Description
Fungus Cardigan is a feminine over-size drop shoulder cardigan with added sleeves and a wide ribbed band around the neck and down the front pieces. The cardigan has a beautiful Moss stitch pattern doubled in height. You will start out this cardigan by knitting a ribbed neckband. After knitting this neckband you will pick up stitches for the yoke in this neckband, and now the neckband will continue as front bands all the way down to the bottom of the body of the cardigan. The cardigan is being knitted back and forth. The cardigan is knitted top down, making it easy to adjust the length on the body and sleeves.

Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL

Finished measurements
Bust measurement: 121 (126) 132 (139) 144 (151) 156 cm.
Sleeve length measured from where the sleeve is added: 32 (34) 35 (36) 37 (37) 37 cm. Body length measured center back including the neckband: approx. 87 (90) 93 (96) 97 (97) 97 cm.
The cardigan is meant to have a positive ease on 25-35 cm. The model in the picture has a bust measurement of approximately 84 cm and is wearing a size XS with a positive ease of about 33 cm. The recommendation is to aim for a large movement allowance in smaller sizes and a smaller allowance in larger sizes.

Materials
250 (300) 300 (325/350) 350 (375/400) 400 g of Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive 225 m/25 g or another similar Silk Mohair quality held double. If you choose to knit your cardigan in two different colors held together, you will have to choose the biggest amount of yarn mentioned in your size. If you won’t knit a belt for this cardigan, you will need 25 grams (a ball) less yarn than mentioned above.
The cardigan is knitted up in two strands of Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive in the color Slate Green.

You will also need 6 stitch markers knitting this cardigan – 2 of the stitch markers will need to be able to open as a safety pin.

Needles
The cardigan is knitted in Moss stitch doubled in height knitted back and forth on circular needle 80-100 cm, 4 mm using two strands of Soft Silk Mohair.
Use double-pointed needles size 3.5 mm for the neckband - you will need 3 needles. I also recommend using 2 circular needles 4 mm – then when having to let stitches rest, you can leave these stitches on your needle while knitting with the other one. But it will also work letting your stitches rest on a thread or a wire for stitches.

Gauge
18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm on needle size 4 in Moss stitch doubled in the height knitted back and forth.