I love this cardigan. Faded jeans, smart trousers, summer dresses, fitted skirts – it goes with them all. Knit from the top down using bulky yarn, it would make the ideal first garment as it is simple, yet the small details – such as the waist shaping which creates the flaring shape – sustain interest. Accentuated with a row of large buttons, the cardigan can be fastened in a number of ways. Once you knit it, you’re sure to find that it’s a garment you will always be glad to have!
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Size
XXS [XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL]
To fit bust 76[81, 86, 91, 96, 101, 106, 111] cm (30[32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44] inches)
Finished measurements
Bust: 76[81, 86, 91, 96, 101, 106, 111] cm (30[32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44] inches)
Front length: 44.5[46.4, 48.3, 50.2, 52.1, 54, 55.9, 57.8] cm (17.5[18.25, 19, 19.75, 20.5, 21.25, 22, 22.75 ] inches)
Because of the style of the garment, the back rises up slightly; thus, take the back measurement to be approximately 1-1.5 inches (2.5-3.75 cm) higher than the front.
Sleeve, underarm to bottom edge: 13.3[13.3, 14, 14, 14.6, 14.6, 15.2, 15.2] cm (5.25[5.25, 5.5, 5.5, 5.75, 5.75, 6, 6] inches)
Materials
Approximately 200[250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550] metres (218[273, 328, 382, 437, 492, 546, 601] yards) bulky yarn
I used Rowan ‘Polar’, now discontinued. Possible substitutes include Reynolds ‘Blizzard’; Brown Sheep ‘Lamb’s Pride Bulky’; Debbie Bliss ‘Donegal Tweed’; Rowan ‘Scottish Tweed’.
If you have difficulties in finding a bulky-weight yarn in the fibre of your choice, remember that it’s always possible to double-strand an worsted weight. However, if you do decide to do this, make sure that you are happy with the drape and consistency of the fabric, that your knitting has the same tension as the one stated below, and that you buy enough yarn to accommodate the pattern.
4[4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6] 40mm (o.2in) wooden buttons
Equipment
8mm 80cm circular needle
8mm double-pointed needles (set of four)
4 stitch markers
Yarn needle
Sewing needle and thread
Tacking thread
Dressmaker’s pins
Oddments of scrap yarn
Please note that the cardigan body is not worked in the round; a circular needle is necessary in order to hold all of the stitches. The sleeves, however, are worked in the round.
Tension
12 stitches and 16 rows to 10cm (4inches) in stocking stitch
Skills needed
Knitting in 2×2 rib; increasing and decreasing; knitting in the round; making buttonholes
The pattern includes full instructions and schematic diagrams.
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£3.50
