Pattern description from Vogue Knitting, Fall 2008: “Few designers are as adept at imbuing intarsia with mood and meaning as Kaffe Fassett. For his drop-shouldered, ribbed-edge Circles cardigan, he turned toward the East: ‘One of the strongest design influences in my life is the Oriental world,’ he says. ‘When I knitted my new self-striping ‘Colourscape Chunky’ into circles, I was struck by the resemblance to setting suns in Japanese prints.’ The circles are set against a solid claret background of ‘Scottish Tweed Aran,’ both by Rowan/Westminster Fibers.”

“Loose-fitting, zipped cardigan with lantern motif.”

Knitted Measurements:

• X-Small (Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XX-Large, XXX-Large)
• Bust (closed) 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58)“/86.5 (96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137, 147.5)cm
• Length 24 (25, 25, 26, 26, 27, 27)“/61 (63.5, 36.5, 66, 66, 68.5, 68.5)cm
• Upper arm 14½ (15¾, 16, 16¾, 17½, 18¼, 19)“/37 (40, 40.5, 42.5, 44.5, 46.5, 48.5)cm

Materials:

• 5 (6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9) 3½oz/100g balls (each approx 186yd/170m) of Rowan/Westminster Fibers, Inc. Scottish Tweed Aran (wool) in #13 claret (MC)
• 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5) 3½oz/100g balls (each approx 175yd/160m) of Colourscapes Chunky (lambswool) in #435 ghost (CC)
• Sizes 10 and 10½ (6 and 6.5mm) circular needles, 32”/80cm length or sizes to obtain gauge
• Separating zipper 21 (22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24)“/53.5 (56, 56, 58.5, 58.5, 61, 61)cm long

Note:

1. When working Lantern motifs, use separate bobbins for MC and strand CC across the MC sections.
2. Work partial Lantern motifs at the front edges inside the rib border only if it is possible to work more than 8 sts of motif, or as desired.