The Easy Polo Cardigan has a classic, yet exciting look with a nice collar and beautiful stripes of different widths. The cardigan is made with simple techniques, which makes it a beginner friendly project. The classic look of the cardigan makes it a great option to experiment with different colour combinations.
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Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL)
Measurements:
Circumference: 96 (102) 110 (120) 125 (130) 136 (145) cm
Length: 52 (55) 57 (58) 62 (64) 66 (68) cm. This is easily adjustable.
Gauge: 17 stitches x 24 rows in a stockinette stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm
Needles: 4 mm circular needle (80 + 40 cm) and 3 mm (40 + 80 cm)
Yarn alternative 1: 1 strand of Hobbii Friends Wool (50g=100m). You will need: 9 (10) 10 (11) 12 (13) 14 (15) balls. HELD TOGETHER with 1 strand of Friends Kid Silk Mohair (25g=210m). You will need 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 (8) balls.
Yarn alternative 2: 1 strand of Drops Lima (50g=100m). You will need: 9 (10) 10 (11) 12 (13) 14 (15) balls. HELD TOGETHER with 1 strand of Drops Kid Silk (25g=210m). You will need 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 (8) balls.
Yarn alternative 3: 1 strand of Sandnes Double Sunday (50g=108m). You will need: 9 (10) 10 (11) 12 (13) 15 balls. HELD TOGETHER with 1 strand of Sandnes Tynn Silk Mohair (25g=212m). Buy/view the yarn here. You will need 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 (8) balls.
If you wish to make a striped version of the cardigan, you will need: 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 (7) 8 (9) balls of the main strand in the base colour and 4 (4) 5 (5) 5 (6) 7 (8) balls of the main strand in the contrasting colour. optionally HELD TOGETHER with 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) balls of companion thread (second strand) in the base colour and 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 4 (4) balls of companion thread (second strand) in the contrast colour.
Difficulty: ★★ 2 - which corresponds to easy. You can read about our classification of difficulties here
