Long Cardigan with Fancy Pattern
Sizes: 10/12 (US 6/8).
Materials:
400 g of blue yarn and 20 g of white yarn (100% Acrylic, yardage = 400 m/100 g), 1 pair of knit needle size 3 mm (US 2.5), crochet hook size 2.5 mm (US B), 7 buttons.
Stockinette stitch (St st): Work RS rows K and WS rows P.
Garter st (gst): RS and WS rows K.
Fancy Pattern:
Work according to chart. Only RS rows are shown.
On WS rows work all sts as they appear, purl yos.
Work rows 1-18 once, then repeat rows 11-18 throughout.
Back:
Cast on 135 sts and work 4 rows in garter st.
Cont to work in Fancy Pattern = 4 row reps.
Cont in St st.
Armhole Shaping: When piece measures 48 cm from cast on, at both ends bind off 4 sts and then on every 2nd row 3 sts once, 2 sts twice and 1 st once.
When piece measures 70 cm from cast on, bind off all sts.
Right Front:
Cast on 69 sts and work 4 rows in garter st.
Cont to work in Fancy Pattern = 4 row reps.
Cont as foll: selv st, 12 sts in Fancy Pattern, 56 sts in St st, selv st.
Work even.
Armhole Shaping: When piece measures 48 cm from cast on, at left end bind off 4 sts and then on every 2nd row 3 sts once, 2 sts twice and 1 st once.
At the same time, to shape neckline, after sts of Fancy Pattern, dec 1 st 22 times on every 2nd row.
When piece measures 70 cm from cast on, bind off all sts.
Left Front: Work in reverse.
Sleeve:
Cast on 50 sts and work 4 rows in gst. Inc 19 sts evenly across last row.
Cont to work in Fancy Pattern = 4 row reps.
Cont in St st.
Sleeve Shaping: Inc 1 st each side every 8th row.
Cap Shaping: When piece measures 40 cm from cast on, at both ends bind off 4 sts and then on every 2nd row 3 sts once, 2 sts twice and 1 st 18 times.
When piece measures 56 cm from cast on, bind off all sts.
Finishing:
Close shoulder seams.
Sew sleeve seams and set in sleeves.
Along side edges of fronts and neckline, with crochet hook, work 4 rnds sc while opening buttonholes evenly spaced on right front with chain sts.
With crochet hook and white yarn, work 1 row crab st (= sc from left to right) evenly around bottom edge of cardigan, side edges of fronts, neckline and bottom edges of sleeves.
Sew on buttons.
