Contains:
- Knitting pattern with written instructions and schematics
- US Imperial Measurements
- Women's sizes XXS to 6X (28" to 68" bust, with fronts tied at center)
- Suitable for intermediate knitters
Materials you need at home:
- 1200 (1325, 1425, 1600, 1750, 1850, 2000, 2175, 2300, 2425, 2575) yards DK/light worsted weight wool yarn
- Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 32" long or longer
- Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 12" long or longer
- One set of five double-pointed needles size 5 (3.75 mm)
- Crochet hook size F-5 (3.75 mm)
- Stitch markers in 3 different colors
- Waste yarn
- 2 removable markers
- Tapestry needle
This cardigan is worked from the top down, beginning with the back collar, which is worked in two directions from a provisional cast-on. Stitches are cast on for the back shoulders, and the back neck stitches are picked up from one long side edge of the collar; the back is worked to the armholes, then placed on hold while the fronts are picked up from the back shoulders and worked to the armholes. Then the back and fronts are joined and the body is worked to the bottom edge, where a shirttail hem is shaped using short rows. The sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked to the cuffs, with short-row shaping to shape the sleeve caps.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Skills Used: Provisional cast-on, knitting in the round, increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches, Japanese Short-Rows (explained in the pattern)
Sizes: XX-Small (X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)
Finished Measurements: 28 (32.5, 36, 40.5, 44.5, 48.25, 52.5, 56.25, 60, 64.25, 68)" bust, with fronts tied at center; intended to be worn with approximately 4" ease
Materials: DK/light worsted weight wool: 1200 (1325, 1425, 1600, 1750, 1850, 2000, 2175, 2300, 2425, 2575) yards. NOTE: If you plan to increase the length of the Body or Sleeves, be sure to purchase extra yarn. Model knit in Plymouth Yarn DK Merino Superwash (100% fine merino superwash wool; 50 grams / 130 yards): color #1017 Cilantro
Needles and Notions: Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 32" long or longer, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 12" long or longer, and set of five double-pointed needles, for Sleeves; crochet hook size F-5 (3.75 mm); stitch markers in 3 different colors; waste yarn; 2 removable markers; tapestry needle
Gauge: In Stockinette stitch, 23 stitches and 31 rows = 4"/10 cm
If you are unfamiliar with working a set-in-sleeve sweater from the top-down, my 2-part tutorial gives you everything you'll need to know to do it successfully. http://www.basixknitting.com/anatomy-of-a-top-down-sweater/
Sue McCain
Like many knitters, I learned how to knit from my mother at an early age, then promptly forgot as life got in the way. I returned to it for a short time as a student in Paris when a friend convinced me to try it again. The third time was the charm—my mother retaught me while I was in grad school. I was tired of trying to find sweaters with long enough sleeves to fit my 6′ frame, so I decided I’d just make my own. I fell madly in love with knitting, and eventually slipped into designing for myself when I began reworking existing patterns with elements that I liked better. And, of course, adjusting the sleeve and body lengths.