Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Designer: | SweaterBabe.com |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Pages: | 14 |
| Skill Level: | Advanced |
What you'll need
| Finished bust, in: | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 |
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| Finished bust, cm: | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 |
YAM002_01
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6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Product Description
Lots of feminine details, a lovely cream-colored alpaca/silk blend yarn, and amazing lace stitch patterns add up to this beautiful, stunning cardigan. The blousy shape and fluttery short sleeves create a pretty and flattering effect. The moss stitch waist band softly gathers in the fullness to define a nice waist and finish off the cropped shape.
Make this your signature piece this year. And because it's top-down, you can alter the length to suit your taste.
The design begins with a open-lace, cabled neckband worked side to side. Stitches are then picked up along one edge of the neckband for the body and sleeves. The rest of the cardigan is worked top-down.
Thin button bands are picked up and knit, starting above the waist band. The inverted v-shape created by the waist band when buttoned is also a detail designed to flatter. Optional chain ties are added at the neckline to create a keyhole effect when the top buttons are left open or as a way to secure the cardigan if the buttons are all undone.
The sample was knit in Knit Picks Andean Silk (now discontinued). A substitute yarn is shown below.