Contains:
- Knitting pattern with written instructions and schematics
- US Imperial Measurements
- Women's sizes XXS to 6X (27-1/4" to 67-1/4" bust)
- Suitable for intermediate knitters
Materials you need at home:
- 975 (1125, 1150, 1300, 1325, 1425, 1500, 1575, 1700, 1775, 1825) < 1050 (1175, 1225, 1375, 1425, 1550, 1625, 1700, 1775, 1850, 1900) > yards worsted weight cotton/wool blend yarn
- One size 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 29" long or longer
- One size 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 16" long
- One set of five double-pointed needles size 6 (4 mm)
- One size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 16" long or longer
- 3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4) 7/8" buttons
This lovely cardigan is worked in one piece to the armholes (with slight body shaping to the waist), then the fronts and back are worked separately to the shoulders. The sleeves are picked up and worked down, short-row shaping to shape the sleeve caps. The Garter stitch panel at the bottom of the body is shaped gently to keep the sweater from clinging, and the 3/4-length sleeves (or alternative long sleeves) are belled slightly.
The stitch pattern is presented in written format only.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Skills Used: Knitting in the round, increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches, Wrap-and-Turn Short-Rows (explained in the pattern)
Sizes: XX-Small (X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)
Finished Measurements: 27.25 (32.75, 36.5, 40, 43.75, 49.25, 52.75, 56.5, 60, 63.75, 67.25)" bust
Materials: Worsted weight cotton/wool blend: [NOTE: You may either work 3/4-length or long sleeves. The first set of figures is for the 3/4-length sleeves; the second set of figures, shown between < >, is for the long sleeves.] 975 (1125, 1150, 1300, 1325, 1425, 1500, 1575, 1700, 1775, 1825) < 1050 (1175, 1225, 1375, 1425, 1550, 1625, 1700, 1775, 1850, 1900) > yards. Model knit in Serendipity Tweed by Brown Sheep Company (60% pima cotton / 40% wool; 100 grams / 210 yards): color #ST12 Water Lily Leaves.
Needles and Notions: One size 6 (4 mm) circular (circ) needle, 29" long or longer, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; one size 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 16" long; one set of five double-pointed needles size 6 (4 mm); one size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 16" long or longer; 3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4) 7/8" buttons
Gauges: In Garter stitch, 19 stitches and 34 rows = 4"/10 cm, using larger needles; in Rib Pattern, 22 stitches and 25 rows = 4”/10cm, using larger needles. TAKE TIME TO SAVE TIME, CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
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.