There were many incarnations of North Channel before I settled on “the one.” Yarn has a mind of its own sometimes, and won’t cooperate until you clue-in to what it wants to be. When this version finally came to life on the needles, I was smitten. North Channel features vertical ridges of slipped-stitch ribbing on the front panels, and a wide ribbed collar. Picking up fewer stitches than normal on the front bands works strategically with the slipped-stitch texture to draw the fronts slightly upward, leaving length in back. This flattering, versatile shape is a twist on a standard cardigan.

North Channel is worked flat from top to bottom with subtle neck shaping in the early set-up rows. Front bands and sleeves are worked next, with the wide ribbed collar worked last.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Yardage: 1067 yards (1185, 1304, 1434, 1577, 1735) (976 m 1084, 1192, 1311, 1442, 1586)

Needle Sizes:
U.S. size 7/4.5 mm (24–32” 60–80 cm) circular needle (body)
U.S. size 7/4.5 mm (12” 30 cm) circular needle or DPN (sleeves)
U.S. size 6/4 mm (24–32” 60–80 cm) circular needle (lower body ribbing/neck ribbing)
U.S. size 5/3.75 mm (24–32” 60– 80 cm) circular needle (front ribbing)
U.S. size 5/3.75 mm (12” 30 cm) circular needle or DPN (sleeve cuff)
Note: Use needle size necessary to obtain gauge.