This cardigan is worked from the bottom up. It starts with a ribbed hem, after which a textured stitch pattern is worked across the body. The body is worked in one piece up to the armholes, where the fronts and back are separated. A number of sts are cast on to create the uppermost part of the sleeve for a drop shoulder construction. The back and the front pieces are finished separately.

The shoulders are joined with a Three-
Needle Bind-Off. Stitches for the button band are picked up and the button band is worked flat along the back of the neck and the fronts. Lastly, stitches for the sleeves are picked up along the armhole edges and the sleeves are worked in the round to the ribbed cuff.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Recommended ease: 10–15 cm / 4–6” of positive ease at the chest.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest circ. (incl buttonband, worn closed): 90 (96, 105.5, 113, 127.5) (137, 146.5, 159.5, 170.5) cm / 35.5 (37.75, 41.5, 44.5, 50.25) (54, 57.75, 62.75, 67.25)“.
Sleeve circ.: 36 (38.5, 42.5, 44, 49) (49, 53, 58.5, 65) cm / 14.25 (15.25, 16.75, 17.25, 19.25) (19.75, 20.75, 23, 25.5)”.
Neckline depth: 24.5 (24.5, 24.5, 24.5, 25.5) (25.5, 27.5, 27.5, 30.5) cm / 9.75 (9.75, 9.75, 10, 10) (10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 12)“.
Armhole depth: 17 (18, 20, 21, 23) (23, 25, 27.5, 30.5) cm / 6.75 (7, 7.75, 8.25, 9) (9, 9.75, 10.75, 12)”.
Cross back width: 54.5 (55.5, 59, 62, 67.5) (72.5, 75.5, 82.5, 86) cm / 21.5 (21.75, 23.25, 24.5, 26.5) (28.5, 29.75, 32.5, 33.75)“.
Neckline width: 17.5 (17.5, 17.5, 17.5, 18.5) (18.5, 18.5, 18.5, 19) cm / 7 (7, 7, 7.25) (7.25, 7.25, 7.25, 7.5)”.
Full length: 45 (45, 47, 48, 51) (51, 55, 56.5, 60.5) cm / 17.75 (17.75, 18.5, 19, 20) (20, 21.75, 22.25, 23.75)“.
Shoulder width: 6.5 (7.5, 10, 10, 10.5) (11, 11.5, 12.5, 12.5) cm / 2.5 (3, 4, 4, 4.25) (4.25, 4.5, 5, 5)”.
Body length from armhole to hem:
28 (27, 27, 27, 28) (28, 30, 29, 30) cm / 11 (10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 11) (11, 11.75, 11.5, 11.75)“.
Sleeve length: 46 cm / 18”.

MATERIALS
Yarn
Pegulhal from Retrosaria Rosa Pomar (100% Portuguese wool), 220 m / 240 yds per 50 g.
Sample shown in the colours 03 (MC) and 01 (CC).

Yardage
4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8, 8) balls of MC and 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3, 3) balls of CC, or approx. 790 (890, 980, 1120, 1250) (1360, 1460, 1570, 1620) m / 864 (974, 1072, 1225, 1368) (1488, 1597, 1718, 1772) yds of a fingering weight yarn for MC and 240 (270, 300, 330, 370) (410, 450, 490, 520) m / 263 (295, 328, 361, 405) (449, 492, 536, 569) yds of a fingering weight yarn for CC.

Needles
2.75 mm / US 2 for ribbing.
3.25 mm / US 3 for textured stitch pattern.
Or size needed to obtain gauge.

Use a long circular needle longer than your desired finished chest
circumference for the body and button band, as well as your preferred needle for working smaller circumferences for the sleeves: a long circular needle for magic loop, a short circular needle, or DPNs.

Notions
Tapestry needle, stitch holder or scrap yarn, a spare needle the same size as your larger needle, locking stitch markers for the buttonholes, 4–6 buttons (approx. 12–15 mm / 0.5-0.6” in diameter), embroidery thread for creating buttonholes.

GAUGE
25 sts x 40 rows to 10 cm / 4” on 3.25 mm / US 3 needles in stitch pattern, after blocking.