Fanel cardigan kit – Pre-order

The Fanel cardigan designed by Orlane Sucche of Tête Bêche Designs

‘Fanel is a versatile cardigan, suitable for many styles and situations.  It is a simple garment but which stands out with pretty details: broken rib, folded cuffs, shoulder shape, discreet buttonholes. Easy to wear and elegant, Fanel is also fun to knit. It is worked from the top down. The body and sleeves are divided at the underarm and worked separately to the bottom. Sleeves are worked circularly to sleeve cuff. The stitches for neckband are picked up and worked flat at the end.’

Orlane Sucche is the talented lady behind the beautiful Fanel cardigan I cast off recently. Her designs are often in my Ravelry queue and when the opportunity came to collaborate, the Bluff Cove DK felt like the perfect yarn for a modern take on a classic design. Two natural shades are available, the natural undyed grey and the original chestnut.

Content: 100% Falklands fleece, traceable to a farm in the Bluff Cove region.
Weight: 100g
Length: 250m
Gauge: 20 stitches and 29 rows = 10 cm
in stockinette stitch, after blocking
Suggested Knitting Needle: 4mm / 6US
Natural Dye: Chestnut – Madder root. Natural grey – undyed

Pattern included.

Sizes: 1(2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circ. = 94.5 (100.5, 109.5, 117.5, 126.5)(134.5, 141.5, 149.5, 157.5) cm – 37 1/4 (39 1/2, 43, 46 1/4, 49 3/4)(53, 55 3/4, 58 3/4, 62) inches

Sample shown is a size 2 with 14 cm (approx. 6 in) of positive ease.

Pre-order – The Bluff Cove DK is scheduled to spin again in November 2020, delivery of kits will be between Dec 2020 – Jan 2021. 

Everything I create is lovingly hand dyed with natural plant materials, using traceable wool from farms with holistic practices, good ethics, and spun in the UK.