Hope is the thing with feathers 
That perches in the soul 
And sings the tune without the words 
And never stops - at all 
~ Emily Dickinson

Hope makes everything better. Light as a feather, Soul Perch is a slightly oversized, comfy, ethereal cardigan that reminds me to let my heart sing a bit, even in the darkness.

Using a strand of sport weight and a strand of mohair, or just using DK by itself, the cardigan is worked flat from the top down, beginning with the ribbed neck band and followed by a pretty lace and cable pattern at the yoke. Sleeves are worked picked up from the yoke and worked down to the cuffs and two options are given: full full - shown in the sample - and a more traditional, tapered version. The button bands are picked up and knitted. Optional tubular bind-off instructions with video support are provided.

The lace & cable yoke pattern is both written and charted.

Finished Measurements 
• Bust: 35 (39, 43, 47, 51) (55, 59, 63, 67)” 88 (98, 108, 118, 128) (138, 148, 158, 168)cm

Cardigan is shown in Size 2 and is modeled with 3” 7.5cm of positive ease and full sleeves.

Yarn 
• 5 (6, 7, 7, 7) (8, 9, 10, 10) skeins 
Manos del Uruguay Serena 
60% baby alpaca, 40% Pima cotton 
170 yds / 155m per 50g

Shown in color Oyster (S2246)

held with

• 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 9, 9) balls 
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair 
57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool 
232 yds / 212m per 25g

Shown in color Light Gray (1022)

or

• 821 (894, 1024, 1124, 1188) (1287, 1440, 1546, 1605) yds / 749 (815, 934, 1025, 1083) (1174, 1313, 1409, 1463)m sport weight yarn

held with

• 998 (1088, 1245, 1367, 1444) (1565, 1751, 1879, 1951) yds / 916 (998, 1143, 1254, 1325) (1436, 1607, 1724, 1791)m lace weight mohair

or

• 998 (1088, 1245, 1367, 1444) (1565, 1751, 1879, 1951) yds / 916 (998, 1143, 1254, 1325) (1436, 1607, 1724, 1791)m DK weight yarn worked as a single strand (no carry along)

Needles 
• US 7 4.5mm circular needle for body and sleeves * 
• US 5 3.75mm circular needle for ribbing *

* No needle lengths are listed. It is recommended to have various lengths of circular needles on hand to accommodate different numbers of stitches. For the sleeves, any method of working small circumferences in the round (short circular, double-pointed, two circulars or a long circular for magic loop) may be used, as preferred.

Gauge 
• 20 sts and 28 rows = 4” / 10cm in Stockinette stitch with larger needles and both yarns held together, blocked 
• 18 sts and 26.5 rows = 4” / 10cm in Lace & Cable Yoke pattern with larger needles and both yarns held together, blocked 
• 26 sts and 33 rows = 4” / 10cm in 1x1 Ribbing with larger needles and both yarns held together, blocked

Notions 
• cable needle 
• waste yarn 
• stitch marker 
• tapestry needle 
• 6 (6, 6, 6, 6) (6, 7, 7, 7) ¾” / 19mm buttons

Skills Used 
• knitting flat 
• knitting in the round 
• German short rows 
• decreasing 
• increasing 
• reading charts 
• tubular bind-off (optional)

The pattern has been professionally tech-edited.

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