A dropped waist, open front easy fit cardigan with slight negative ease at waist, flared at the hip. The name is inspired by the centuries-old, beautifully chaotic decor within the Harem at Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, where patterns, colors and textures collide every which way, much like this cardigan. For a more refined version, Topkapi also worked up well in Urth’s Monokrom Cotton.

Material: 5 (6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins Urth Uneek Cotton, shown in
1081. Monokrom Cotton version shown in 1218.
Dimensions:
chest 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54)”/ 86.5 (96.5, 106.5,
116.5, 127, 137) cm, including plackets.
waist 25 (27, 31, 35, 38, 42)“/ 63.5 (68.5, 78.5, 89,
96.5, 106.5) cm including plackets.
2-3” negative ease
length 30 (30, 31, 31, 32, 32)”/ 76 (76, 79, 79, 81,
81) cm
Needles: US 6/4mm 24”/61cm circular needles or longer
US 8/5mm 24”/61cm circular needles or longer
US 10/6mm 24”/61cm circular needles or longer
US 4/3.5mm for neck rib and I-cords
Gauge: 17 sts x 32 rows using US8/5mm in garter stitch =
4”/10cm
22 sts x 27 rows using US6/4mm in stockinette
stitch = 4”/10cm
26 sts x 27 rows using US6/4mm in 3x1 rib stitch =
4”/10cm