Heritage Cardigan Knitting Pattern Download

Description

The transition from deep black to bright white is softened with in-between shades of gray in the Heritage cardigan. Though gray is also used as a foreground color in the colorwork band, it’s a pale enough gray to read as part of the pattern, rather than as part of the background. Undyed yarns from heirloom sheep breeds knit up into a soft, surprisingly lightweight fabric.

Finished Size 35½ (36½ , 40½ , 43½ , 47, 50)” bust circumference, with fronts overlapped. Vest shown measures 35½ “.
Yarn Rowan Purelife British Sheep Breeds (100% wool; 120 yd [110 m]/100 g): #950 Bluefaced Leicester (MC; natural), 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7) balls; #954 steel gray Suffolk (CC1), #952 mid-brown Jacob (CC2), and #951 Black Welsh (CC3, black), 1 ball each. Yarn distributed by Westminster Fibers.
Yarn Weight #4 – Medium
Needles Size 10½ (6.5 mm): 16″ and 24″ circulars (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions Markers (m); removable markers or safety pins; size I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook; tapestry needle.
Gauge 15 sts and 21 rows = 4″ in solidcolor St st; 15 sts and 20 rows = 4″ in Fair Isle patt.
Originally Published Interweave Knits Winter 2009