YARN - The After Party 93 Hip Dip Cardigan

Knitted using the most gorgeous Superfine Merino Wool blend yarns, the Hip Dip Cardigan is made in a classic, everyday design with contrasting sleeves in a gradient colourway. Made using Scheepjes Merino Soft and Scheepjes’ newest Whirl collection, Fine Art, this cardi will feel beautiful on your skin whilst keeping you cosy and warm in oh so much style.

To make the Hip Dip Cardigan just as you see it in the photo above, you’ll need 6- 8 balls of Scheepjes Merino Soft in colour 618 Wood and 2 yarn cakes of Scheepjes Whirl - Fine Art in colour 658 Classicism. The pattern provides instruction to make this cardi for size S - XXL wearers.

Materials

• Scheepjes Merino Soft (50 % Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Microfibre, 25% Acrylic; 50g/105m)
  Yarn A: 618 Wood x 6 (7: 7: 8: 8) balls
• Scheepjes Whirl Fine Art (50 % Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Microfibre, 25% Acrylic; 220g/460m)
  Yarn B: 658 Classicsm x 2 yarn cakes
• 3.75 and 4mm knitting needles
• 3.25mm circular needle, at least 60 cm (for button bands)
• Stitch holders
• 9 x 15mm buttons

The pattern for the Hip Dip Cardigan, designed by Simy's Studio, is featured in YARN - The After Party 93. This issue of YARN - The After Party is available as a printed booklet in English (UK), Dutch, German and Swedish via Scheepjes retailers, or as a digital download via Ravelry in these languages plus English (US), French and Spanish.

About the designer

Simy, Scheepjes' Creative Director, loves to get creative in her Studio. From Simy's Studio, lots and lots of creative ideas have sprung, elaborating only the best ideas and resulting in Simy's Year of Mandalas and this fabulous Hip Dip Cardigan. Simy loves to share with us her creativity, via the eponymous blog simysstudio.com. On this blog you'll find background info, for example about matching Scheepjes Whirl and Scheepjes Whirlette or every once in a while an inside look in the Creative Department of Scheepjes.