Bell Cardi (top down)

A spectacular cardigan

Construction
Knitted top-down with a bell structure. The bells are created by increasing into a triangular structure in stockinette, then binding off all the stitches. Raglan increases are worked in the yoke. The piece is divided for the body and sleeves, which are worked separately. The jacket is not very difficult technically, but requires a lot of work.

Size Guide
The jacket can fit with either a very generous or a very close ease. Measure against a garment you own to find the right size. The jacket in the photo is size 1 and the model is 168 cm tall. The cardi is also nice as a bolero or shorter cardi.

Sizes
1 (2) 3

Yarn
Rauma Alpakka Lin, double strands
1050 (1150) 1250 g

or

Rauma Tjukk Mohair, single strand
950 (1000) 1100 g

Cutting bell rows
One less bell row on the body saves about 105–145 g of yarn. Cutting a row from the sleeves saves another 75–100 g. Gauge varies between knitters, so leave a little margin.

Recommended Needles
5.5 mm/40 cm and 80 cm | US 9/16" and 32" circular needles

Gauge per 10 cm | 4 inches
Stockinette on 5.5 mm | US 9 needles, held double: approx. 11 sts / 16 rows

Measurements lying flat
Width: 67 (74) 81 cm | 26.4 (29.1) 31.9"
Length: 71 (73) 83 cm | 28 (28.7) 32.7"
The length will stretch somewhat in use as the garment is quite heavy in Alpaca Lin.

Yarn Alternatives
Rauma Alpakka Lin: 175 m / 191 yds / 50 g
Alternatives: Pickles Soft Fuzz | 195 m / 213 y / 50 g
Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk | 140 m / 153 yds / 25 g

Rauma Tjukk Mohair: 100 m / 109 yds / 50 g
Alternatives: Pickles Big Fuzz | 100 m / 109 y / 50 g
Hip Knit Shop Hip Mohair | 110 m / 120 yds / 50 g
Lang Yarn Mohair Trend | 100 m / 109 yds / 50 g
Lana Grossa Silkhair Lusso | 100 m / 109 yds / 50 g

Difficulty
elementary | easy | experienced | expert