Bonnie Erin Cardigan by Valentina Bogdanova

Bonnie Erin Cardigan

Knitting
January 2019
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
849 - 1301 yards (776 - 1190 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
English Russian

This V-neck cardigan has a seamless top-down construction and contiguous sleeves. The color I chose makes me think of the mystical forests of Ireland full of fairy creatures. I named it Bonnie Erin as this beautiful name comes first to my mind when I think of Ireland.
Mostly it is knitted in stockinette stitch, with a wide stripe of lace pattern on the back. If you like, and if you take your time to weave in ends very carefully (or use a felted joint when adding a new ball of yarn), you can make it reversible.
Back and front are visually separated by mock-seams – lines of two purl stitches if worn right side out respectively two knit stitches if worn wrong side out.

YARN:
Katia Ingenua Tweed (59% mohair, 17% cotton, 17% polyamide, 7% wool), 105 m/114 yrds in 50 Gr, 8 (8, 10, 10, 11, 12) balls,
766 (840, 964, 1046, 1108, 1190) m / 832 (912, 1046, 1136, 1203, 1292) yrds.
I used color No. 108.

NEEDLES:
4 mm/U.S. size 6 100 cm/40 inch circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
4 mm/U.S. size 6 dpns or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round

NOTIONS:
Stitch holders or waste yarn, 4 markers for sleeves and 2 markers for lace pattern (in different color), tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends

GAUGE:
16 sts/22 rows = 10 cm/4” square in St st on 4 mm/U.S. size 6 needles after blocking

SIZES:
XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
Chest Circumference: 75 (85, 95, 105, 115, 125) cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50)”
Garment Chest Measurement: 87 (96, 111, 121, 128.5, 138.5) cm / 34.75 (38.25, 44.25, 48.25, 51.25, 55.25)”