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The Shetland Trader

Luumu

Sale price$8.00

This pattern was originally published in issue 22 of Laine Magazine. 

I had spent many years knitting with Shetland wool but had never paired it with another yarn until now! Jamieson's Spindrift yarn is held with a silk mohair lace throughout this cardigan. To showcase the beauty of this combined fabric I wanted to keep the stitch pattern simple and chose a classic looking, everyday cardigan silhouette to pair it with. Luumu is worked bottom up using a particularly fun seamless saddle shoulder construction.

Sizing

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

Recommended ease: 0–2” / 0–5 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 36 (41.75, 44.5, 47.5, 50.5) (53.5, 56.25, 59.25, 65)“ / 91.5 (106, 113, 121, 128) (136, 143, 150.5, 165) cm.
Materials

Yarn: 11 (11, 13, 14, 15) (16, 16, 17, 19) balls of Jamieson’s Of Shetland Spindrift (100% pure Shetland wool, 105m / 115 yds – 25 g) colourway Port Wine.

4 (4, 5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 6, 7) skeins of Tosh Silk Cloud by Madelinetosh (60% kid mohair, 40% silk, 330 yds / 300m – 25g) colourway Bordeaux.

Or 1175 (1320, 1450, 1550, 1645) (1745, 1835, 1930, 2118) yds / 1075 (1244, 1326, 1418, 1505) (1596, 1678, 1765, 1937) m of each of the two weights of yarns (fingering and lace-weight).

Both yarns are held together throughout the pattern.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Loft by Brooklyn Tweed, Finullgarn by Rauma or Le Petit Lambswool by Biches & Bûches (for the fingering-weight yarn) and Silk Mohair by Isager, Plum Mohair by Rauma Garn or Le Petit Mohair & Silk (for the lace-weight yarn).

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm (for buttonbands) and US 6 / 4 mm (for body) 40” / 100 cm circular needles. US 6 / 4 mm set of DPNs (for sleeves) or long circular needles for magic loop.

Notions: 6 stitch markers, 5 split ring markers, scrap yarn to hold stitches, five 0.75” / 2 cm buttons.
Gauge

22 sts x 34 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in St St, after blocking.
Luumu
Luumu Sale price$8.00