Afrikansk Domino / African Domino - cardigan by Marianne Isager

Afrikansk Domino / African Domino - cardigan

Knitting
January 2005
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
= Light Fingering ?
25 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch (2 strands)
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
7363 - 8479 yards (6733 - 7753 m)
SIZE SHOWN: Medium; 44 1/2'' (113 cm)
Danish English German Japanese

From ‘Knitting Out of Africa’: “Inspired by the small flashes of white visible on the backsides of leaping antelopes, the fronts of this kimono-style cardigan feature patterned panels that build around small white squares. The back of the cardigan features a mitered chevron pattern that is worked in a combination of garter stitch and stockinette stitch.

The panels are worked in mitered squares and triangles from lower front to shoulders, then joined at the back neck where they flow into the mitered chevron pattern of the back. Accent areas of stockinette stitch in contrasting colors emphasize the directionality of the mitered pieces. Stitches for the sides and sleeves are picked up along the edges of the fronts and back, then worked outward in rows for the shaped side panels and sleeves. Stitches for the combined neckband/lapels are picked up around the front opening, and the drapery lapels are shaped into points.”

There are three colours used in this design – Main colour (MC), Contrasting colour (CC) and Accent colour (A).

This pattern is also available as a pullover here:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/african-domino-pullover

SIZES: Small (Medium, Large).

FINISHED CHEST/BUST CIRCUMFERENCE: 40½ (44½, 48½)”/ 103 (113, 123) cm

YARN REQUIREMENTS: Fingering-weight (CYCA Super Fine #1) yarn, MC – 3348 (4464, 4464) yds / 3060 (4080, 4080) m, CC – 3348 yds / 3060 m and A – 667 yds / 610 m. Note: The yarns used are held double throughout the work. Yardage is based on the amounts required for the shortest yarn in use for the specific colour.

SHOWN IN: MC - Isager Tvinni Alpaca, #30 Black and Isager Spinni, #30 Black, CC – Alpaca, #47 dark Blue-Gray and Spinni, #4 Charcoal Heather and A – Spinni, #2 light Gray Heather.

MC and CC – one strand of Alpaca and one strand of Spinni, A – 2 strands of Spinni.

NEEDLES REQUIRED: US 2.5 (3.0mm) straight and 24”/60cm and 32” /80cm circulars.

ADDITIONAL GUAGE INFORMATION: 25 sts and 48 rows equal 4” in garter stitch with MC using 2 strands held together.

CHARTS INCLUDED: the pattern is not charted but written out.

GERMAN PATTERN TRANSLATIONS: Isager-Stitches; Note these are translations only, you will need to purchase a book as well.