BARBICEL
BARBICEL
Barbicel is a long cardigan and perfect layering pieces for during the colder months. The front panels feature a simple colourwork pattern that is addictive to knit and not too challenging for those learning stranded knitting. While the pattern is created up of three different colours, no more than two are used at the same time.
Barbicel was originally published in Pom Pom Quarterly’s Issue 22, Autumn 2017. This issue was particularly rich in bold colours, repeating pattern and warm seasonal autumn tones. Pom Pom chose the name Barbicel, “after the tiny hook-like structures that lock bird feathers into a lattice, keeping them warm and dry and creating the surface that lets them fly.”.
This product listing is for the PDF pattern for the garment pictured and described here and not the actual finished item.
SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE
94 (104, 113, 123, 132, 142, 152.5, 162.5) cm / 37 (41, 44½, 48½, 52, 56, 60, 64)” – to be worn with up to a 15 cm / 6” opening at the front.
Barbicel is to be worn open, please refer to cross back
and upper sleeve measurments when selecting a size.
Pom Pom model has 89 cm / 35” bust, stands 172 cm / 5’ 8” tall, and is wearing size 3.
Fiona has 97 cm / 38” bust, stands 162 cm / 5’3” tall, and is wearing size 3.
YARN
Holst Garn Supersoft (4ply / fingering weight; 100% wool; 287 m / 314 yds per 50 g ball)
Yarn A: Holly 077; 5 (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) balls
Yarn B: Spring 080; 1 ball
Yarn C: Nougat 001; 1 ball
GAUGE
26 sts & 32 rows = 10 cm / 4” over stocking stitch AND stranded colourwork pattern on 3.5 mm needles after blocking.
NEEDLES
3 mm / US 21⁄2 knitting needles
3.5 mm / US 4 knitting needles
3 mm / US 21⁄2 circular needle, 100 cm / 40” length for neckband
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.
NOTIONS
Stitch holders
NOTES
Barbicel was origianlly published in Pom Pom Quarterly’s Issue 22: Autumn 2017. Barbicel is worked separately in pieces before seaming together. Stitches are then picked up for the neckband to finish the cardigan. The stranded colourwork pattern is easy to memorise and we recommend you use two balls of yarn C when working a front section – one for rows 6 & 7 and the second for rows 13 & 14 – this way there will be no need to cut yarn C every few rows to reposition it, making for fewer ends to weave in.
If working with Holst Garn Supersoft , it is important to wash the gauge swatch before taking final measurements as this yarn blooms considerably after washing.
Photography by Pom Pom Quarterly and Nicole Mlakar.
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