Tähkä is a Finnish word meaning wheat stalks.
The Tähkä cardigan has a boxy and relaxed fit that is effortless to wear and style in many different ways. The cardigan is knitted seamlessly top down. The shoulders are sloped and worked by increasing stitches along the shoulder line.
After finishing the increases the front and back are separated and knitted separately to create the sleeve openings. After that, the pieces are joined again and worked seamlessly down to the hem. Lastly, stitches are picked up around the sleeve openings and worked in the round.
You can easily try the cardigan on as you knit it and adjust the measurements to your own body measurements.
Size
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 98.5 (108.5, 118.5, 128.5, 138.5, 148.5, 158.5, 168.5, 178.5) cm / 39.25 (43.25, 47.25, 51.25, 55, 59, 63, 67, 70.75) inches including 15-25 cm / 6-10 inches of positive ease
Shoulder drop: 10.5 (12.5, 14, 15.5, 17, 19, 20.5, 22.5, 24) cm / 4.25 (4.75, 5.5, 6, 6.75, 7.5, 8.25, 8.75, 9.5) inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 24 cm / 9.5 inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 46 cm / 18 inches
Upper arm circumference: 41.5 (41.5, 46.5, 46.5, 46.5, 51.5, 51.5, 51.5, 51.5) cm / 16.5 (16.5, 18, 18, 18, 20.5, 20.5, 20.5, 20.5) inches
Yarn
6 (7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) skeins of Myssyfarmi Luomusuomenlampaan karstalanka (100% wool; 110 m / 120 yards per 100 g), or 650 (710, 780, 860, 950, 1040, 1140, 1260, 1380) m / 710 (770, 850, 940, 1040, 1130, 1240, 1370, 1500) yards of similar bulky weight yarn
Needles
6 mm / US 10 DPNs or a circular needle suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
6 mm / US 10 circular needle with a 40 cm / 16 inch cable for the sleeves
6 mm / US 10 circular needle with at least 80 cm / 32 inch cable for the body
Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge.
Gauge
12 sts and 17 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch, knitted flat, after blocking.
Notions
sewing needle
waste yarn
6 stitch markers
5 removable stitch markers or coilless safety pins
