If you keep an eye on what's "hot right now" on Ravelry, then you already know Andrea Mowry released a new pattern - and it is GORGEOUS. The Tessellated Cardigan is a comfy, drop-shoulder sweater that's a perfect canvas to showcase the beautiful stitch pattern in just about any color combo. Depending on if you choose high or low contrast colors, it completely changes the outcome - we are absolutely smitten with the low contrast look, but encourage you to experiment with color play.

This cardigan features a mosaic knitting technique that's engaging to knit (not to mention beautiful to look at) and is worked up in 3 different yarns for textural interest. "Where to begin?" you ask - don't worry, we're here to help. Below we've curated a winning combination of three yarns to make building your perfect Tesselated Cardigan as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Before we get started, you'll need to pick a size:

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)(8, 9, 10)

FINISHED CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE 34 (38, 42, 46)(50, 54, 58)(62, 66, 70)”

Intended to be worn with approx. 4-8” positive ease.
Sample shown in size 2 with approx. 4” positive ease on a 5’5” tall woman.

STEP 1: Choose your Main Color (A)
Featured above: Aquamarine, Tea Rose, Golden, Steel Cut Oats, Leaf

We recommend Berroco Lanas Light for the body of this sweater. This blend of South American wools has a springy, 2ply construction that knits up well at a variety of gauges and is available in gently heathered colors.

How many balls of Lanas Light will you need?
For the CROPPED version (featured): 3 (3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5) balls
For the FULL LENGTH version: 3 (3, 4, 4) ( 4, 5, 5) (5, 6, 6) balls

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STEP 2: Choose your Color Shifting Yarn (B)
Featured above: Light Years, Ranunculus, Wild Horses, Miss Me, Bomboloni

Andrea Mowry recommends Spincycle's Dyed in the Wool for the first contrast color in this sweater - and who are we to disagree? We love the way Spincycle's unique skeins have fun and unpredictable color shifts that keep us knitting, all the while saying "just one more row!".

How many skeins of Dyed in the Wool will you need?
For the CROPPED version (featured): 2 (2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 4) skeins
For the FULL LENGTH version: 2 (3, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4)( 4, 5, 5) skeins

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STEP 3: Choose your Fluff (C)
Featured above: Frozen, Rose Quartz, Aureate, Oatmeal, Lichen

Lastly, you'll need to choose your second contrast color, and this is where things get fluffy! We love the idea of adding a textured yarn into colorwork to keep things interesting, and are thrilled to announce that we now stock hand-dyed Fuwa Fuwa from Moondrake Co.

Fuwa Fuwa is named after fluffy soufflé pancakes from Japan. This light and airy yarn is blended from brushed cashmere and superwash Merino - and it's the most scrumptiously soft thing we've ever touched.

How many skeins of Fuwa Fuwa will you need?
For the CROPPED version (featured): 1 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3) skeins
For the FULL LENGTH version: 2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3) skeins

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