Knitting Kit - Villa Wrap by Anne Ventzel

Knitting kit - Villa Wrap by Anne Ventzel

Pattern not included - you must purchase the pattern on Ravelry, see here.

Pattern available in French and English.

VILLA WRAP is a soft cardigan with a distinctive texture, created by a moss stitch and vertical lines formed by knit stitches.

The cardigan is knitted seamlessly, top-down, and requires no finishing work. It begins with the back yoke, then stitches are picked up and knitted along the shoulders to form the right and left front yokes. Both fronts and the back are joined at the base of the armholes, then the body is knitted flat across all stitches. Next, stitches are picked up and knitted for the front bands and collar, worked in one piece in twisted rib – a beautiful detail that gives this design its unique character. Finally, stitches are picked up along the armholes to knit the sleeves in the round.

Sizes

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4)
Cardigan bust circumference: 120 (127) 140 (147) cm
Length: 53 (55) 57 (59) cm
Sleeve length: 43 (43) 43 (43) cm

The desired amount of ease varies from person to person. It may be helpful to measure some of your favorite cardigans to determine the ideal size.
My VILLA WRAP has 37 cm of ease, as I like the oversized style for my figure, but I would not hesitate to reduce it to 20 cm of ease depending on body shape and fit preferences.

If you want a different length than indicated for your size, you can follow the measurements of another size.
Example: if you knit size 2 but want a finished length of 59 cm (as for size 4), knit the body until 56 cm, then work the ribbing as described for size 4. Then, when knitting the front bands, also follow the instructions for size 4, since the number of stitches for the bands is related to the body length.

Needles

• 5 mm and 4.5 mm circular needles, 40 and 80-120 cm lengths

• 4.5 mm double-pointed needles

Gauge

18 stitches x 33 rows in pattern stitch, with 5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Materials

• 500 (600) 650 (750) g Woolia by Gepard Garn, color 101
  (100% organic merino wool; 132 m / 50 g)

• 150 (175) 200 (225) g Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting For Olive
  (70% super kid mohair, 30% shappe silk; 225 m / 25 g)

Both yarns are held together throughout the project.