The Mílo Cardigan was created out of love for frills and big collars. It is a garment that is both playful and elegant, designed to be able to be dressed up as well as dressed down for casual wear. The refined details throughout the pattern add to the overall finish of the garment. Mílo is designed for the grownup version of the kid inside us. Use different colours for the collar, the sleeve frills or the frill of the collar and unleash your creativity

Milo cardigan has a top down construction. It has a positive ease of 5-10 cm. The pattern starts by working the back, the fronts are picked up from the cast on edge of the back piece, later on joined with the back and worked till the ribbing or the desired length. Button bands are picked up and knitted in ribbing. The collar of the cardigan follows and lastly sleeves are picked up, shaped with short rows for a better fit. Two strands of yarn are held together throughout the whole pattern except in the frill of the collar where only 1 strand of fingering weight yarn is used.

Gauge: 18 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch after blocking.
Always use needles that will get you the required gauge.

Sizes
1, (2), 3, (4), 5, (6), 7, (8), 9, (10), 11, (12), 13, (14), 15, (16)
to fit bust 75, (80), 85, (90), 95, (100), 105, (110), 115, (120), 125, (130), 135, (140), 145, (150) cm.

The garment has a positive ease of 10 cm. Sample made in size 4-90 cm bust circumference and garment has a finished bust circumference of 100 cm (10 cm/ 4 “ of positive ease). See in the pictures

Tip: If you’re between two sizes, I recommend choosing the bigger size.

Sizes 13-16 have not been test knitted. If you would be interested in test knitting them, please send an email to doxycanmake@gmail.com

Notions
6 buttons from 15 mm to 25 mm
removable locking stitch markers
darning needle
stitch holder or scrap yarn

Yarn Amounts
Two strands of yarn are held together throughout the whole pattern, unless otherwise indicated.

Note: If you have decided to add/take out length from any part of the pattern, the required yardage will be affected.

230, (230), 230, (240), 270, (295), 310, (320), 350, (370), 390, (400), 420, (440), 460, (480) g in Aara Mieli 425 m per 100 g (75 % merino wool, 25 % nylon)
and
115, (115), 115, (130), 160, (166), 174, (183), 189, (196), 205, (211), 223, (226), 239, (246) g in Aara Hieno 420 m per 50 g (64 % kid mohair, 36 % silk)

or
978, (978), 978, (1020), 1148, (1254), 1318, (1360), 1488, (1573), 1658, (1700), 1785, (1870), 1955, (2040) meters of fingering weight yarn
and
966, (966), 966, (1092), 1344, (1395), 1462, (1538), 1588, (1647), 1722, (1773), 1874, (1899), 2008, (2067) meters of lace weight yarn

Techniques used in the pattern:
Stockinette flat and in the round
Icord
Picking up stitches
Increases (M1L, M1R, yarn over)
Decreases (K2tog, SSK)
Knitting through the back loop (K1tbl)
Purling through the back loop (P1tbl)
Long tail cast on
Italian Bind off
Tubular cast on
Cable cast on