Summer Breezes: Cardigan by Diane Zangl

Summer Breezes: Cardigan

Knitting
January 1999
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
3.75 mm (F)
1781 - 2740 yards (1629 - 2505 m)
36 (38, 40, 42, 44)" (91.5 (96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112) cm) bust/chest circumference
English
This pattern is available in print for $6.00.

This pattern has a matching tank.

Pattern Description from Interweave Online Store: “This feminine twin set includes a short cardigan and top. The swingy cardigan is worked in ribbed stitch that is broken with a textured pattern at the lower front edge. The texture is formed by yarnovers worked on the wrong side of the work. The set-in sleeves, scoop neckline, and remaining edges are finished with reverse single crochet. This sweater is slightly shaped at the waist.”

Finished Size: 36 (38, 40, 42, 44)“ (91.5 (96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112) cm) bust/chest circumference. Cardigan shown measures 38” (96.5 cm).

Yarn: Plymouth Wildflower DK (51% cotton/49% acrylic; 137 yd (125 m)/50 g): #52 light pink, 13 (14, 16, 18, 20) balls.

Yarn weight: #3 - Light

Gauge:

  • 23 sts and 29 rows = 4” (10 cm) in St st
  • 30 sts and 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in rib pattern.

Needles: Size 4 (3.5 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Markers (m); tapestry needle; size F/5 (3.75-mm) crochet hook.

Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Summer 1999