big & small leaves cardigan by alfa knits

big & small leaves cardigan

Knitting
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12.5 stitches and 19 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
700 - 820 yards (640 - 750 m)
bust: 32/34/36/38/40/42/44/46” =81/87/92/96/102/107/112/116 cm
English
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Twining leaves, growing from big leaves at the bottom to small ones curling around the neck.

A quick knit in bulky yarn or in dk weight held double.

Available for S, M & L and L & XL. (3 pdf’s)
finished measurements of the cardigan: bust: 32/34/36/38/40/42/44/46” = 81/87/92/96/102/107/112/116 cm

Can be worn with no ease or negative ease.
Choose one or two sizes smaller if you want a fitted look (the leaves look nicer with a negative ease)

The pattern is written and includes charts and photo’s.

This is an experiment constructing a cardigan in an unusual way. The body is knitted bottom up with a large leaf panel. Then the sleeves are worked (also bottom up with 1 large leaf at the bottom). After that the leaf panel is worked (while the leaves are getting smaller) around the neck. Stitches are picked up at the front and neck to work the buttonbands with short rows to follow the curve of the leaves.

errata
Written instructions next to the charts:
On row 15, both right and left leaves, there is a YO missing in the written instructions, the charts are correct.