SUMMARY: Happy is a woman’s mid hip-length cardigan with pockets, long, fitted cap sleeves and a polo collar. The overall pattern of working stitches together from both the front and the back gives a textured, brocaded appearance to the fabric while the hemline, button bands, cuffs, pocket edges and collar are worked in garter stitch. The button band stitches are picked-up from the body while the collar is knit seperately and and attached in the finishing stages.

SIZES: Small (Medium, Large).

FINISHED CHEST: 36 (38, 40)”/ 91.5 (96.5, 101.5) cm.

YARN REQUIREMENTS: Light-weight, DK yarn: 1460 (1533, 1606) yds / 1335 (1402, 1469) yds / 20 (21, 22) balls.

SHOWN IN: Rowan Kid Silk, #968 Fancy.* Note: this yarn has been discontinued.

CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: increasing and decreasing in knitting, picking-up stitches to knit onwards and back stitch or mattress stitch seaming.