I am now retired from knit design due to progressive arthritis and I am offering my designs to Ravelry users for free. I will not be providing designer support any longer but my patterns are tech edited and almost all have been tested.

Andesite is a top-down, seamless, buttoned cardigan with shoulder and waist shaping and slip-stitch 2 color sections for front and back yokes, bottom and sleeve hems. The body of the cardigan is worked flat. The sleeve caps are created with easy-to-understand short rows and sleeves are then worked in the round.

Cross Back
14 (14.5, 15, 15.5, 16, 16.5, 17, 17, 17.5, 17.5, 18)” with
intended 0–0.5” negative ease

Materials
455 (495, 520, 555, 585, 625, 655, 690, 730, 780, 825) yds
in MC and 395 (425, 450, 480, 505, 535, 565, 595, 625, 670,
710) yds in CC in DK or light worsted-weight yarn
Shown in: Mountain Meadows Wool Alpine (255 yds/233 m;
100 g/3.52 oz; 100% Mountain Merino®Targhee Wool): 2 (2, 3,
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins Moss (MC) and 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3,
3, 3, 3, 3) skeins Natural Cream (CC)

Buttons – 7 or 8

Needles
US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles or size needed for gauge: 24”/60
cm, 32”/80 cm, and needles of choice for knitting sleeve in the
round
US 4 (3.5 mm) or 3 sizes smaller than gauge needle: 40”/100 cm
or longer circular to accommodate PU sts on fronts and bottom
hem on one needle, and needle of choice for knitting sleeve
ribbing in the round

Gauge
20 sts and 30 rows = 4”/10 cm in St st
20 sts and 40 rows = 4”/10 cm in Andesite Charted pattern

Skills needed for this intermediate pattern
slipping stitches with yarn in front or back,
picking up stitches, invisible ribbed bind off (tutorial), working simple slip stitch from a chart without written instructions, simple increases and decreases, w+t short rows