Isle Valen

Isle Valen

Isle Valen is a staple piece that was missing in my wardrobe; a light and soft cardigan to be there for me to grab when I'm needing it (and as it turns out -- needing it all the time!). It's an addictive lace stitch, and when you choose one of your favourite colours, it quickly turns into hours of "just-one-more-row".

It's a top-down, open front cardigan with a drapey shawl collar hugging your neck and seamless set-in sleeves giving you a beautiful and classic fit. Little bands of stranded colourwork and cables on the sleeves give the cardigan a rugged bohemian feel and looks great whether you choose a low or high contrast colourwork combo, or even if you use only a single colour throughout.

The lace is both charted and written.

File

The pattern is 1 PDF file as a digital download.

Sizes

(1,2,3)(4,5,6)(7,8,9) with finished back width at chest level:

(42,46.5,49.5)(54,59,63)(68,74,82)cm /

(16.5,18.25,19.5)(21.5,23.25,24.75)(26.75,29,32.25)”.

Intended to fit chest circumferences

(75 to 84,84 to 93,93 to 99)(99 to 108,108 to 118,118 to 126)(126 to 136,136 to 148,148 to 164)cm /

(29.5 to 33,33 to 36.5,36.5 to 39)(39 to 42.5,42.5 to 46.5,46.5 to 49.5)(49.5 to 53.5,53.5 to 58.25,58.25 to 64.5)”.

Sample shown is the size 2 on a 87cm / 34.25” chest. A list of measurements is provided on page 3.

Yarn

Cactus Yarn Studio, I Think You’re Succulent! Fingering weight (100% superwash merino; 434 metres / 475 yards in 113 grams) in main colour (MC) My Heart and contrast colour (CC) Slate. If using the Cactus Yarn Studio yarn, the number of skeins that you will needle is given in brackets beside the colour names below.

My Heart [MC: (4,4,5)(5,5,5)(6,6.6) skeins]:

(1600,1700,1780)(1880,1980,2090)(2225,2370,2575) metres /

(1750,1860,1945)(2055,2165,2285)(2435,2590,2815) yards

Slate [CC: 1 skein]:

(85,90,90)(95,100,105)(110,120,125) metres /

(95,100,100)(105,110,115)(120,135,140) yards

Gauges

Stockinette: 24 sts and 34 rows to 10cm / 4” of St st with gauge‐size needles.

Lace: 23 sts and 34 rows to 10cm / 4” of Lace with gauge‐size needles.

Colourwork Cable Band: 30 sts to 10cm / 4” and 7 rnds to 2cm / 0.75” with gauge‐size needles.

Needles and Notions

The gauge was achieved with the following needle size. To work the pattern as written, you must swatch and use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

2 × 3.25mm (US 3) needles of varying lengths

You will also need: circular needle that is 2 to 3 sizes smaller than your gauge‐size needle for picking up stitches around the armholes; spare needles, scrap yarn, or interchangeable cables for holding sts, stitch markers, removable markers, and a cable needle.

Tech Edited by Sue Hislop.