Karst is a bulky-weight cardigan knit top-down and seamlessly with a hybrid saddle-raglan construction that varies increase rates to give a better fit through the shoulders. Baby-cabled ribbing (which requires no actual cabling) trims the edges. The fronts are curved slightly with decreases. The collar is picked up and knitted on.

Skills required: long-tail cast-on, backwards-loop cast-on, picking up stitches, increasing, decreasing, grafting stitches (just a few!)

Sample is shown modeled with 7.5 cm of positive ease. Test-knit ease ranged from none to 10 cm. Choose the amount of ease that you want, but be sure to check the other measurements given in the schematic as well. The given bust measurement is with a very slight overlap of the front edges.

A note about meterage estimates: There was a lot of variation in the amount of yarn used by my testers, mostly because I encouraged modifications for a good fit - especially important when using a bulky yarn. I’ve tried to give the best numbers I can that will allow enough yarn to complete your project without buying a lot more than you need. Keep in mind that adding length or doing fewer waist/sleeve decreases will increase your meterage. If you’re using a hand-dyed yarn, best to have an extra skein just in case!

Sizes available (actual garment measurement at bust with front edges slightly overlapped, in cm): 84, (95.5, 107.5, 119), {130.5, 142}

Gauge: 14 stitches and 20 rows to 10 cm of blocked stockinette

Note: Though conversions to the metric system have been made on this page for your convenience, the pattern itself uses American measurements.

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