Description
Whether it’s January or July, when the sun sets in the desert of the American Southwest, the temperature plummets. Pull on the Desert Nights Cardigan to keep warm when the mercury drops. The yoke, hem, and cuffs of this cardigan feature a hand-dyed yarn worked in motifs that look like stranded colorwork but are actually a mosaic stitch pattern, so you get all the results of colorwork with none of the extra effort.
Designer: Jennifer Owens
Difficulty: Intermediate
Finished Size: 30 (33, 37, 40½ , 44½ , 48)” bust circumference. Cardigan shown measures 33″; modeled with 1″ of positive ease.
Yarn Weight: 1
Specific Yarn Used: Malabrigo Yarn Finito (100% superfine merino wool; 200 yd [183 m]/1¾ oz [50 g]): #063 natural (cream; MC), 7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 9) skeins; #862 piedras (orange; CC), 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins.
Needles: Sizes 3 (3.25 mm) and 4 (3.5 mm): 32″ circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); stitch holders; tapestry needle.
Gauge: 26 sts and 36 rows = 4″ in St st on larger needle; 26 sts and 51 rows = 4″ in charted patt on larger needle.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Summer 2018
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