Join us for our first knit-a-long of 2025: Beatriz by Cocoknits!
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Beatriz is designed with wide, dropped shoulders, which are created using decorative, cabled increases. This adds a sweet, subtle detail to the back shoulders of the sweater. It also features deep ribbing on the hem of the body and sleeves and a wide, ribbed button band.
The silhouette is oversized; it’s up to you HOW oversized! Choose anywhere from 4"/2.5cm to 16"/10cm ease. In the photos, the model has around 8" / 20 cm of positive ease. Julie of Cocoknits wears hers with 14" / 35.5 cm of positive ease. Are you aiming for a coat type cardigan that fits over everything? Go with more ease! Or do you want a closer fitting cardigan? Or something in between? Try measuring some similar items in your wardrobe to help inform the size you’ll knit... and then dive in!
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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Finished Chest Circumference (buttoned): 38.5 (42.5, 46.5, 50.5) (54.5, 58.5, 62.5) (66.5, 70.5, 74.5)"
Finished Length: 22.75 (23.25, 23.75, 24.75) (25.5, 26.25, 26.75) (28.25, 28.75, 29.5)"
GAUGE
16 sts x 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] on largest needle
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Kristine, the co-owner of Verb, will be knitting her sweater out of Bread & Butter Everyday. She will be adding little flecks of fluffy Frond sporadically throughout her sweater. Please see the photo of the swatch as reference.
The combination of Everyday and Frond is a match made in heaven. Everyday is made of soft U.S. Merino wool. Each color is blended prior to spinning creating a heathered, gorgeous yarn. Frond is a radiant beam of halo and glow, due to its content of mohair and silk. Light as a cloud, with a fluffy halo of mohair surrounding a strong silk core.
We have created a limited number of special bundles for this KAL including the Frond bonbons. There are two options of colorways: rich green Deep Valley paired with cool tones of neutrals, greens, and blues and dark brown Porcini paired with warm tones of mauve, pink, and bright speckles of orangey-yellow.
THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES
Everyday by Bread & Butter, 100% U.S. Merino wool; 200 yd / 183 m per 100g skein
5 (5, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8) (9, 10, 10) skeins
A special collection of 6 mini bonbons in assorted colors adding up to a total of 18-20g of Frond by A Verb for Keeping Warm, 72% Kid Mohair / 28% Silk; 459 yd / 420 m per 50 g skein
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Additional necessary and recommended tools:
+ US 8 / 5 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge) circular needle, 32" / 80 cm or longer for body
+ US 8 / 5 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge) circular needle, 40" / 100 cm to work Magic Loop on sleeves, or DPNs
+ US 4 / 3.5 mm needle for working bind-off
+ US 0-3 / 2-3.25 mm double-pointed needle or any length circular needle (for picking up stitches)
+ US 0 / 2 mm circular needle, 32" / 80 cm or longer for picking up button band
+ US 7 / 4.5 mm circular needle, 32" / 80 cm or longer for knitting ribbing and button band
Tools
+ 6 in different colors
+ 5
+ or scrap yarn to hold sleeve sts
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+ (optional)
+ 5 buttons (diameter: 1" / 2.5 cm) or toggles
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HOW TO WIN PRIZES
1. Complete your Beatriz by the end of March.
2. Post completed photos to IG and / or to our Ravelry thread.
3. Use hashtag #BreadandButteralong
You will be entered to win gift cards at Verb!
Please email us with any questions!
