Garden Lupin is a relaxed, boxy cardigan with lupine-inspired colorwork and nupps. The cardigan is worked seamlessly top-down. It has long sleeves with the cuffs worked with the contrast color. The hem is cropped and has no waist shaping. The shoulders are shaped with short rows. The cardigan is worked in the round and both the front, and the arm holes are cut open once the body is finished.

Size
XXS-XS-S (M-L1-L2-XL) 2XL-3XL-4XL-5XL

This cardigan is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 9.75’’ / 25 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Finished measurements
Bust and waist circumference: 40-42.75-45.25 (48-50.75-53.25-56) 61.25-64-69.25-72’’ / 100-106.5-113.5 (120-126.5-133.5-140) 153.5-160-173.5-180 cm

Upper arm circumference: 13.25-13.75-14.5 (16-17.5-18.75-19.5) 20.5-21.25-22.5-24’’ / 33.5-34.5-36 (40-44-46.5-48.5) 51.5-53.5-56-60 cm

Sleeve length: 16.5-16.25-16.25 (17.25-17-17.25-17.25) 18-18-17.5-18.25’’ / 42-41.5-41 (44-43.5-43.5-44) 45.5-45.5-44.5-46.5 cm

Body length from underarm: 9.25’’ / 23 cm

Scye height: 6.75-7-7.25 (7.25-8.25-8.75-9) 8.75-9.25-9.75-10.5’’ / 17-17-18.5 (18.5-20.5-21.5-23) 22-23-24.5-26.5 cm

Neckline depth: 3’’ / 7.5 cm

Yarn
Tukuwool Fingering (100% Finnish wool, non-SW, 2-ply, 370 m / 100 g), or other fingering weight yarn. Shown in colors Manna (MC) and Hot Pink (CC).

3-3-3 (3-3-4-4) 4-4-5-5 skeins of MC and 1-1-1 (1-1-1-2) 2-2-2-2 skeins of CC.

Yardage
MC: 825-865-910 (1055-1150-1235-1325) 1470-1555-1650-1850 yds / 755-790-830 (965-1050-1130-1210) 1345-1420-1510-1690 m,

CC: 260-270-285 (330-360-390-415) 465-490-520-580 yds / 235-250-260 (305-330-355-380) 420-445-475-530 m.

Needles
US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 5 (3.75 mm) - 40’’ / 100 cm long circular needles and dpns if you prefer to work the sleeves with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
21 sts x 30 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm in colorwork worked in the round on the bigger needles (after blocking).

Other
6 stitch markers, 7-7-7 (7-7-8-9) 9-9-8-8 buttons (0.75’’ / 2 cm diameter), scrap yarn, 4.0 mm crochet hook, tapestry needle.