Valley Yarns 943 Borage

Valley Yarns Borage is a child’s pullover with a beefy cable in front, and fast stockinette sleeves and back using Haydenville Bulky. Borage is a fast knit sweater that is worked flat in pieces and then seamed together. Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky is an extraordinarily soft blend of superwash Merino and acrylic microfiber. Haydenville Bulky has a gentle, exquisite sheen that is ideal for cables and colorwork and it is machine-washable. The cable patterns are charted and written out.

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Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes: 1–2 yrs (2–4 yrs, 4–6 yrs, 6–8 yrs, 8–10 yrs, 10–12 yrs)
Finished Measurements: Shown in size 6–8 yrs with suggested 1–2” positive ease
     Chest – 22 (24, 26, 28, 30, 32)” 
     Length – 11½ (13, 16, 19, 21½, 23)”
Yarn Requirements: 3 (4, 5, 6, 8, 9) skeins Valley Yarns Haydenville Bulky (60% Superwash Merino/ 40% Acrylic Microfiber; 100g/109yds) shown in 31 Blue
Needles:
     US 8 (5.00mm) 16” & 24” circulars
     US 9 (5.50mm) 24” circular 
Gauge: 16 sts and 24 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch on US 9 (5.50mm), blocked