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Kapua is a gentle cloud. She is light and soft and sprinkled with the prettiest simple lace.

Seamlessly knitted from the top down with a graceful collar and buttonless i-cord front edge worked as you go, Kapua is solace from the storm and a delicious adventure on your needles.

Suitable for intermediate and experienced knitters, Kapua is full of beautiful details that create an ethereal finish.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) {7, 8, 9, 10, 11}

Finished shoulder width 19 (20, 21, 22, 23, 24.25) {25.25, 26.25, 27.25, 28.25, 29.5}“/47.5 (50, 52.5, 55, 58, 60.5) {63, 65.5, 68.5, 71, 73.5} cm.

Measure your shoulders tip to tip and choose a size with a finished shoulder-width approx. 6-8”/ 15-20.5 cm wider. It’ll drop a little further when worn.

Sample is shown in size 3 on 36”/91.5 cm bust with approx. 7”/ 18 cm ease at the shoulder.

GAUGE
24 sts/37 rows = 4”/10 cm with US 4/3.5 mm needles in stockinette stitch, flat & in the round, with yarns held together, after blocking.
23 sts/43 rows = 4”/10 cm with US 4/3.5 mm needles in lace pattern, flat, with yarns held together, after blocking.

YARN

Approx. 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6) {6, 7, 7, 7, 7} skeins each of Shibui Knits Cima (70% superbaby alpaca/30% fine Merino, 328 yds/300 m per 50g skein) and Shibui Knits Silk Cloud (60% kid mohair/40% silk, 330 yds/302 m per 25g skein).

If substituting yarn, this equates to approx. 1500 (1500, 1500, 1800, 1800, 1800) {1800, 2100, 2100, 2100, 2100} m of light 4ply / heavy laceweight yarn held together with the equivalent meterage of mohair silk lace weight. Alternatively you could use lace-weight/ 3-ply yarn held double or a single strand of 4ply yarn.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 4/3.5 mm circular needles; 16”/40 cm, 32”/ 80 cm and for knitting small circumferences. US 3/3.25 mm circular needle, 32”/80 cm. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

3 stitch markers (1 removable), scrap yarn or spare needle for provisional cast-on, scrap yarn or stitch holder, small crochet hook or yarn needle.