Maxfield Cardigan by Amy Christoffers

Maxfield Cardigan

Knitting
July 2012
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1300 - 1650 yards (1189 - 1509 m)
41 (43, 48, 49 1/2, 55)” to fit approximately a 34 (36, 42, 46, 52) bust.
English
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Finished Measurements
41 (43, 48, 49 1/2, 55)” to fit approximately a 34 (36, 42, 46, 52) bust.

Materials
Lorna’s Laces Honor 70% Alpaca, 30% silk; 275yd/251m per 100g skein
MC: Cookies Deep Dark Secret; 3 3, 4, 4, 4 skeins
CC: Pocket Square; 2 skeins.

Needles
Body & Sleeves:
30” US 5/3.75mm circular
4 US 5/3.75mm dpn

Edging:
30” US 3/3.25mm circular
4 US 3/3.25mm dpn

Notions required
Stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle.

Gauge
22 sts x 30 rows= 4”
in Pattern on larger needles

23 sts x 32 rows= 4”
in stockinette stitch on larger needles

Construction Notes
The body and sleeves are worked from the bottom up, joined at the underarms then the yoke is worked in one piece with raglan shaping. The front panels are worked in 2 pieces without shaping, grafted at the center neck back, and sewn onto the fronts and neck back.

Errata note- A corrected PDF has been sent 9/15/12

The corrections are:

The CO #for the 3rd size sleeve should be 60 sts

-Do begin the increases on the next row after the pattern repeat as the pattern states (this is not errata, just clarification)

-The sleeve underarms should be 13 (15, 17, 19, 21) sts 7 (8, 9, 10, 11) from the beginning of the round and 6 (7, 8, 9, 10) from the end of the round.