Rebel Rebel

Sometimes, you’ve got to do what your heart desires, even if it’s loud, crazy and a bit wild. Rebel Rebel is a fingering-weight cardigan perfect for that splash of electric colour your fingers (and your heart) have been itching to cast on.  Go on, rebel a little. Go bright, go crazy, go speckled yarn, go angled-neckline, cute boxy shape, hidden pockets, three-quarter sleeves and split garter cuffs! Rebel Rebel is fantastic over jeans, skirts, leggings and dresses (even torn dresses). She’s a brilliant layering piece and oh-so-soft and comfortable. (Because, even though she’s a rebel, she’s a super-comfy rebel.)  Knitted in one piece from the top down, with front bands worked as you go, Rebel Rebel is a simple knit, perfect for experienced knitters and adventurous beginners. Welcome to your wild side!

Gauge: 25 stitches and 39 rows = 10 cm in Stockinette stitch, flat & in the round, after blocking"

Finished Measurements:

• To fit bust 30 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 {42, 44, 46, 48, 50} (52, 54, 56, 58)“/76 81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 101.5 {106.5, 112, 117, 122, 127} (132, 137, 142, 147.5) cm
• Finished shoulder width 19.25 19.5, 19.75, 20.25, 20.75, 21 {21.75, 22, 22.5, 23, 23.75} (24, 25.25, 25.5, 26)“ / 48 49, 49.5, 50.5, 52, 53 {54.5, 55, 56, 57.5, 59} (60, 63, 64, 65) cm

Sample shown is finished shoulder width 20.25”/51.5 cm on 36”/91.5 cm bust with approx 6.25”/16 cm ease at the shoulder.  Measure your shoulders tip to tip and choose a size with a finished shoulder width approx 6-8”/15-23 cm wider. It’ll drop a little further when worn.

Materials Used: Approx. 3 3, 3, 4, 4, 4 {4, 4, 4, 5, 5} (5, 5, 5, 5) skeins of Walk Collection Cozy Merino (100% superwash Merino wool; 400 yds/366 m per 100g skein) in “Solar System”.  The sample squeezed into just under 3 skeins with almost nothing to spare.

If substituting yarn: approx. 1115 1159, 1224, 1290, 1377, 1443 {1509, 1574, 1640, 1706, 1771} (1837, 1902, 1968, 2034) yds/1020 1060, 1120, 1180, 1260, 1320 {1380, 1440, 1500, 1560, 1620} (1680, 1740, 1800, 1860) m of fingering-weight yarn.

Needle Size: US 2.5/3 mm & US 4/3.5 mm circular needles.  32”/80 cm and also for knitting small circumferences. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Pattern Includes: Written instructions. 

Skill Level: Adventurous beginner