This v-neck cardigan is perfect when you need an extra layer on cool evenings. The Magic Carpetigan is knit from the top down and steeked, but don’t let the steek deter you! Stranded with a mid-tone and two contrasting tones, the four-stitch pattern is easy to memorize and mesmerizing to watch unfold - as if by magic.

This pattern is worked using Shaping Tables to describe compound raglan shaping and includes a schematic, tutorial links to specific skills, a construction plan, contextual explanations of what you’re knitting, and Fit Points to help you adjust the pattern to fit your body.

Sizes
(1, 2, 3) (4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9)
Finished chest circumference: (74, 86, 95) (107, 115.5, 127.5) (136.5, 145.5, 157) cm/(29.75, 34.5, 38) (42.75, 46.25, 51) (54.5, 58.25, 62.75) in.
Armhole depth: (19.5, 20.5. 22) (23.5, 24.5, 25.5) (26.5, 28, 29.5) cm/(7.75, 8.25, 8.75) (9.5, 9.75, 10.25) (10.5. 11.25, 11.75) in.
Upper arm circumference: (29.5, 31, 32.5) (35.5, 38.5, 43) (47.5, 52, 55) cm/(11.75, 12.5, 13) (14.25, 15.5, 17.25) (19, 20.75, 22) in.

Choose a size 0-5 cm/0-2 in larger than your chest circumference.

Gauge
Stranded Chart in the round: 27 stitches and 28 rows = 10 cm/4 in.

Yarn
Studio Donegal Darnie, (100g/410m, 100% wool) in 8810 Tristan (mid-blue, MC), 8809 Navy (dark blue, CC1), and 8816 Light Blue (light blue, CC2); (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3) skeins MC, (1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) skeins CC1, and (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2) skeins CC2. This yarn is a non-superwash woolen-spun 2-ply with 14wpi and a suggested gauge of 30 sts.

(447, 518, 579) (665, 715, 815) (890, 986, 1069) m/(488, 566, 632) (726, 781, 890) (972, 1078, 1167) yd MC, (342, 397, 443) (509, 548, 624) (682, 756, 819) m/(374, 434, 485) (556, 599, 682) (745, 826, 894) yd CC1, and (232, 268, 300) (344, 371, 422) (461, 511, 553) m/(253, 293, 328) (376, 405, 461) (504, 558, 605) yd CC2.

Skills Required
Knit, purl, picking up stitches, reading charts, Long-Tail Cast On, two-colour stranded knitting, increasing and decreasing in a colourwork chart, stranded 2x2 ribbing; tutorial links included for One-Row Buttonhole and Crochet Chain Steek.

Construction Plan
The Magic Carpetigan is knit from the top down. After casting on, markers are placed for the V-neck and raglan increases, as well as a center front steek. The yoke is then knit to the underarms. After separating for body and sleeves, waist shaping is worked into the body. After knitting the hem, sleeve stitches are picked back up and decreased slowly until the cuff. The cardigan is steeked before picking up for the button band, which is worked from one side of the hem, up around the back of the neck, to the other side of the hem.