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El Tatio is a beautiful cardigan worked from the top down.
The cardigan features drop shoulders that create an effortless drape through the body, relaxed-fit sleeves that fall generously and emphasize the sculptural softness of the yarn. The fit is intentionally oversized, yet the slightly shorter length keeps the shape contemporary and balanced rather than heavy.

Knitting starts with the cast-on of the shoulders and the back neck. Once the short row shaped shoulder slopes are done, the back is worked flat to underarm, with a single purl-knot column running down at the center of the back. Shoulder stitches are picked up at each side separately to work each front with neck shaping, built-in button bands and texture pattern to underarm. At underarm both fronts and back are joined to work the body top down back and forth to the bottom hem. Sleeve stitches are picked up around the arm openings to work the sleeves top down in rounds to the cuffs. The beautiful, welted neck finishing is worked last.

Yarn
mYak Tibetan Cloud [328 yards (300 m)/100g]; shown in Mountain Pebble.

approximately
1182 (1313, 1406, 1514, 1649)(1784, 1849, 1919, 1969) yds
1080 (1200, 1285, 1384, 1507)(1631, 1690, 1754, 1800) m

Needles
US 3 (3.25 mm) 40” (100 cm) circular needle and preferred needle to work small circumferences in the round, for button bands, sleeve and body finishing.
US 4 (3.5 mm) 40” (100 cm) circular needle and preferred needle to work small circumferences in the round, for body and sleeves.
needle sizes are suggestions only - please make a gauge swatch to determine the needle size needed to get gauge

Gauge
24 sts x 34 rows = 4” (10 cm) square in Stockinette stitch AND texture pattern on larger needle after blocking.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
finished bust circumference:
41.5 (45, 47.5, 51, 53.5)(57.5, 60.25, 63.5, 66.25)”
104 (112.5, 119, 127.5, 134)(144, 151, 159, 165.5) cm
Suggested ease: 6 - 12” (15 - 30.5 cm)
Sample is worn with approximately 12” (30.5 cm) of positive ease at bust.

Materials
Stitch holders or waste yarn,
stitch markers (5),
removable stitch markers (4),
row counter (optional - recommended),
6 buttons - 0.5” (15 mm) diameter,
tapestry needle, blocking tools.