The Baggen Cardigan is worked from the bottom up – first the body and then the sleeves. The body is worked in the round with steek stitches centre front. Once body and sleeves are joined for knitting the yoke, work in pattern according to the body and sleeve charts simultaneously, while also working raglan decreases.

LEVEL
Expert

SIZE
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference: 98 (106) 114 (123) 131 (139) cm
Total length: 48 (50) 51 (52) 53 (54) cm
Sleeve length: 42 (42) 40 (40) 38 (38) cm

RECOMMENDED NEEDLES
Circular needles:
3 mm (40 and 80 cm)
2.5 mm (60 cm)
(+ 1 extra circular needle 2-2.5 mm (60 or 80 cm) for knitting up stitches along front edges)

Double-pointed needles:
3 mm

With the ”magic loop” technique you can work the project using only an 80 cm (or longer) circular needle.

MATERIALS
Kit Couture Wool Cotton
(50 g = 195 m)
Col A: 300 (350) 350 (400) 450 (450) g
Col B: 50 g (all sizes)
Col C: 50 g (all sizes)
Col D: 50 g (all sizes)

8 buttons (12 mm)

TENSION
29 sts and 36 rows over plain stocking stitch on 3 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm (measured after washing).