This light fade cardigan is a pleasure to wear because it is warm and very light. This cardigan is knitted top-down. For the sleeves you pick up stitches around the armhole. The entire pattern is supported with a line drawing which shows the number of stitches. Refer to the line drawing at all steps.

Person in the picture wears size L/XL.

What do you need in total? 
based on the colors in the picture for size S/M and M/L) (L/XL, XL/XXL, XXL/3XL):
• 1 (3 skeins Sock merino in a fade)
• 2 balls ( 1 L/XL, XL/XXL, XXL/3XL)

What do you need in total when you knit this kimono in 1 color? How much meter/yards? (size S/M, M/L) (L/XL, XL/XXL, XXL/3XL)
• ± 1175m (1285y) Sock merino ( 100 m (109y) for L/XL, XL/XXL, XXL/3XL)
(that’s 3 skeins sock merino 425m (465yds) per skein)
• 420m (460y) kidmohair (or any Lace-weight yarn) ( 100 m (109y) for L/XL, XL/XXL, XXL/3XL)
(that’s 2 balls kidmohair of 210m (229y) ( 1 ball for L/XL, XL/XXL, XXL/3XL))

Sizes: S/M, M/L, L/XL, XL/XXL and  XXL/3XL
S/M: length: ± 52 cm, width: ± 56 cm
M/L: length: ± 52 cm, width: ± 58 cm
L/XL: length: ± 56 cm, width: ± 60 cm
XL/XXL: length: ± 56 cm, width: ± 62 cm
XXL/3XL:  length: ± 60 cm, width: ± 64 cm
Due to the stretch, the kimono will be a few cm longer.

Tools:
Circular Knitting needles with a cable of 80cm:
• 6mm (UK 4 / US 10) 
• 10mm (UK 000 / US 15) 

Remaining materials:
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers
• Scissors