Beatrix cardigan

The Beatrix cardigan exudes effortless elegance with a vintage touch. The textured stitch pattern provides a bold consistency. The design features a strong cable that runs from the saddle shoulder down the sleeve. The delicate button band cable secures the cardigan with a minimalist button closure. Cropped silhouette, round neck, and relaxed fit. It can be worn as a jacket too. The model in the picture is 169 cm / 5 ́75” tall and wears a size 2. **LEVEL** Advanced (3/3) **YARN** 11 (11, 12, 13, 14) (15, 15, 16) skeins of Fivel by Rauma (50 g = 100 m / 109 yds) (100% Norwegian wool) and 6 (6, 7, 7, 7) (8 8, 8) skeins of Alpaca silk by Rauma (25 g = 200 m / 218 yds) (65% baby alpaca, 25% silk and 10% merino). The cardigan is knitted by holding two strands of yarn together. For the sample, we used Fivel in colourway “08” and Alpaca silk in colourway “6409”. Alternative yarn: Same yardage of Woolia by Gepard (50 g = 132 m / 144 yds) (100% organic merino) and Kid Seta by Gepard (25 g = 210 m / 230 yds) (70% super kid mohair and 30% shappe silk). **NEEDLES** 5 mm / US 8 circular needle, cable length 80 or 100 cm / 32 or 40” for the main body and cable length 40 or 60 cm / 16 or 24” for the sleeves. 4 mm / US 6 circular needle, cable length 40 or 60 cm / 16 or 24” for the ribbing. **GAUGE** After blocking : 20 sts x 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 ”on 5 mm / US8 needles in pattern stitch worked flat. Sleeves gauge: 21 sts x 22 rows =10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”on 5 mm / US8 needles in pattern stitch worked in the round. **SIZES** 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8) This cardigan is designed to have an oversized fit and is intended to be worn with approximately 25–28 cm / 9.75–11” of positive ease at bust. Finished bust circumference: 108 (112, 116, 120, 128) (136, 148, 156) cm / 42.5 (44, 45.5, 47.25, 50.5) (53.5, 58.25, 61.5)”. Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8) are intended to fit an actual bust circumference of about 80–85 (85–90, 90–95, 95–100, 100–110) (110–120, 120–130, 130–140) cm / 31.5–33.5 (33.5–35.5, 35.5–37.5, 37.5–39.25, 39.25–43.25) (43.25–47.25, 47.25–51.25, 51.25–55)”. Length from the mid back: 49.5 (51.5, 53, 56, 56) (59.5, 59.5, 63) cm / 19.5 (20.25, 20.75, 22, 22) (23.5, 23.5, 24.75)”.