Marled Mania Cardigan

*Gather your favorite colors to knit this long marled colorful sweater. Hold two strands of fingering weight yarn throughout the entire project to use all those leftover bits of wool, alpaca, and mohair. Qing Fibre Melted Suri is featured for the super soft and fluffy ribbed yoke & cuffs. The top-down sweater continues into the garter stitch body with a ribbed underarm detail. The body and sleeve lengths are customizable. Knit a shorter version or continue for a long dramatic length like the red sample. This swingy sweater with fitted sleeves will become your favorite layer during chilly days!* **Sizes** Small (Medium, Large) Shown in Medium on a 42” / 107cm chest circumference. **Finished Measurements** 15 (19, 23)” / 38 (48, 58)cm across back measured from left underarm to right underarm. Small size is designed to fit a 32-40” / 81-102cm chest circumference. Medium size is designed to fit a 40-48” / 102-122cm chest circumference. Large size is designed to fit a 48-56” / 122-142cm chest circumference. The front is very drapey so the most important measurement is achieving the appropriate back width measured from left underarm to right underarm. 7 (9, 10)” / 18 (23, 25)cm yoke depth. Yoke depth is customizable. Red Medium Size Length - 38” / 97cm long from underarm. Length is customizable. There is a shorter length option available in the pattern so you can decide the length while you knit the top-down sweater. 9.5 (11, 12.5)” / 24 (28, 32)cm upper arm circumference, upper arm stretches up to 17 (19, 21)” / 43 (48, 53)cm circumference for a fitted sleeve. Sleeve length is customizable. **Yarn** Worsted weight Hold 2 strands of fingering weight yarn together to get a marled effect. **Yardage** Small - approximately 750-850g total Medium - approximately 1000-1100g total Large - approximately 1200-1300g total Yoke, Cuffs, and Bottom Ribbed Edge If you are using Qing Fibre Melted Suri, you will need 3 (3, 4) skeins of Melted Suri. 150 (150, 200)g total is required for both strands of yarn in the yoke, cuffs, & bottom ribbed edge. Hold the fluffy suri alpaca together with a fingering wool. **Shown in** Red Marled Yoke, Cuffs, & Bottom Ribbing Qing Fibre Melted Suri Colorway - Firaja (red) Walk Collection Cottage Merino Colorway - Oasis (Turquoise with speckles) Body & Sleeves Use a variety of fingering weight yarns held double. Add some Qing Fibre Melted Suri or lace weight mohair silk for fluffy stripes. **Needles** 40” US 8 / 5mm circular **Notions** 4 stitch markers, tapestry needle **Gauge** 18 sts & 38 rows = 4” / 10cm in garter stitch **Errata** Body, Row 3 (RS): the end of the row should read: "...k to m, slm, **k4** [5, 6], (**p4** [5, 6], **k4** [5, 6]) twice. 2 sts decreased." **Westknits Workshops** Venture into the world of Westknits with my series of online workshops. Westknits Workshops can be watched as many times as you like and at your own pace as you learn new knitting skills. Sign up here! https://www.westknits.com/collections/workshops **Shop Yarn at Stephen & Penelope** Find the perfect yarn for your project at Stephen & Penelope! We ship worldwide! https://www.stephenandpenelope.com/ **Westknits on YouTube** Check out my videos on YouTube for some helpful tutorials and an exciting insight into the woolly world of Westknits! https://www.youtube.com/@StephenWest  All rights reserved. Pattern for personal use only.