When New Jersey based yarn dyer, NJ Fiberworks reached out to me to see if I would be interested in doing a custom dye / design collaboration, I was thrilled. What could be better than two Jersey girls teaming up to put our creativity together to create something fantastic? The Raffaella cardigan is the end result of Jennifer’s impeccable yarn dyeing skills and my knitwear design. In purchasing this pattern and accompanying yarn, you are supporting two, women- owned businesses and if you’re in New Jersey, you’re keeping money in our local economy. Win win!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Needles
Size 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needles Straight needles are fine for knitting the front panels. You will need circulars of at least 40” to pick up and knit the collar and shorter, 16” cords for working sleeves in the round (or use longer cords for magic loop — knitter’s preference).

Notions
Scissors, darning needle, stitch markers, blocking boards and wool wash

Yarn
Worsted weight: 890 (1,090 / 1,308 / 1,526 / 1,744) (1,962 / 2,180 / 2,398 / 2,616) yards
Recommended Yarn: 5 (5, 6, 7, 8) (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins of NJ Fiberworks 100% superwash merino, worsted
weight (218 yds / 3.5oz; 200 m / 100g). Sample shown in custom color Raffaella.

GAUGE
4 in x 4 in / 10 cm x 10 cm; 20 sts x 24 rows in stockinette stitch, after wet blocking.

FINISHED SIZES
Women’s XS (S, M, L, 1X) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
Finished Chest: 34 (36, 40, 44, 48) (52, 56, 60, 64)”
For reference, sample shown is size small and has +4” of positive ease.

I would love to see your in progress and finished Raffaella Cardigan on Instagram. Tag @vanessaknits #vanessaknits and #raffaellacardigan so I can see your unique work — I may even feature your photos! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at vanessaknits@gmail.com. Happy knitting and THANK YOU so much for your support! xo, Vanessa

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