Wee Cardi by Norah Gaughan

Wee Cardi

Knitting
May 2024
Wing and a Prayer Farm Taconic Twist
Sport (12 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
in Woven stitch chart, larger needles, blocked
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1340 - 2100 yards (1225 - 1920 m)
34¼ (38¼, 42, 45¼, 49¼) (53, 56½, 60¼, 64)"
English

MATERIALS
Yarn Wing and a Prayer Farm Taconic Twist (100% wool Merino, Wensleydale, Cotswold, mohair; 268 yd (245 m)/100 g; sportweight); color onion skin, marigold, and indigo; 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 7, 8, 8) hanks.
Needles Size 5 (3.75 mm) 16” and 32” (40 and 80 cm) circular needles (cir) and set of double-pointed needles (dpn); size 3 (3.25 mm) 16” and32” (40 and 80 cm) cir and set of dpns. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Cable needle (cn); stitch marker (m); removable markers; stitch holders (may substitute scrap yarn or spare needles); tapestry needle; six 7/8” buttons.

Gauge 26 sts and 35 rows/rnds = 4” (10 cm) in pattern from Woven Stitch chart using larger needles, blocked; 21 sts of Double Cable chart measure 2½“ (6.4 cm) wide using larger needles, blocked.

Finished Size 34¼ (38¼, 42, 45¼, 49¼) (53, 56½, 60¼, 64)“ (87 97, 106.5, 115, 125 cm) chest circumference, buttoned, including 1” (2.5 cm) overlapped front bands. Shown in size 38¼”, modeled with 3¼“ease