Dagny

Knitting
January 2020
yarn held together
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in stranded stockinette worked in the round on 5.5mm needles
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
chest circ. (buttoned) - 31.5 (35, 38.5, 42.5, 46.25, 50.25, 56) in/ 80 (89, 98, 108, 117.5, 127.5, 142) cm
English
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Dagny Tande Lid was a beautiful illustrator of flowers from Norway.

This is a pattern for a cardigan with a circular yoke. It is worked from the bottom up and in the round with a steek. There are notes about sizing for women and men.

yarn:
Simply Alpaca Aran by, Knit Picks; Aran; 100% Alpaca
225yds (205m) / 100g
Simply Aran Alpaca is not a true aran weight.
approximate yarn amounts:
(amounts given are for 2 strands held together, if using a standard Aran weight yarn, divide amount by 2)
MC - 6 (7, 8, 9, 10, 12) 16 skeins
CC1 - 1 skein
CC2 - 1 skein
CC3 - 1 skein
needles:
5.0mm (us no 8) circ. needle 32”/80 cm long
5.0mm (us no 8) dpn (for sleeves)
5.5mm (us no 9) circ. needle 24”/60 cm long
5.5mm (us no 9) dpn (for sleeves)
4.5mm (us no 7) circ. needle 24”/60cm long for button bands and bottom edge rib
3.75mm (us no 5) circ. needle 24 in/60cm for collar rib
Some knitters work stranded and single-coloured at different gauges. Change needles, as needed, to keep gauge the same throughout.
gauge:
18 (18) stitches x 22 (16) rows = 4 in/10 cm over stockinette (stranded stockinette) in the round with yarn doubled on 5.0 (5.5) mm needles
approximate size:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
chest circ. (buttoned) - 31.5 (35, 38.5, 42.5, 46.25, 50.25, 56) in/ 80 (89, 98, 108, 117.5, 127.5, 142) cm
additional tools:
needle to weave in ends, st markers, st holders/waste yarn, 7 - 10 buttons sized 15mm