The Winding Road Cardi is the perfect project for learning both intarsia and cables. This cardigan is worked seamlessly from the top down with set-in sleeves and combines intarsia and the art of cabling together in a beautiful garment. The cables are kept simple using mini skeins to allow for them to be worked in multiple colors. Enjoy mixing up your color palette with this eye-catching cardigan!

Pattern Details

Materials:
Main Color (MC): 3 (3, 4, 4, 4)5, 5, 5, 6 skeins Spun Cloud (100% wool; approx. 100 yds (92 m) / 200 g) shown in True Olive
Contrast Colors (CC): 2 (2, 2, 2, 3)3, 3, 3, 3 Mini Skein Sampler Kits (approx. 85 yds (78 m) / 170 g) - 5 mini skeins of yarn included per kit, 17 yds (16 m) / skein shown in Ochre Twist
CC1: Dreamland; CC2: Cast Away; CC3: Daisy Chain; CC4: Spun Cloud; CC5: Wildflower (not used)
Please note any modifications to size or length may require additional yarn.

Size US 13 (9 mm) 40” / 100 cm circular needle for magic loop (or additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting) for ribbing
Size US 17 (12 mm) 40” / 100 cm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge (or additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting)
Adjust needle sizes as necessary to match gauge. Note if you adjust your needle size, the smaller needle used for ribbing should be approx. 3 mm less than the larger needle when gauge is met.

Buttons (5) - 1.5” / 4 cm diameter
Cable needle
Embroidery floss or other strong lightweight yarn to attach buttons
Removable markers (4)
Scale (optional)
Stitch holders or smooth scrap yarn (3)
Stitch markers (2)
Tapestry needle

Gauge:
7 sts and 11 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch worked flat using Spun Cloud (MC) and larger needles, steam blocked

Finished Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)6, 7, 8, 9
35.5 (39, 43.5, 47, 50.5)55, 58.5, 63, 67.5” / 89 (97.5, 109, 117.5, 126.5)137.5, 146.5, 157.5, 169 cm finished chest circumference
Recommended to be worn with 0-4” / 0-10 cm of positive ease at the chest. The sample is shown in a Size 1 on a 32“ / 80 cm chest with 3.5” / 9 cm of positive ease.