Hesper Cardigan

The cardigan is worked seamlessly from the top down. The yoke and body are worked back and forth in rows. The sleeves are worked in the round. The color work yoke motif is worked with the slip stitch mosaic technique. You can choose to knit the contrast color motif in multiple shades as shown using intarsia or with 1 color. On the MC rows, only one yarn is used. On the CC rows each repeat of the chart is worked with a different color, using intarsia to change colors between each motif, or you could choose to work the yoke with 1 contrast color the whole way across. **Pattern files updated with chart corrections 11/18/2024** MATERIALS Yarn Sport weight yarn, approximately (1000, 1100, 1200, 1350) (1500, 1650, 1800, 2000) yards / (915, 1010, 1100, 1235) (1370, 1510, 1645, 1830) meters Main Color (MC) and (20, 20, 25, 25) (30, 30, 30, 30) yards/ (18, 18, 23, 23) (27, 27, 27) meters each of CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4, CC5, and CC6 ***OR*** (120, 120, 150, 150) (180, 180, 180, 180) yards/(109, 109, 137, 137) (165, 165, 165) meters Contrast Color (CC). Shown here: Plied North Ave 100% wool 215 yards/197m 50 grams/hank: The Gateway (MC) (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 9, 10) skeins. Plied North Ave 100% wool 35 yards/32m bobbin: Divine (CC1) Great Blacks in Wax (CC2), Sauerkraut at Thanksgiving (CC3), Citylink (CC4), Windup Space (CC5), and Webb (CC6); 1 each. Needles 29" circular needles and double pointed needles (or your prefered needles for knitting a small circumference), sizes 5 (3.75 mm) and 3 (3.25 mm) or size to obtain gauge for body and sleeve as well as needles 2 sizes smaller for ribbing. Notions Required 12 stitch markers, (8, 8, 8, 8) (9, 9, 9, 9) buttons approximately ¾” / 2cm across, tapestry needle for weaving in ends. GAUGE 22 stitches and 29 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch on larger needles 23 stitches and 40 rows = 4” in charted stitch pattern on larger needles MEASUREMENTS Bust/hip: (36, 41, 45, 49 ½) (54 ½, 58, 62 ½, 67)” / (92, 103.5, 114.5, 125.5) (138.5, 148, 159, 170) Neck: 20” / 51cm Yoke depth: (8, 8 ½, 9, 9 ½) (10, 10 ½, 11, 11 ½)” / (20, 21.5, 23, 24) (25.5, 27, 28, 29) cm Length from underarm to hem: 12” / 30.5 cm Bicep: (13, 13 ½, 15 ½, 16) (18, 18 ½, 19, 20)” / (32, 34, 40, 41.5) (46, 47, 49, 51) cm Cuff: (9, 10, 11, 11) (12, 12, 12, 12)” / (23, 25, 28, 28) (30.5, 30.5, 30.5, 30.5) cm Length from underarm to cuff: 17” / 43 cm from underarm to cuff