The Honey Cardigan is a relaxed drop shoulder style cardigan in a cable and rib pattern with a polished double knit button band. Knitted in baby alpaca yarn, this layering item is ultra soft with a subtle halo that is both cozy looking and yields great cable stitch definition.
This is a purchase of digital pattern instructions to knit this item, not a physical product.
construction
The Honey Cardigan is worked top down and seamlessly in an allover cable and rib pattern. Circular needles are used to work flat, beginning with the upper back that increases to the width of the back, then is placed on hold. Stitches are picked up at each side to create the shoulders and front neckline shaping, then joined at the underarms to the back. The body is worked flat and finished with 1x1 ribbing, then bound off. Stitches are picked up around the cardigan front with a long cable, and a double knitted buttonband is created using a DPN. Stitches are picked up around each armhole then worked in the round while decreasing, finishing with 1x1 ribbing and bound off. After blocking, buttons are sewn to the buttonband.
supplies
1265 (1385) 1410 (1535) 1630 (1880) 1970 (2090) 2185 yds [1155 (1265) 1290 (1405) 1490 (1720) 1800 (1910) 2000 m] of Yarnalia Cozy 100% baby alpaca (100g; 219 yds [200m] per ball) in color Cobblestone or similar DK to light worsted yarn that meets gauge.
3.25mm(US3) DPNs and 40” circular needles [100 cm] for button band
3.5mm(US4) 16”, and 32” circular needles [40, and 80 cm] for ribbing
4.5mm(US7) DPNs, 16”, 24”, 32-40” circular needles [40, 60, and 80-100 cm] for main fabric
Notions: Three ¾” [20 mm] buttons, thread and needle, 4 locking stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle, waste yarn/barber cord, measuring tape.
Optional: Cable connector, counter/locking stitch markers for row counting
sizes
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10)
Finished bust measurement (when buttoned): 40¼ (44½) 46½ (51½) 53½ (59¾) 64 (66¾) 71” [101 (112) 117 (129) 134 (150) 160 (167) 178 cm] Measure fullest point of torso and add recommended ease to find the ideal finished bust measurement
This cardigan is designed with a recommended positive ease of 7½-10½” [19-26.5 cm]. It is relaxed at the bust and drapes straight through the body with dropped shoulders. The sample pictured is size 2 worn with 10½” [26.5 cm] of ease.
gauge
(4.5mm needle) 23 sts x 28 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Cable Rib worked flat and in the round, wet blocked. Cable and rib pattern charts for swatching are in the pattern file.
The Honey Cardigan is a relaxed drop shoulder style cardigan in a cable and rib pattern with a polished double knit button band. Knitted in baby alpaca yarn, this layering item is ultra soft with a subtle halo that is both cozy looking and yields great cable stitch definition.
This is a purchase of digital pattern instructions to knit this item, not a physical product.
construction
The Honey Cardigan is worked top down and seamlessly in an allover cable and rib pattern. Circular needles are used to work flat, beginning with the upper back that increases to the width of the back, then is placed on hold. Stitches are picked up at each side to create the shoulders and front neckline shaping, then joined at the underarms to the back. The body is worked flat and finished with 1x1 ribbing, then bound off. Stitches are picked up around the cardigan front with a long cable, and a double knitted buttonband is created using a DPN. Stitches are picked up around each armhole then worked in the round while decreasing, finishing with 1x1 ribbing and bound off. After blocking, buttons are sewn to the buttonband.
supplies
1265 (1385) 1410 (1535) 1630 (1880) 1970 (2090) 2185 yds [1155 (1265) 1290 (1405) 1490 (1720) 1800 (1910) 2000 m] of Yarnalia Cozy 100% baby alpaca (100g; 219 yds [200m] per ball) in color Cobblestone or similar DK to light worsted yarn that meets gauge.
3.25mm(US3) DPNs and 40” circular needles [100 cm] for button band
3.5mm(US4) 16”, and 32” circular needles [40, and 80 cm] for ribbing
4.5mm(US7) DPNs, 16”, 24”, 32-40” circular needles [40, 60, and 80-100 cm] for main fabric
Notions: Three ¾” [20 mm] buttons, thread and needle, 4 locking stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle, waste yarn/barber cord, measuring tape.
Optional: Cable connector, counter/locking stitch markers for row counting
sizes
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10)
Finished bust measurement (when buttoned): 40¼ (44½) 46½ (51½) 53½ (59¾) 64 (66¾) 71” [101 (112) 117 (129) 134 (150) 160 (167) 178 cm] Measure fullest point of torso and add recommended ease to find the ideal finished bust measurement
This cardigan is designed with a recommended positive ease of 7½-10½” [19-26.5 cm]. It is relaxed at the bust and drapes straight through the body with dropped shoulders. The sample pictured is size 2 worn with 10½” [26.5 cm] of ease.
gauge
(4.5mm needle) 23 sts x 28 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Cable Rib worked flat and in the round, wet blocked. Cable and rib pattern charts for swatching are in the pattern file.
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