Morning Coffee

Description

A rich, deep cup of coffee is an essential start to my day – and a great V-neck cardigan is an essential start to a sweater wardrobe. The Morning Coffee cardigan is a satisfying alternative to complicated sweater knitting. Instead of spending a lot of time figuring out charts, or unusual constructions, or multiple gauges, just… …knit. It’s simple, it’s uncomplicated, and it’s the kind of sweater everyone needs.

Unpretentious moss stitch trims the edges of this ¾-sleeve, single-button cardigan. A cute and unexpected touch of moss stitch also adorns the back waist.

A Verb For Keeping Warm Pioneer is the perfect choice for Morning Coffee-its tweedy texture provides a lovely depth to the fabric, its construction keeps the cardigan lightweight yet warm, and the soft merino is comfortable when worn against the skin. The fact that it’s 100% California Wool and supports local farmers and US mills means that your own Morning Coffee will be a garment that is truly worthy of you.

Sizing

30¼ (32, 34½, 36, 38½, 40¼, 42¾, 44¼, 46¾, 48½, 50, 54¼)”/77 (81.5, 87.5, 91.5, 98, 102, 108.5, 112.5, 119, 123, 127, 137.5) cm

Intended to be worn with 1-2’’/2.5-5cm ease in the upper torso. Shown in size 38½’’ / 98 cm. Amy is wearing the cardigan with 1⁄2’’/1.5 cm ease in the upper torso.

Gauge

19.5 sts and 29 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch.

Materials

A Verb For Keeping Warm Pioneer [100% organic merino]: 160 yds/146 m per 50 g hank, shown in color Grizzly Peak: 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11) hanks or approximately 790 (850, 930, 980, 1080, 1135, 1225, 1300, 1400, 1505, 1570, 1735) yds/718 (775, 845, 895, 985, 1035, 1115, 1185, 1280, 1375, 1430, 1580) m.

Construction

Morning Coffee is knit in pieces from the bottom up and then seamed, with set-in sleeves. The cardigan edges are worked inline with the front of the sweater. The neck trim stitches are continued past the shoulder bind-offs on the front, and then sewn to the back neckline.