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Fundamental Top-Down Women's Cardigan



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20 pages

Item code: F13
Description

This basic women’s cardigan pattern is a perfect beginner project or for knitting with self-patterning yarns, highly textured yarns, or any yarn that needs to be the star of the show. The pattern's blank canvas is also great for stripes or embroidered embellishments. Pattern includes instructions for crew neck and V neck. Knit from the top down with raglan shaping, this cardigan is a seamless garment that is easily custom-fit. (Makes at least 48 different sweaters!)



Finished Measurements

Chest: 37 (39, 41, 43), 45 (47, 49, 51), 53 (55, 57, 59)” [94 (99, 104, 109), 114.5 (119.5, 124.5, 129.5), 134.5 (139.5, 145, 150) cm]
This measurement differs by one-quarter to one-half inch on some sizes.



Materials

• Needle size for chosen gauge (see patt) one 24”, two 16” circular needles, and dpn set
• Stitch holders (or scrap yarn)
• Stitch markers (4)
• Yarn needle
• 8 (8, 8, 10), 10 (10, 10, 10), 12 (12, 12, 12) 7/8” [2 cm] buttons



Gauge

See patt—four different gauges included



Skills Used

Knitting in the round, increases, decreases, picking up stitches, eyelet buttonholes


Yarn Used: Elsebeth Lavold Classic AL (right) and Patons Classic Wool (left)



Construction

Knit from the top down with raglan shaping, this cardigan is a seamless garment that is easily custom-fit. Sleeves are knit from the top down in the round and button/ buttonhole bands and neck edging are worked after picking up stitches around front opening. Instructions include the option of crew neck or V neck. Makes at least 48 different sweaters! Suggested positive ease of approx 4” [10 cm].