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BANDIT COLLECTION

This pattern has also been graded for babies and children with 9 sizes from newborn to 12 years. If you add this pattern and Baby Bandit to your cart and purchase both at the same time, you will receive a $3 discount. Please note that this promotion will not work if you purchase both patterns separately at different times.

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DESCRIPTION

BANDIT is a whimsical cardigan for the playful thief in all of us. The design was inspired by Beatrix Potter’s timeless illustrations, featuring subtle gathers around the collar and cuffs, and named for Peter Rabbit, the daring childhood hero who knew how to claim a carrot that was rightfully his. With a seamless yoked top-down construction knit mostly in stockinette and unique folded hems for the collar and cuffs, this design is meant to be a comfort project, both in the making and wearing. The pattern includes 10 sizes, instructions and yardage for cropped or full length, and 7 video tutorials to walk you through the unique finishing details.

→ Click here to download a free preview with all the pattern details, including sizing information, yarn requirements, gauge and needles, and a full schematic.

→ This pattern is lovely when finished with a fabric button band, which I wrote a step-by-step tutorial for here!

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SIZING

To choose your size, measure the circumference of your torso around the fullest part of your bust and choose the size that fits with 6-10”/15-25cm of positive ease. If you are between bust sizes, choose the size that will get you closest to 2-5”/5-12.5cm of positive ease at the bicep.

In the photos, Jacqui (rose) is wearing a size 7 with 6”/15cm of positive ease at the bust and 3”/7.5 cm of positive ease at the bicep, and Anne (caramel) is wearing a size 4 with 10”/25cm of positive ease at the bust and 4”/10cm of positive ease at the bicep.

Sizes by finished bust circumference:
In inches: (36, 40) [44, 48, 52, 56] {60, 64, 68, 72}
In centimeters: (90, 100) [110, 120, 130, 140] {150, 160, 170, 180}

→ To see how BANDIT looks across the size range with varying amounts of ease, check out the test knitting round up here!

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GAUGE, NEEDLES, NOTIONS

Gauge: 22 sts and 32 rows over 4”/10cm in stockinette after blocking

Recommended needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) 40”/100 cm circular, smaller circular or DPNs or sleeves and cuffs if not using magic loop

Recommended crochet hook: Size E or F (for provisional cast on and optional edging on button band)

Notions: stitch markers, locking stitch markers, darning needle, extra circular needle in any size smaller than main needles (for joining folded hems), stitch holders, scrap yarn, 5-9 15mm buttons

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YARN

This cardigan is designed for a sport weight wool/wool blend. I used Little Skein in the Big Wool’s Harvest Sport (312 yds / 285 meters / 100 g), a non-superwash domestic Merino & Rambouillet wool blend. This yarn is made with 3 plies and a tight twist, which creates a round and bouncy fabric. It is super soft, at 21 microns, with a slight sheen and drape. It holds its shape and does not grow too much when blocking (unlike superwash merino wool).

CROPPED:
Skeins: (3, 4) [4, 5, 5, 6] {6, 7, 8, 8}
Yards: (850, 950) [1100, 1250, 1450, 1650] {1850, 2050, 2250, 2450}
Meters: (775, 870) [1005, 1145, 1325, 1510] {1690, 1875, 2055, 2240}

FULL LENGTH:
Skeins: (4, 4) [5, 5, 6, 7] {7, 8, 9, 9}
Yards: (1010, 1120) [1280, 1440, 1660, 1880] {2100, 2320, 2540, 2760}
Meters: (925, 1025) [1170, 1315, 1520, 1720] {1920, 2120, 2325, 2525}

Other suitable yarns:

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Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport
Briggs & Little Sport
Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport

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Harrisville Designs FlyWHEEL
Sincere Sheep Cormo Sport
Retrosaria Vovó

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The Farmers Daughter Fibers Recollect
Little Skein in the Big Wool Harvest
La Bien Aimée Helix (held double)

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SHARING

See pictures of other Bandit sweaters and share pictures of your own progress on Instagram with the hashtag #BanditCardigan. Be sure to tag @jaqcieslak too!

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All of my garment patterns are #sizeinclusive up to at least a 60” full bust circumference.