Struan is a raglan cardigan worked from the top down. It can have a short or a long collar and can be finished with a zipper OR with a buttonband.
There are two files included in this pattern - Fit 1 and Fit 2, Fit 1 is graded to a womens sizing chart and Fit 2 to a mens. Schematics can be found in the images with a full breakdown of the sizing.
A video tutorial for the zipper insertion is included.
Sizing
Finished Chest Measurement
86 (96, 106, 116, 126, 136) (146, 156, 166, 176, 186) cm/33.75 (37.75, 41.75, 45.75, 49.5, 53.5) (57.5, 61.5, 65.25, 69.25, 73.25) inches - this is the same for both fit options.
Designed to have 8-18 cm/3.25-7 inches of positive ease, meaning you should pick a finished chest circumference 8-18 cm/3.25-7 inches larger than your chest measurement.
Yardage
FIT 1: 888 (984, 1087, 1181, 1287, 1423) (1530, 1640, 1782, 1885, 2000) meters/968 (1073, 1185, 1288, 1403, 1551) (1667, 1787, 1942, 2055, 2180) yards
FIT 2: 1030 (1137, 1253, 1370, 1496, 1644) (1755, 1879, 2033, 2173, 2324) meters/1122 (1240, 1366, 1494, 1631, 1792) (1913, 2048, 2216, 2368, 2533) yards
Yarn
The samples are knit in The Fibre Co. Lore (orange), Stolen Stitches Blasta (beige), and Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt (Navy Tweed).
Testers also used Studio Donegal Soft Donegal, Drops Lima, Hillesvag Tinde, Baa Ram Ewe Woodnote DK, Purl Soho Kitting yarn DK, Kelbourne Woolens Scout, Cascade 220, KFO heavy merino and Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Worsted.
Struan is a raglan cardigan worked from the top down. It can have a short or a long collar and can be finished with a zipper OR with a buttonband.
There are two files included in this pattern - Fit 1 and Fit 2, Fit 1 is graded to a womens sizing chart and Fit 2 to a mens. Schematics can be found in the images with a full breakdown of the sizing.
A video tutorial for the zipper insertion is included.
Sizing
Finished Chest Measurement
86 (96, 106, 116, 126, 136) (146, 156, 166, 176, 186) cm/33.75 (37.75, 41.75, 45.75, 49.5, 53.5) (57.5, 61.5, 65.25, 69.25, 73.25) inches - this is the same for both fit options.
Designed to have 8-18 cm/3.25-7 inches of positive ease, meaning you should pick a finished chest circumference 8-18 cm/3.25-7 inches larger than your chest measurement.
Yardage
FIT 1: 888 (984, 1087, 1181, 1287, 1423) (1530, 1640, 1782, 1885, 2000) meters/968 (1073, 1185, 1288, 1403, 1551) (1667, 1787, 1942, 2055, 2180) yards
FIT 2: 1030 (1137, 1253, 1370, 1496, 1644) (1755, 1879, 2033, 2173, 2324) meters/1122 (1240, 1366, 1494, 1631, 1792) (1913, 2048, 2216, 2368, 2533) yards
Yarn
The samples are knit in The Fibre Co. Lore (orange), Stolen Stitches Blasta (beige), and Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt (Navy Tweed).
Testers also used Studio Donegal Soft Donegal, Drops Lima, Hillesvag Tinde, Baa Ram Ewe Woodnote DK, Purl Soho Kitting yarn DK, Kelbourne Woolens Scout, Cascade 220, KFO heavy merino and Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Worsted.
