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Hugs Cardigan

$6.800 CLP

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Hug Cardigan

The Hug Cardigan is inspired by a mother's hug to her child, first in childhood, when she hugged protectively, covering their back, being their support, and her arms covered their chest, touching their heart. Later, when her child grew so tall that her arms wrapped around them, and their head rested on the chest of the one she once protected.

It's a simple hug, without ulterior motives or strings attached, one of those that only give Love, one of those that calm and make you feel that everything will be okay.
It's a design meant to receive that special warmth that covers and embraces you.
The hug is represented both in the upper neckband that descends like a mother's arms crossing over the chest, and the colored stripes under the arms. All the difficulties of daily life, represented by the purl stitch stripes that fall over our shoulders, dissipate after these stripes and do not reappear.

Who doesn't want to feel that hug?
I invite you to share this meaningful project with me and receive this gesture of affection, comfort, and joy for our hearts.

Construction

Regarding techniques, it is developed with an i-cord edge strip, stockinette stitch, and i-cord, from which stitches will be picked up to transition to circular yoke construction, with invisible increases. The upper band, which will later be the button placket, is made with the Intarsia in the flat technique and will have a separating i-cord throughout its development, in addition to the edge i-cord.

Sizes:

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4), (5, 6, 7, 8) correspond to 86 (91, 96, 101) (106, 111, 116, 122) cm around the chest circumference and 30 (32, 34, 36) (38, 41, 42, 43) cm arm circumference. The sizes represent the measurements of the finished and blocked garment, at the chest circumference. The design contemplates a positive ease of 15 to 40 cm, so the measurements you will observe in the sizes include it. You can use the indicated measurements to choose your size.

Materials

100% Patagonian Merino Wool from Bagual in Worsted weight, 150 m per 100 g skein.

For size 5, our Patagonian Merino Worsted was used:

Color 1: Main color for neckband - button placket, 85 grs.
Color 2: Body, 550 grs.
Color 4: Stripe 2, 45 grs
Color 3: Stripe 1, 45 grs.

total 725 grams.

- 6mm circular needles or the size you need to achieve gauge, with 40 and 80 cm cables.
- 6 Stitch markers.
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

GAUGE

In stockinette stitch in the flat, blocked, 11 sts x 18 rows in 10x10 cm.

Suggested needle size:

6 mm circular needles or the size needed to achieve tension gauge (with a cable at least 80 cm long and a short cable for the sleeves).

Kits

Each kit includes:

- the necessary skeins to knit the garment in your chosen size, and

- a set of 2 Bagual stitch markers. The markers are a selection of markers made from horsehair, stoneware ceramic, or porcelain.

The kit does not include the pattern. You can add the pattern separately to your purchase or buy it directly from the designer's page.

The following table shows the grams included for each size:

Size	Grams
1 to 3	700
4 to 7	900

Enjoy knitting the Hug Cardigan, don't forget to use #CardiganAbrazo in your social media posts :)

The Designer

Sandra Mussons is a knitter and textile designer. She is constantly knitting, coming up with designs, and challenging herself with new techniques and pattern testing.

Here are some links:

https://www.instagram.com/sandramtejidos/
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/sandra-mussons

Your skein

Fiber: Wool 100% Patagonian Merino from Chilean Patagonia, 18.0 microns fine.
Skein weight:
Yarn thickness:

Peor

Construction: 2-ply
Length: 150 meters | 164 yd yards
Wraps per inch: 9

Dyeing: Hand-dyed using eco-friendly dyes and best practices to minimize water usage.

Sustainability

🎨 It's hand-dyed with eco-friendly dyes,
🌳 For every skein we plant a tree, and
🌎 We mitigate the carbon footprint of its production.

🌎 We donate 1% of your purchase value to organizations that preserve and restore our ecosystems.

See how you positively impact the planet here with our allies at Ecologi and 1% for the Planet

Be careful

Care: hand wash in cold water without agitation. Once washed, roll in a towel to remove excess water and hang flat to dry

The history of your threads

In Chilean Patagonia, dedicated producers with over 30 years of experience produce this highest quality wool.

The sheep live on free-range pastures, which preserves the grasslands, and are free from animal cruelty. Our products are 100% Mulesing-free.

Our wool is hand-washed and spun on a small scale by expert natural fiber artisans in the city of Talca.

Then it continues its journey to Bagual, where it is dyed with ecological dyes

free of heavy metals to protect your skin, your loved ones, and the environment. Our vibrant colors enhance the texture and properties of these yarns in your garments.

Disclaimer

This is a semi-industrial product where multiple steps are done by hand. We want you to know that you might find small pieces of vegetable matter in your yarn, as well as a little bit of sand when you wind it. Both come from the Patagonian grasslands. (We told you these sheep like to rub themselves in sandbanks 🤭).

Our wool is spun in a semi-industrial mill, and you might find some irregularities in thickness and twist in your yarn. We like it; it gives identity and texture and makes each garment unique.

Your skeins are hand-dyed, resulting in semi-solid and variegated colors. We suggest buying all the skeins for your project at the same time and alternating skeins while knitting if you want to avoid pooling in your garments.

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