Shetland: handwash in cool water. This is a non-superwash wool that will not withstand machine washing!