#25/ #21 Enchanted Forest Cardigan/Tree Motif by Donna Karan

#25/ #21 Enchanted Forest Cardigan/Tree Motif

Knitting
July 1992
yarn held together
DK
+ Worsted
= DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in moss stitch on larger needles using 2 strands
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
3120 - 3240 yards (2853 - 2963 m)
bust (buttoned) 58”
English
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Pattern Description from Vogue Knitting, Fall 2007: “See the enchanted forest for the trees. DKNY’s elegant motif finds its fiber soul mate here in olive ‘Merinos Sei’ by Lane Borgosesia/ Trendsetter Yarns. The textured trees on the oversize cardigan are serendipitously surrounded by moss stitching. Ribbing secures the edges, button band and fold-over collar.”

Oversized, tree motif cardigan with set-in sleeves and ribbed polo collar, by DKNY.

Knitted Measurements from Vogue Knitting, Fall 2007:

  • The body of the cardigan is one size fits all, with size variations in the sleeve length.
  • Bust (buttoned): 58”/148cm all sizes
  • Length: 26¼”/66.5cm all sizes
  • Upper arm: 19”/48.5cm all sizes
  • Sleeve length: 17 (18, 19)”

Knitted Measurements from Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book (2002):

  • The body of the cardigan is one size fits all, with size variations in the sleeve length.
  • Bust (buttoned): 58¼“/148cm all sizes
  • Length: 26¼“/66.5cm all sizes
  • Upper arm: 19”/48.5cm all sizes
  • Sleeve length: 17 (18, 19)“

Materials from Vogue Knitting, Fall 2007:

  • 1992 Yarn: 26 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 120yd/110m) of Baruffa/Lane Borgosesia Folk Mohair (mohair/wool/acrylic) in #25558 oatmeal
  • 2007 Yarn: 24 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 135yd/123m) of Trendsetter Yarns/Lane Borgosesia Merinos Sei (wool) in #220 olive
  • According to Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book, 24 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 132yd/120m) of wool worsted yarn in oatmeal. (no yarn brand specified)
  • One pair each sizes 5 and 9 (3¾ and 5½mm) needles or size to obtain gauge
  • Seven 1”/25mm buttons
  • Cable needle (cn)
  • Crochet hook for working V-stitch
  • Stitch markers

Materials from Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book (2002):

  • 24 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 132yd/120m) of wool worsted yarn in oatmeal
  • One pair each sizes 5 and 9 (3.75 and 5.5mm) needles or size to obtain gauge
  • Seven 1”/25mm buttons
  • Cable needle (cn)
  • Crochet hook for working V-st
  • Stitch markers

Gauge from Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book (2002):

  • 18 sts and 22 rows to 4”/10cm over moss st with 2 strands of yarn held tog using size 9 (5.5mm) needles
  • Take time to check gauge

Notes from Vogue Knitting, Fall 2007:

  1. Use 2 strands of yarn held together throughout.
  2. Body is the same for all sizes, only sleeve length changes.

The body of the cardigan is one size fits all, with size variations in the sleeve length. Some versions simply call for worsted weight wool yarn rather than a specific yarn.

Editor’s Note: Pattern is titled “#25 Enchanted forest Cardigan in Vogue Knitting, Fall 2007. Pattern is titled “DKNY Tree Motif Cardigan” in Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book, copyright 2002. Also published as a separate pamphlet (#P701).