Kehinde Cardigan Kit

About Kehinde Cardigan

Kehinde by Sylvia Watts-Cherry is a traditionally-shaped cardigan with a bold, contrasting stripes-and-slip-stitch pattern that makes this sweater pop! With an easy, classic fit, raglan shaping, this gender-neutral cardigan is a perfect layering piece.

The raglan cardigan is worked flat in one piece from the rib edge to the armholes then split to work the V-neck fronts and back separately and the sleeves are worked flat. The cardigan is knit with a 4-row striped garter stitch pattern with slipped stitches creating the vertical lines.

Sylvia has also designed a matching hat, which is a great way to practice the stitch pattern and make sure you get gauge before jumping into the cardigan pattern!

Kehinde is part of the Better Together collection.

After a long year of being physically separated from our communities, we appreciate more than ever the truth that we are better when we work, laugh, play, cry, craft and just be together. This collection is a tiny ode to the fact that we are better together.

Kit contains:

• PDF of the Kehinde Cardigan knitting pattern by Sylvia Watts-Cherry
• 5 [5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 9: 10: 11] hanks of The Fibre Co. Luma (50% Merino wool, 25% organic cotton, 15% linen, 10% silk, 125 m (137 yd) per 50 g hank)
• 2 [2: 2: 2: 3: 3: 3: 4: 4] hanks of The Fibre Co. Cirro (40% Suri alpaca, 40% organic cotton, 20% Merino wool, 225 m (246 yd) per 50 g hank)
• Free Project Bag from The Fibre Co.

Colours:

The photos show the hat in the Luma shade Pearl River (main colour: the rib trims and light columns of slipped stitches) and Cirro shade Pure (the contrast colour and the dark yarn in the body of the cardigan). Choose one shade of Luma from the first set of colour swatches above titled ‘Select Luma Colour’ and choose one shade of Cirro from the second set of colour swatches above titled ‘Select Cirro Colour’.

Sizes:

1 [2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9]

The given sizes are called 1-9 and are recommended to fit a chest circumference of: 76-81 [86-91: 97-102: 107-112: 117-122: 127-132: 137-142: 147-152: 157-162] cm (30-32 [34-36: 38-40: 42-44: 46-48: 50-52: 54-56: 58-60: 62-64] in)

Finished measurements
Garment chest circumference (at underarm): 84.5 [98.5: 106.5: 117.5: 128.5: 136.5: 147.5: 156: 167] cm (33.25 [38.75: 42: 46.25: 50.5: 53.75: 58: 61.5: 65.75] in)

Recommended ease:

Designed with 3.5 – 12.5 cm (1.5 – 5 in) of positive ease at chest circumference.

You will also need:

• 1 pair 3mm (US 2.5) 40 cm needles
• 3mm (US 2.5) 80-100 cm (32-40 in) circular needle
• 1 pair 4mm (US 6) needles (or size to obtain gauge)
• 4mm (US 6) 80-100 cm (32-40 in) circular needle (or size to obtain gauge) Choose the size of circular needle smaller than the chest circumference of your size
• 4 buttons, 2 cm (0.75 in) diameter
• 2 locking stitch markers or waste yarn
• Stitch marker
• Long Stitch holder or waste yarn
• Darning needle

Notes:

You can also purchase items in this kit separately: Kehinde Cardigan knitting pattern, Luma yarn, Cirro yarn and Project Bag from The Fibre Co.