Coming Home Cardigan: All Grown Up by Aimee Alexander

Coming Home Cardigan: All Grown Up

Knitting
September 2016
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
850 - 1550 yards (777 - 1417 m)
31 (32.25, 36, 38.25, 42, 44) [46.5, 48, 51.5, 54, 56.25]” finished bust circumference (buttoned)
English
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Coming Home Cardigan: All Grown Up is knit seamlessly from the top down. The delightful blend of stitch motifs are fun and easy to knit. The cardigan is conveniently written in 11 sizes ranging from 31” to 56.25” bust circumference. The pattern motifs are written and charted for personal preference and all measurements are given in US and metric.

Check out our video tutorial on the Quilted Lattice stitch on our Polka Dot Sheep YouTube channel.

Also see baby/child sized Coming Home Cardigan and Coming Home Hat.

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MATERIALS
Yarn: DK weight. Shown in Polka Dot Sheep Stumptown DK in Juneberry and Platinum.
4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6) {6, 7, 7, 7, 8} skeins of Stumptown DK / 850 (900, 975, 1050, 1125, 1200) {1275, 1350, 1400, 1475, 1550} yd. / 775 (825, 895, 960, 1030, 1100) {1165, 1235, 1280, 1350, 1420} m

Needles: US 7 / 4.5 mm
24” / 60 cm needles (for yoke and body) and double point needles or circulars for your preferred method of small circumference knitting (for sleeves)

Notions: 5 small buttons (approx. .5” / 1.25 cm), (4) stitch markers (sizes 42—56.25” only), (2) stitch holders or scrap yarn for holding sleeve stitches, and a tapestry needle for weaving ends.

FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE (buttoned)
2—4” / 5—10 cm of positive ease recommended.
31 (32.25, 36, 38.25, 42, 44) 46.5, 48, 51.5, 54, 56.25” /
78.5 (82, 91.5, 97, 107, 112) 118, 122, 131, 137, 143 cm

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