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“I knit this sweet, hooded cardigan on a recent trip to Iceland. While there I discovered that my name has a common nickname in the country – “Runa” – which seemed like the perfect namesake for my newest sweater design!”– Gudrun Johnston

Designer: Gudrun Johnston

Collection: Wool People, Volume 4

 

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Runa

Hooded Cardigan with Textured Yoke

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  • Product description

    “I knit this sweet, hooded cardigan on a recent trip to Iceland. While there I discovered that my name has a common nickname in the country – “Runa” – which seemed like the perfect namesake for my newest sweater design!”– Gudrun Johnston

    Designer: Gudrun Johnston

    Collection: Wool People, Volume 4

     

  • Pattern materials

    YARDAGE

    • Approximately 1025 (1120, 1220, 1310, 1430, 1545, 1685, 1790) yards of worsted weight wool yarn


    YARN

    • 8 (8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12, 13) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 140 yards/50g)
    • Photographed in color Long Johns



  • Pattern specs

    CONSTRUCTION

    • Cardigan is worked bottom up, separating at underarms to work fronts and back separately.
    • Shoulders are joined using a Joinery Bind Off.
    • Stitches are picked up around the armhole for working top-down sleeves circularly. The sleeve cap is shaped using short rows.


    FINISHED DIMENSIONS

    • 30¼ (33¼, 36¼, 39, 42, 44¾, 47¾, 50½)” finished (blocked) garment at chest
    • Sample shown is size 33¼” with +1¼” ease on model

    Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.


    GAUGE

    Working and Finished Gauge:

    • 25 stitches & 27 rows= 4″ in Flying Wings Pattern on Size A needles
    • 20 stitches & 36 rows= 4″ in Seed Stitch on Size B needles
    • 19 stitches & 32 rows= 4″ in Seed Stitch on Size C needles


    NEEDLES

    Size A (for Bodice and Hood):

    • One 32 or 40” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
    • Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)


    Size B (for Lower Body):

    • One 32 or 40″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
    • Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)


    Size C (for Sleeves and Ribbing):

    • One 32 or 40” and one 16” circular needle and one set of DPNs (optional – if you prefer working magic loop on sleeves then you will not need the DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
    • Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)



  • Pattern Updates

    10 May 2013: Versions 5.1

     Page 8 under SLEEVES, a small clarification was made to Short Row 2, which now reads:

    Short Row 2 (WS): Work in Seed Stitch in the Round according to Round 2 (see Stitch Patterns) to 8 stitches past shoulder marker, wrap and turn;” 


    25 April 2013: Version 5.0

     On page 5, under BODY and after the CO, the “Work Hem” rows have been corrected to read: 

    Row 1 (WS): Purl 2, knit 1, [purl 1, knit 1] to last 2 stitches, knit 2. Row 2 (RS): Knit 2, purl 1, [knit 1, purl 1] to last 2 stitches, purl 2.


    7 March 2013: Version 4.0

    Page 8, first paragraph under SLEEVES, the third group of picked up stitches has been corrected to read: 

    … pick up and knit 24 (26, 26, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31)stitches down to underarm stitches, …

    Also, Page 10 under Right Side of Hood, the 5th, 6th and 7th rows have been corrected to read:

    Next Row: Work to 1 stitch before end of row, turn work;

    Next Row: Bias bind off 6 stitches, work to end of row.

    Repeat the last two rows 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) more times.

    Next Row (RS): Work in Row 3 of pattern to 1 stitch before end of row, turn work;

    Also, Page 10 under Left Side of Hood, the 6th, 7th and second to last rows have been corrected to read: 

    Next Row: Work to 1 stitch before end of row, turn work;

    Next Row: Bias bind off 6 stitches, then work in Row 3 of pattern to end of row.

    Next Row (WS): Work in Row 4 of pattern to 1 stitch before end of row, turn work;


    27 February 2013: Version 3.0

     Page 10, final row under Left Side of Hood, updated to read: 

    Next Row (RS): Bias bind off remaining stitches. Sew sides of Hood together.


    8 February 2013: Version 2.0

     Page 5 under BODY, there was an extra row on the hem that should not be worked. The pattern has been corrected to read:

    Repeat Rows 1 and 2 once more. (Please ignore the last “, then work Row 1 again” part of the instructions.)

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