RÄNDAJA

The Rändaja cardigan was inspired by a photo of a gorgeous floral colourblock sweater found in Aleks’ grandmother’s sketchbooks. The flower motif had a folk-like feel, but what really caught Aleks’ eye was the colourblocking used within the stranded colourwork. It made it cool and a bit more modern for a design from the 1930s. Rändaja is a steeked colourwork cardigan worked seamlessly from the bottom up. The four colour block panels are achieved by inverting the colours used in the colourwork pattern.

1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6)
Recommended ease: 2–4" / 5–10 cm of positive ease.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference: 37.25 (44.5, 51.5, 58.75) (66, 73)" / 93 (111, 129, 147) (165, 183) cm.
Armhole depth: 7.75 (8.25, 9, 9.5) (11, 11)" / 19.5 (20.5, 22.5, 24) (27, 27) cm.
Upper arm circumference (rib fully stretched): 16.25 (17.25, 18.75, 20.75) (24.25, 25)" / 41.5 (44, 47.5, 52.5) (61.5, 63.5) cm.
Sleeve length (adjustable): 17.5 (18, 18.5, 18.5) (19, 19)" / 44.5 (45.5, 47, 47) (48.5, 48.5) cm.
Body length from underarm (adjustable): 14.5" / 37 cm.
Magpie Fibers Quartet Fingering (100% Superfine SW Merino, 200 yds / 183 m – 50 g).
C1: 7 (8, 9, 10) (11, 12) skeins of Baby Got Black.
C2: 3 (3, 4, 4) (5, 5) skeins of Into the Mystic.
Or the following amounts of heavy 4ply fingering-weight yarn:
C1: 1268 (1452, 1647, 1840) (2098, 2293) yds / 1159 (1328, 1506, 1682) (1918, 2097) m.
C2: 489 (560, 635, 710) (809, 885) yds / 447 (512, 581, 649) (740, 809) m.
Note: Non-superwash yarns will be easier for steeking and Ladderback stitches.
US 2.5 / 3 mm – 32" / 80 cm circular needle for ribbing and sleeves.
US 3 / 3.25 mm – 32" / 80 cm circular needle (2 sets) for colourwork on body.
8 x 0.5" / 15 mm buttons, stitch markers, tapestry needle.