Like all the cardigans in this Field Guide, the Bolin Cardigan is simplicity itself: worked from the bottom up, straight-on, with no body shaping. At the shoulders, clever short rows ensure a beautiful fit.

Knitted Measurements

Bust: 34.25 (38.5, 42.25, 47.5, 50.25) (55.5, 58.25, 63.5, 66.25)” 87 (98, 107.5, 120.5, 127.5) (141, 148, 161.5, 168.5) cm, buttoned
Length: 18.5 (19, 19.25, 19.5, 19.75) (20, 20.5, 21, 21.5)” 47 (48.5, 49, 49.5, 50) (51, 52, 53.5, 54.5) cm

Sizes

To fit bust sizes 30-32 (34-36, 38-40, 42-44, 46-48) (50-52, 54-56, 58-60, 62-64)” 76-81.5 (86.5-91.5, 96.5-101.5, 106.5-112, 117-122) (127-132, 137-142, 147.5-152.5, 157.5-162.5) cm

Materials

— Felted Tweed by Rowan 50 g skeins, each approx 191 yds
(175 m), 50% wool/25% viscose/25% alpaca: 6 (6, 7, 7, 8)(8, 9, 9, 10) balls Stone (A)
— Kidsilk Haze by Rowan 25 g balls, each approx 229 yds (210 m), 70% mohair/30% silk: 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) (6, 7, 7, 8) balls Rose (B)
— Size US 8 (5 mm) circular needles, 16″ (40 cm) and 32″ (80 cm) long, and one pair double-pointed needles, or size needed to achieve gauge
— Size US 6 (4 mm) circular needles, 16″ (40 cm) and 32″ (80 cm) long, and one pair double-pointed needles
— Stitch markers
— Cable needle
— Stitch holder or waste yarn — Two 29 mm buttons

Gauge

18 sts and 26 rows = 4″ (10 cm) over st st, using larger needle and 1 strand each of A and B held tog, after blocking

Note

You may work the cable patterns from the text or chart.

A Note on Color Combinations

There are infinite combinations of Felted Tweed and Kidsilk Haze. In the interest of saving you 4,000 swatches and a year of experiments, here are our favorite pairings. We’ve brought in bounteous quantities of these particular colorways, so we hope you’ll love these as much as we do. Find your quantities and sizes here. Kidsilk Haze here; Felted Tweed right here.