Cardamon Sweater is a basic, minimalist and classic style sweater.
It’s a straight silhouette sweater designed with slim bracelet length sleeves and I-cord finishing along all edges. Cardamon Sweater is a perfect basic sweater for everyday wear over your favorite dresses or with jeans. It’s so great to use this sweater as a blank canvas for your ideas – work it in one solid color, use hand dyed colored yarn or work it in stripes.
Also, it can be a perfect travel project as it’s worked in mindless Stockinette with top down raglan construction.
You can work this sweater holding two mohair strands together for a more solid look or work in one mohair strand to make a lighter and see-through sweater.
Cardamon Sweater is one more piece, and for now the favorite one, added to the Cardamon collection that includes Cardamon Cardigan and Cardamon Tee as well.

Cardamone sweater is worked top down and seamlessly in the round with raglan increases on the yoke. Once the yoke is ready, sleeves stitches are placed on hold, raglan lines stitches moved into the body. Body is worked in the round to the hem. Sleeves are worked in the round as well after the body is ready.
Both sleeves, body and neckline are finished with delicate i-cord edges. The length of the body and sleeves can be easily adjusted to desired length.

Sizes
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)

Finished measurements
Bust circumferences – 84 (93, 99, 107, 117, 128, 137) cm / 33.0 (36.5, 39.0, 42.25, 46.0, 50.5, 54.0)’’;
Intended to be worn with 5 – 15 cm / 2.0 – 6.0’’ of positive ease already included in the bust circumferences;
Yoke depth – 19 (20, 21, 22, 25, 27, 30) cm / 7.5 (7.75, 8.25, 8.75, 9.75, 10.75, 11.75)’’;
Body length (from hem to underarm) – 35 (35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 37) cm / 13.75 (13.75, 13.75, 14.25, 14.25, 14.5, 14.5)’’;
Upper arm circumferences – 28 (32, 34, 39, 42, 47, 51) cm / 11.0 (12.5, 13.5, 15.25, 16.5, 18.5, 20.0)’’;
Wrist circumferences – 24 (25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 34) cm / 9.5 (10.0, 10.75, 11.0, 11.5, 12.5, 13.25)’’;
Sleeve length – 37 cm /14.5’’;
Length of the body and sleeves can be easily adjusted to desired length.
Samples shown on 86 cm / 34’’ bust, size S with 7 cm / 2.75’’ of positive ease.

Needles
Circular 4.5 mm (US 7) 80-100 cm (32-40)’’ long for body and sleeves;
Dpns 4 mm for I-cord edges.
Optional – dpns 4.5 mm (US 7) OR circular 4.5 mm (US 7) 40-50 cm (16-20)’’ if you prefer this method for sleeves.
Or needle size needed to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: tapestry needle, 8 stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders.

Original yarn
Approx 6 (7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) balls / 150 (175, 175, 200, 200, 225, 225) g of BBB Soft dream (70% mohair, 30% silk; 25g /0.9oz – 210 m/229 yds; color 4121 blue), worked held 2 strands together.
OR
Approx 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6) balls / 75 (100, 100, 125, 125, 150, 150) g of Lana Gatto Silk mohair (75% mohair, 35% silk; 25g/0.9oz- 212 m /232 yds; color 6028 cream), worked single stranded.
If you decide to make the sweater longer, you will need more yarn than estimated.
Suggested yarn: any lace mohair yarn with proportions 25g/0.9oz - 210-250m/229-273yds worked held one or two strands of yarn together OR heavy dk/light worsted weight yarn worked single stranded to obtain the correct gauge.

Gauge
19 sts x 25 rows = 10cm (4’’) in Stockinette stitch on larger needles after blocking.
Take time to check your gauge before starting your project.

Techniques used: Long tail cast on, knitting in the round, M1R and M1L increases, backward loop cast on, pick up stitches, I-cord bind off.

More photos you’ll find under hashtag #cardamonsweater on Instagram.