A bottom-up seamless-yoke cardigan features a simple yoke detail, inspired by pom-poms. Front button bands are worked simultaneously with the body, meaning there’s no worry about picking up stitches for the button bands.

Sizes 28½ (32, 35½, 39½, 43, 47, 50½, 54)“ bust circumference, buttoned; shown in size 35½”, modeled with ½“ of negative ease
Yarn Indigodragonfly OctoBaa (100% superwash merino wool; 270 yd 247 m/100 g):
• ooooo…shiny (gray; MC), 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9) skeins
• sargasm (magenta; CC1), 1 skein
• TARDIS (blue; CC2), 1 skein
• what the hay?! (yellow; CC3), 1 skein
• already frogged (green; CC4), 1 skein
Gauge 26 sts and 34 rows = 4” in St st
Tools
• Size 3 (3.25 mm): 32” circular (cir) needle and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Markers (m)
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle
• 9 (9, 11, 11, 10, 10, 12, 12) ⅝” buttons