Willow Cardigan by Claudia Olson

Willow Cardigan

Knitting
September 2013
Brooks Farm Willow
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Main Pattern: Row 1-4: K1, P1; Row 5-8: P1, K1
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1200 - 2000 yards (1097 - 1829 m)
XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This idea came to me while discussing a design with a friend over coffee. I knew I wanted to do a V-neck cardigan, with lace edge and I wanted to refer to the lace pattern on the sleeves. Continuing the pattern up and around the neck was something I’d done before. The idea of incorporating the sleeve lace into the neck was what inspired this pattern.
I like the look of a textured, almost woven effect in knitting and decided to make that the body. With a little decrease at the waist, the Willow Cardigan came together.