Dragon scales Cardigan by Lyudmila Aksenik

Dragon scales Cardigan

Knitting
April 2023
yarn held together
Thread
+ Fingering
+ Lace
= DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in lace pattern
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1422 - 1969 yards (1300 - 1800 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) for bust circumference 82-127cm/32-50” for an average height ~166-170cm/5.45-5.6ft.
English
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Slightly long straight silhouette cardigan with ~ 7-10% of positive ease with V-neck and lace print.
Cardigan is knit in a one piece with minor seaming:

• Work main body bottom-up flat up to armhole shaping, then finish back & 2 front panels separately
• Block the piece and seam the shoulders together
• Knit the sleeves top-down and ribbed cuffs to match the hem.

YARN: DK-weight yarn with mohair, merino wool and lurex content ~250-280m/275-310yds per 100g/3.5oz)

NEEDLES:
● Main: 5 mm/ US 8(or size to get gauge in base motif) circulars on a 60 cm/24” cable;
● Edging: 4 mm/US 6 circulars on a 60 cm/24”cable;

Sizes: (82-86, 90-96, 100-106, 110-117, 120-127) bust circumference included approx 7-10cm/3-4” of positive ease.

TECHNIQUES (ALL VIDEO LINKS NOT AFFILIATED)

  1. Reading charts (optional)
  2. Decreases: (k2tog, ssk)
  3. Centered double decrease
  4. Increases • Left Lifted Increase (LLI) • Right Lifted Increase (RLI)
  5. Backward yarnovers
  6. Selvage edges in stockinette
  7. Tubular (sewn) bind off with 2 setup rows:
  8. Tip on no-ladder bind-off
  9. Seaming with mattress stitch