LAMATAKKI

Lama is the Finnish word for depression… So Lamatakki in English would be Depression Jacket. Not a very cheery name. And not a very cheery topic either. The truth is though that times are tough for many people and I wanted to do my bit in form of a free pattern:

Lamatakki is a timeless cardigan that is worked from top down in one piece without any seams. The basic model enables playing with left over yarns for stripes and/or stranded knitting. And that is actually the whole meaning of this pattern: to raid your stash and closet and do some discoveries for a new and very affordable cardigan.

SIZES: XS – S – M – L – XL – XXL – 3XL
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: bust 75 – 85 – 95 – 105 – 115 – 125 – 135 cm (30 – 34 – 38 – 42 – 46 – 50 – 54”), bicep 28.5 – 33 – 36.5 – 40 – 44.5 – 48 – 52 cm (11.4 – 13.2 – 14.6 – 16 – 17.8 – 19.2 – 20.8”)
YARN WEIGHT: sport (12 wpi)
MATERIALS: 885 – 995 – 1125 – 1270 – 1435 – 1620 – 1835 m (968 – 1089 – 1230 – 1390 – 1570 – 1772 – 2010 yd) whereof MC for neckline and hem 120 – 130 – 150 – 170 – 190 – 215 – 245 m (132 – 142 – 164 – 186 – 208 – 235 - 268 yd)
NEEDLES: 3.5 and 4 mm (US 4 and 6) or a size to obtain gauge
GAUGE: 10 x 10 cm = 23 sts and 32 rows
SKILL LEVEL: intermediate
TECHNIQUES: provisional cast on, short rows and increases while striping or stranded knitting, intarsia

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