Kuutar wrap cardigan

Kuutar is a Finnish word meaning “the lady of the moon” or “the goddess of moon”. 

The Kuutar wrap is knitted seamlessly top down. The back is first knitted flat until the armholes, then the stitches for the fronts are picked up from the shoulders and worked separately until the armholes, before joining all pieces together. The body is worked in one piece until the hem. A lace pattern is knitted at the edge of both fronts. The increases for the fronts and the armholes are easily tracked using a row-by-row cheat sheet.

The Kuutar wrap has the same beautiful lace pattern as my other Kuutar patterns. The lace is originally from the Japanese knitting stitch bible by Hitomi Shida.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

• Finished bust circumference: 79 (88, 100, 109, 119) (128, 140, 149, 159) cm / 31 (34.75, 39.25, 43, 46.75) (50.5, 55, 58.75, 62.5) inches including the intended ease of 0-5 cm / 0-2 inches
• Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 30 (30, 30, 30, 33) (33, 33, 35, 35) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 13) (13, 13, 13.75, 13.75) inches
• Armhole depth: 19 (20, 21, 22, 23) (24, 26, 28, 30) cm / 7.5 (7.75, 8.25, 8.75, 9) (9.5, 10.25, 11, 11.75) inches
• Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 43 (43, 43, 45, 45) ( 45, 45, 45, 45) cm / 17 (17, 17, 17.75, 17.75) (17.75, 17.75, 17.75, 17.75) inches
• Upper arm circumference: 36 (38, 40, 42, 44) ( 46, 50, 54, 58) cm / 14.25 (15, 15.75, 16.5, 17.25) (18, 19.75, 21.25, 22.75) 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

690 (760, 840, 920, 1010) (1110, 1220, 1350, 1480) m / 750 (830, 910, 1000, 1110) (1220, 1340, 1470, 1620) yards of similar fingering weight yarn and 690 (760, 840, 920, 1010) (1110, 1220, 1350, 1480) m / 750 (830, 910, 1000, 1110) (1220, 1340, 1470, 1620) yards of similar lace weight yarn.

Sample: 3 (4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins of Knitting for Olive Merino (100% merino; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Putty, and 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) skeins of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m / 246 yards per 25 g), shown in colorway Putty. 

Needles

For the ribbing:

• 4 mm / US6 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for cuffs and the belts
• 4 mm / US6 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the hem

For the main part:

• 5 mm / US8 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for sleeves
• 5 mm / US8 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

Gauge

17 sts (1 pattern repeat) = 10 cm / 4 inches in charted pattern on larger needles

17 sts and 22 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch in the round on larger needles, gently blocked

Notions

• 2 locking markers
• 3 stitch markers
• waste yarn
• sewing needle
• blocking tools