Shabby Cheryl by Sue Peterson

Shabby Cheryl

Knitting
May 2016
DK (11 wpi) ?
5.75 stitches = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch, Reverse Stockinette Stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
2110 - 2321 yards (1929 - 2122 m)
XSmall - XLarge
English
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Style

Wear this Over sized Cardigan all year! Simple to knit and easy to put together. Reverse stockinette stitch is used to achieve a little texture. Button up this sweater and wear it with a cotton tee or shirt.
Skills Needed

Casting On

Stockinette Stitch and Reverse Stockinette Stitch (knitting one row, purling one row)

Decreasing (knitting two together or purling together)

Buttonholes (simple method)

Picking up stitches for the neck

Binding Off
Yarn

Lucci’s DK Mercerized Cotton Tape (100% Mercerized Cotton) 211 yards. 50 grams
XSmall /Small 9 skeins, Medium 10 skeins / Large/XLarge 11 skeins
Supplies Needed

Tape measure
Tapestry Needle
7 3/4 inch buttons
Needles - #5 and # 7 Circular needles due to so many stitches on your needle
Please remember that after knitting up your swatch, your needle size may change.
Gauge

5.75 stitches = 1” or 20 sts. = a 4 in square in Stockinette Stitch using a #7 needle