We longed to knit one of those cardigans that you may put on in mid seasons, and could easily fit any kind of wardrobe.
When Helix by Marianne Munier was released, and we found out that the gauge would fit perfectly Aestiva held double... it became the perfect choice!
You have nice customization possibilities for this pattern, both length and ease can let you knit such different pieces.
We chose to pair 2 different shades of Aestiva and have a marled effect for this sample - PERSEFONE and MOKA - for a dark and earthy combination, but you can use just one shade, still working with 2 strands held together throughout.
The cardi is worked from top down, and is reallly a piece of cake to follow, with this special touch of increases that give a sort of flower-shaped eyelets in the raglan diagonals.
SIZES
1, (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14).
Bust Circumference: 80, (85, 90, 95, 100) [105, 110, 115, 120, 125] (130, 135, 140, 145) cm
Body Length: 25cm for cropped version / 38cm for long version, both adjustable
Our sample is knitted with V neck option in Size 5 and it's 30cm long from armholes
To select the size fitting you best, measure your bust circumference and add the recommended ease. Then, choose the finished bust measurement closest to the previous result. It is up to you to choose a more or less fitted size than intended.
YARN REQUIREMENTS
For V neck version like ours you'll need FOR EACH STRAND OF YARN ( meaning for Size 5: 3 skeins of Persefone and 3 skeins of Moka) :
Aestiva - 70% Abruzzese Wool / 30% French linen (50g - 300m)
Cropped length: 2 (3, 3, 3, 3) [4, 4, 4, 4, 5] (5, 5, 5, 5) skeins
Long length: 3 (4, 4, 4, 4) [4, 5, 5, 5, 5] (5, 6, 6, 7) skeins
NEEDLES
4 mm for stockinette body and sleeves
3,5mm for ribbings.
Adjust the needle size to get gauge.
GAUGE
22 sts / 26 rows= 10 cm in stockinette st, washed and blocked.
Please note that this gauge determines the difference from the yarn requirements that is reported in the pattern
Go to PatternMarianne is devolving the profits of this pattern to help cancer research, to the association “Fondation ARC”. For more information, visit their website: www.fondation-arc.org/recherche-cancer.
