CARMELA - a beautiful cardigan and scull-cap in cotton. The body is in an aran-weight cotton while the pockets and borders are in a tip-coloured DK-weight
cotton. To be closed with zip. In more boyish colours the cardigan is called CARMELO.
No side seams. The pattern is a textured pattern worked from chart. The sleeves are raglan-sleeves.
Required skill level from 1 (basic) to 5 (advanged): 4.
Sizes: 7/8 - 10 - 12 years.
The measurements given troughout the pattern are all in cm as well as inches.
Sizes included in the pattern: 7/8 - 10 - 12 years Measurements of the garment: Chest: 78 cm - 84 cm - 90 cm (30¾" - 33" - 35½") Length: 46 cm - 50 cm - 54 cm (18" - 19¾" - 21¼") Yarn: this design applies for an aran-weight cotton, 100 g = 150 meters. One needs 400 - 500 - 600 g in main colour A (purple) and
100 g in the second colour B (dark blue) in a DK-weight cotton, 100 g = 250 m. The original model has been made in the aran-weight
CORDONETTO,
100 % Egyptian cotton and the finer DK-weight
CABLÉ, 100 % Egyptian cotton.
Both yarns are from Campolmi Roberto Filati in Florence (Firenze), Italy. For further information regarding pattern and yarn - please make contact here. Accessories: a zip. Needles: no 2½ mm and 4½ mm. Tension/gauge in pattern: 18 sts on needles no 4½ mm = 10 cm (4 in) Suggestions of yarn alternatives: Schoeller und Stahl Record 210, DMC Natura Medium, ROWAN Handknit Cotton, RICO Creative Cotton Aran,
Lana Grossa Organico, MONDIAL Bio Soft. More patterns for aran-weight cotton - look here.
