Tìoraidh

**Tìoraidh** *Tìoraidh means “cheerio” in Scottish Gaelic. This motif has something of a cheery wave about it, and, in both the charting and the knitting, it kept saying Tìoraidh to me.* **Yarn** Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool, 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball) A Lochan: 7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11) x 25g balls B Birkin: 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10) x 25g balls Check sizing table for garment dimensions. Yarn quantities are calculated for a cardigan of the lengths given in the sizing table. If you wish to add length to the garment, you may need more yarn. **Needles and Notions** Gauge-size and below gauge-size circular needles of appropriate lengths for working body and neck 2 spare gauge-size needles (for three-needle bind off) Gauge-size and below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences (sleeves) Gauge-size dpn (for buttonholes) Needles two sizes below gauge-size (for bands) 6 stitch markers Waste yarn for holding stitches Tapestry needle 9-13 small buttons (1cm / ½ in) **Gauge** 30 sts and 34 rounds to 10cm / 4in over colourwork in the round using gauge-size needle. If your gauge tends to tighten when working small circumferences, you may need to go up a needle size for sleeves. Use 3mm needle as a starting point for swatching. **Sizes** Finished bust (with overlapped front bands): 88.5 (94.5, 100.5, 106.5, 113, 118.5, 131, 143.5) cm / 34¾ (37¼, 39½, 42, 44½, 46¾, 51½, 56½) in **Pattern notes** Following a colourwork chart, with a steek bridge at centre front, the cardigan is worked in the round to the underarms. Two steek bridges are added at the armscyes to enable the work to continue in the round, and the upper body is worked to the front neck. After the front steek is bound off and front neck stitches set aside, the neckline is shaped while being worked back and forth for a few rows, before the back neck is set aside and the two shoulders are joined with a three-needle bind off. All steeks are then reinforced before being cut open. Two sleeves are picked up around the armscyes, and worked top down. The cardigan is completed with twisted rib front bands and i-cord buttonholes. Note that steek stitches are not included in running stitch counts.