MALIA Cardigan

The MALIA Cardigan is an easy oversized cardigan featuring the trendy “raspberry stitch” pattern. The mint/yellow cardigan has a subtle color fade on the body and sleeves. The striped version is worked in off-white and various berry shades.

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Description

The MALIA Cardigan is a simple oversized cardigan in the trendy raspberry stitch pattern.

It is worked top-down, starting with the back band. The band can be knitted in three different widths, allowing you to choose between a narrow, medium, or wide shawl collar.
The mint/yellow cardigan with color fade has a wide shawl collar. The striped MALIA Cardigan in berry tones has a medium shawl collar (see photo gallery).

Stitches for the back are newly cast on, and at the back neckline stitches are picked up along the long edge of the back band so that the band is integrated directly into the garment.

Stitches for the front pieces are picked up from the shoulders of the back piece, incorporating the band again on each side.

Back and fronts are worked separately to the end of the armholes, then joined and finished together as the body. Sleeve stitches are picked up from the armholes and worked in the round.

The pattern includes both the written instructions and separate charts for the raspberry stitch in rows and in the round.

Fit 4 out of 5

Difficulty 2 out of 5

Appendices

Appendix 1: Picking up stitches for the fold-over band

Appendix 2: Photo gallery (Photo 1 to 7)

Appendix 3: Schematics for all sizes (fade, stripes, blank)

Appendix 4: Technical drawing for raspberry placement

Details

SIZES / MEASUREMENTS

SIZES

All instructions refer to size 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8).

MEASUREMENTS OF FINISHED GARMENT

Back width under the arm: 50 (55.5) 61 (67) 72.5 (78) 83.5 (83.5) cm

Half sleeve width: 18 (22.5) 22.5 (27) 27 (31.5) 31.5 (36) cm

Total length: approx. 55 cm

The model in the photo is 164 cm tall and wears size 4 with a wide shawl collar (17 cm) and a bust measurement of 85 cm.
The positive ease here is 49 cm, calculated as:
(2 x cardigan width, e.g. 2 x 67 cm for size 4) – bust measurement (e.g. 85 cm) = 49 cm.

STITCH PATTERN AND GAUGE

“Raspberry stitch” held double with the suggested yarn.
Use 7 mm needles for right-side rows (purl stitches) and 8 mm needles for wrong-side rows (knit stitches), or adjust to obtain gauge.

Free download for gauge swatch (includes written instructions and chart for the swatch and a link to a video on the raspberry stitch):
Maschenprobe – Muster MALIA Cardigan

YARN AND CONSUMPTION

Suggested yarn

2 strands “Mohair Luxe” (175m/25g) in Mint 058 and Yellow 114 by Lang Yarns

or 2 strands “Mohair Luxe” (175m/25g) in Offwhite 094, Old Rose 148, Light Pink 109, Fuchsia 066, Cyclamen 146 by Lang Yarns

Consumption for the suggested yarn (2 strands, yarn weight 0.28 g/m)

The band can be knitted in 3 different widths, so yarn usage is given for all 3 band widths.
Amounts listed are the actual grams used for knitting with 2 strands; when purchasing new yarn, round up to full skeins.

Solid color

Band (7 cm): 179 (197) 219 (237) 258 (276) 298 (309) g

Band (12 cm): 196 (214) 235 (253) 275 (293) 314 (325) g

Band (17 cm): 212 (231) 252 (270) 291 (309) 331 (342) g

Mint/Yellow with color fade

Mint (058) Band (7 cm): 112 (122) 136 (146) 160 (170) 185 (190) g

Mint (058) Band (12 cm): 124 (134) 148 (158) 172 (182) 196 (202) g

Mint (058) Band (17 cm): 136 (146) 160 (170) 184 (194) 208 (213) g

Yellow (114) Band (7 cm): 67 (75) 83 (91) 98 (106) 113 (119) g

Yellow (114) Band (12 cm): 72 (80) 87 (96) 103 (111) 118 (124) g

Yellow (114) Band (17 cm): 77 (85) 92 (100) 107 (116) 123 (129) g

Offwhite/Old Rose/Light Pink/Fuchsia/Cyclamen with stripes

Offwhite (094) Band (7 cm): 31 (35) 39 (42) 46 (50) 53 (56) g

Offwhite (094) Band (12 cm): 34 (37) 41 (45) 48 (52) 56 (58) g

Offwhite (094) Band (17 cm): 36 (40) 44 (47) 51 (55) 58 (61) g

Old Rose (148) Band (7 cm): 45 (51) 55 (61) 64 (70) 74 (79) g

Old Rose (148) Band (12 cm): 50 (56) 59 (66) 69 (75) 79 (84) g

Old Rose (148) Band (17 cm): 55 (61) 64 (70) 74 (80) 84 (89) g

Light Pink (109) Band (7 cm): 46 (51) 55 (61) 64 (70) 74 (79) g

Light Pink (109) Band (12 cm): 51 (56) 60 (66) 69 (75) 79 (84) g

Light Pink (109) Band (17 cm): 56 (61) 65 (70) 74 (80) 84 (89) g

Fuchsia (066) Band (7 cm): 26 (28) 31 (32) 36 (37) 40 g

Fuchsia (066) Band (12 cm): 31 (32) 36 (37) 41 (42) 45 (45) g

Fuchsia (066) Band (17 cm): 36 (37) 41 (42) 46 (47) 50 (50) g

Cyclamen (146) Band (7 cm): 49 (51) 59 (61) 69 (71) 78 (78) g

Cyclamen (146) Band (12 cm): 56 (59) 66 (69) 76 (78) 86 (86) g

Cyclamen (146) Band (17 cm): 64 (66) 74 (76) 83 (86) 93 (93) g

NEEDLES

Short (10 cm) and long (13 cm) needle tips 7 mm

Long (13 cm) needle tip 5 mm (for picking up stitches) and 8 mm

Cables 40, 60/80–100 cm depending on size

NOTIONS

8 large stitch markers for 8 mm needles

2 removable stitch markers
extra cable or waste yarn for holding stitches, measuring tape, needle, scissors

KNITTING TECHNIQUES

Long-tail cast-on, knit and purl stitches, increases by knitting out of one stitch, decreases by knitting together, slipped-stitch selvedges, bind off