Valley Yarns Kousa Knitting Pattern

Valley Yarns Kousa is a long cardigan knit in luxurious Hardwick yarn in an allover texture pattern. Hardwick’s blend of alpaca, wool, and silk has a thick and thin structure with a subtle sheen and exceptional warmth and drape. Kousa is a stylish layer that feels like a cozy hug and it will add an elegant touch to any outfit. Cardigan is knit flat in pieces from the bottom up with a three-needle bind-off joining the shoulders and seams at the sides for structure. Sleeve stitches are picked up around the armhole edge and worked down in the round to the cuff. The front band is integrated into the fronts and extensions on each side are grafted together at the back neck before being sewn in place. Texture pattern is both charted and written out.

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Skill Level: Adventurous Beginner
Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL) Sample is shown in size S.
Finished Measurements: designed to fit with 4–6” positive ease
    Bust – 35½ (40, 44½, 48, 52½) (56, 60½, 65)" with front bands overlapped
    Total length – 25½ (26, 26½, 28, 28½) (30, 30½, 31)”
Yarn Requirements: 7 (8, 9, 10, 11) (13, 14, 15) hanks Valley Yarns Hardwick (50% Alpaca/ 35% Wool/ 15% Silk; 100g/164yds), shown in #01 Natural
Needles: 
    US 6 (4.00mm) 16” circular
    US 7 (4.50mm) 16" and 32–40" circulars and DPNs, or size needed to get gauge
Gauge: 18 sts and 26 rows = 4" on US 7 needles in stockinette stitch, blocked