Polperro Cardigan by Bluebird and Daisy

Polperro Cardigan

Knitting
June 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking Stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
793 - 1783 yards (725 - 1630 m)
Nine sizes from 80cm to 159cm / 32 1/4 inch to 63 1/2 inch chest/bust
English
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I designed this cardigan for the Cool Wool Collective Spring/Summer 2023 edition. I am again drawn back to the Cornish Gansey jumper patterns and have taken a design from Polperro to cascade down the sleeves of this top down knitted cardigan.

Difficulty
Knitted top down on circular needles throughout you will need to knit, purl, make stitches and decrease. The cardigan is finished off by picking up the button band and collar with an i-cord finish.

Yarn and Notions
I used Stylecraft Naturals in Bamboo and Cotton. It has a 60/40 split of the two natural fibres and is a double knit weight. The balls are 100g in weight with 250 meters/273 yards. The yarn requirements below are based on this yarn. Please double check your meterage/yardage if you use something else and complete a tension square.

Meters
725 (830, 930, 1040, 1145)(1240, 1382, 1500, 1630)
Yards
790, (910, 1015, 1135, 1250)(1355, 1510, 1640, 1780)

Needles
3.75mm (US 5) 80cm / 32 inch circular needle
3.75mm (US 5) 30cm / 12 inch circular needle for sleeves (or if you prefer 3.75mm (US 5) double pointed needles)

Stitch holder or spare yarn to hold sleeve stitches, four moveable stitch markers

Four 2cm buttons

Also available on my website: https://bluebirdanddaisy.com/b/5wbdo

This pattern has been technically edited and tested but we are all human, so if you encounter any issues please let me know.