Quickbeam is a seamless top-down, V-neck cardigan with saddle shoulders and interesting twisty details running over the shoulders and down the top of the sleeves.

‘Quickbeam’ is a traditional name for the rowan tree. The colour and texture of the moss stich panels reminded me of the tree’s beautiful red berries in the autumn.

Construction
A section of neckband ribbing is worked flat, then the back and sleeve stitches are picked up along one edge. Work continues flat, top down, with compound raglan increases forming the saddle shoulders, body and sleeves, and a continuation of neckband ribbing down front edges with v-neck increases. Sleeves are placed on hold and extra body stitches are cast on at the underarm; the body is worked flat with buttonholes worked concurrently. Sleeve stitches are returned to the needles and worked in the round.

A separate shaping table download is included to keep track of the yoke increases row by row.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Finished measurements
Finished chest circumference (when fastened): 83.5 (90, 98.5, 106.5, 115) 121.5, 131.5, 140, 148.5, 156.5] cm / 33.25 (36, 39.25, 42.75, 46) 48.75, 52.75, 56, 59.25, 62.75]”
Yoke depth: 22 (22.5, 24, 24.5, 24.5) 25, 26.5, 27.5, 29.5, 30.5 cm / 8.75 (9, 9.5, 9.75, 9.75) 10, 10.5, 11, 11.75, 12.25”
Side length from underarm: 28.25 (27.75, 29, 29.75, 29.75) 31.75, 30.5, 31.25, 31.75, 30.5 cm / 11.25 (11, 11.5, 12, 12) 12.75, 12.25, 12.5, 12.75, 12.25”
Front neck drop: 24 (24, 26.5, 28, 28) 30.5, 30.5, 32.5, 35, 35 cm / 9.5 (9.5, 10.5, 11.25, 11.25) 12.25, 12.25, 13, 14, 14”
Back neck width: 14 (14, 14.5, 15.5, 15.5) 16.5, 16.5, 17, 18, 18 / 5.5 (5.5, 5.75, 6.25, 6.25) 6.5, 6.5, 6.75, 7.25, 7.25”
Upper sleeve circumference: 27 (30.5, 33, 34.5, 36.5) 39, 42, 44.5, 48, 51.5 cm / 10.75 (12.25, 13.25, 13.75, 14.5) 15.5, 16.75, 17.75, 19.25, 20.5”
Sleeve cuff circumference: 20 (21, 21.5, 22.5, 23.5) 24, 25, 26, 26.5, 27.5 cm / 8 (8.25, 8.75, 9, 9.25) 9.75, 10, 10.25, 10.75, 11”
Sleeve length from underarm: 46.5 cm / 18.5”

Sample shown is size 2 worn with 2 cm / 0.75” positive ease at widest point of chest.

Yarn
Rauma Finull (100% Norwegian wool; 175 metres / 191 yards per 50 g)
or
Marina Skua Mendip 4-Ply (100% British wool; 180 metres / 197 yards per 50 g)

1070 (1155, 1280, 1380, 1465) 1590, 1700, 1835, 2000, 2105 metres / 1170 (1265, 1400, 1510, 1600) 1740, 1860, 2005, 2185, 2300 yards

Sample shown is knit in Rauma Finull, colourway 4120, Dark Red (melange).

Gauge
24 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (worked flat and in the round, in stockinette stitch, on larger needle, after blocking)

Needles
3.25 mm / US 3 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
2.75 mm / US 2 circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm / 16” (or needle 0.5–0.75 mm smaller than main needle)

You will also need the needle sizes above in your preferred format for small-circumference knitting.

Notions
6 x 15 mm / 5/8” buttons, 2 x cable needles, stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders, darning needle for sewing in ends.