Materials Needed Yarn

C1: Spincycle Yarns Dyed In The Wool

(100% wool, sport-weight/5 ply, 183m/200y per 50g)
Color pictured: Miss Rumphius (exclusive shop colour for Loopine Wool Co.)

C2: Happy Go Knitty A ̄huru 4

(80% merino wool 20% Brushtail possum fur, fingering weight/4ply, 400m/437y per 100g)
Color pictured: Mysterious Mauve

Or similar yarns that can achieve gauge

Note: A ̄ huru 4 is a woollen spun 4ply which plumps up nicely to suit this sport-weight gauge. If substituting, I recommend using a similar plump/woollen spun 4ply or sport weight yarn.

Quantities needed

C1: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3, 3) skeins C2: 3 (3, 3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) skeins

If substituting yarn, approx. amounts required:

1. C1:  248 (267, 286, 305, 343) (381, 400, 438, 457)m 271 (292, 313, 334, 375) (417, 437, 479, 500)y

2. C2:  855 (982, 1080, 1170, 1268) (1390, 1538, 1650, 1768)m 935 (1074, 1181, 1279, 1386) (1520, 1682, 1804, 1933)y

needles

3.75mm/US Size 5 circular needles

(40cm/ 16in length for neckline, 60–100cm/ 24–40in length for body)

3mm/US Size 2.5 circular needles

(40cm/ 16in length for neckline, 60–100cm/24–40in length for body)

3.75mm/US Size 5 double-pointed needles

(or your preferred small circumference needle such as short circulars or long 80–100cm circulars for Magic Loop method)

3mm/US Size 2.5 double-pointed needles

(or your preferred small circumference needle such as short circulars or long 80–100cm circulars for Magic Loop method)

Or needle sizes to obtain gauge.

Calypso Cardigan

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Materials Needed Continued notions

Tapestry needle (for finishing)
Stitch markers (at least 1 distinct marker for BOR)
Buttons approx. 15mm in size, 10 (10, 10, 10, 11) (11, 10, 11, 12) total

Gauge

23 stitches and 30 rows = 10cm/4in in stockinette stitch on larger needle

(after wet blocking)