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Kuutar is a Finnish word meaning “the lady of the moon” or “the goddess of moon”.
The Kuutar cardigan is knitted seamlessly top-down starting at the neck edge. The sleeves and body are separated at the underarm and knitted separately. The back is shaped with short-rows to give it a bit more length and to improve the fit. The cardigan has double folded buttonbands for a neat finish.
The lace pattern is modified from a lace chart found in the Japanese knitting stitch bible by Hitomi Shida.
Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 81 (91, 101, 111, 121) (131, 141, 151, 161) cm / 32 (35.75, 39.75, 43.75, 47.75) (51.5, 55.5 59.5, 63.5) inches including the intended ease of 5-7.5 cm / 2-3 inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 28 (28, 28, 28, 31) (31, 31, 31, 33) cm / 11 (11, 11, 11, 12.25) (12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 13) inches
Yoke length: 26 (26, 26, 26, 26) (27, 27, 27, 27) cm / 10.25 (10.25, 10.25, 10.25, 10.25) (10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75) inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 44 (44, 44, 46, 46) (46, 48, 48, 48) cm / 17.25 (17.25, 17.25, 18, 18) (18, 19, 19, 19) inches
Upper arm circumference: 37 (38, 40, 42, 46) (51, 56, 59, 61) cm / 14.5 (15, 15.75, 16.5, 18) (20, 21.75, 23.25, 24) inches
Cuff circumference: 19.5 (19.5, 19.5, 26, 26) (26, 26, 26, 26) cm / 7.75 (7.75, 7.75, 10.25, 10.25) (10.25, 10.25, 10.25, 10.25) inches
Note: Please be aware that adjusting the length of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.
Yarn
Note: The cardigan uses a strand of fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of lace weight yarn, but they can be substituted for a single strand of DK weight yarn. If you wish to work a DK weight version, omit all the instructions where it says “hold the yarns together” and follow only the yarn amount requirements for the fingering weight yarn.
4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Sandnes Garn Alpakka Silke (70 % alpaca wool, 30% silk; 200 m / 219 yards per 50 g), shown in colorway 3821 Kardemomme, or 825 (900, 1000, 1100, 1200) (1325, 1450, 1600, 1750) m / 900 (975, 1100, 1200, 1300) (1450, 1575, 1750, 1925) yards of similar fingering weight yarn,
AND
4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Gepard Kid Seta (70 % kid mohair, 30% silk; 210 m / 230 yards per 25 g), shown in colorway 103 Ivory beige, or 825 (900, 1000, 1100, 1200) (1325, 1450, 1600, 1750) m / 900 (975, 1100, 1200, 1300) (1450, 1575, 1750, 1925) yards of similar lace weight yarn.
Needles
3 mm / US2.5 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for cuffs
3 mm / U2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckline
3 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the lace yoke and the hem
3.25 mm / US3 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for sleeves
3.25 mm / US3 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the body
Note: Always use the needle size that gives you the right gauge!
Gauge
16 sts (1 pattern repeat) = 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches in Sleeve pattern on smaller needles
20 sts and 27 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch in the round on larger needles, after blocking
Notions
1 stitch marker
5 removable stitch markers
waste yarn
sewing needle
blocking tools
6 buttons with a 2.5-3 cm / 1-1.25 inch diameter
