Sand is a top-down, seamless cardigan with drapey fronts, cropped body and ¾ sleeves.
Upper back part is worked first from shoulders to the top of the sleeve caps, then the stitches of the fronts are picked up from the cast on edges of the back shoulders and fronts are worked to the top of the sleeve caps.
Then the pieces are joined together and the stitches of the sleeve caps are picked up. From this point back, fronts and sleeve caps are worked simultaneously to the underarm.
Body is worked in one piece from the underarm to the hem. The front slopes are shaped with usual increases, the hemline of the fronts is shaped with short rows: the fronts are longer and wider than the back.
Sleeves are worked from the underarm to the cuff in the round.
The wide shawl collar is worked together with the fronts, no finishing is needed.

Gauge
24 sts and 32 rows = 10x10 cm/4”x4” in Stockinette Stitch knit flat (body and upper body) with larger needle after blocking
24 sts and 32 rounds = 10x10 cm/4”x4” in Stockinette Stitch knit in the round (sleeves) with larger needle after blocking
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Sizes
XS1 (XS2: S1: S2: M1: M2: L1: L2: XL1: XL2)

Finished Measurements
36 (38.5: 41: 43.5: 46: 49: 51.5: 54: 56.5: 59) cm / 14¼ (15¼: 16¼: 17¼: 18¼: 19¼: 20¼: 21¼: 22¼: 23¼) inches back width at underarm.
21.5 (22.5: 24: 25: 26: 27: 28.5: 29.5: 30.5: 31) cm / 8½ (8¾: 9½: 9¾: 10¼: 10¾: 11¼: 11¾: 12: 12¼) inches front width at underarm.

Intended to fit with approx. 0.5 cm/¼” positive ease at back.

Yarn
Approximately 830 (870: 910: 960: 1030: 1090: 1150: 1230: 1300: 1380) meters / 900 (950: 990: 1050: 1120: 1190: 1260: 1340: 1420: 1510) yards.

Sample shown is size S2 with approx. 0.5 cm/¼” positive ease at back using MadelineTosh Tosh Merino Light (100% Merino, 384 m /420 y per skein) in colourway Antique Lace.

Needles
· 80 cm/32” circular needle each size 3.5 mm/ US 4 and 3.0 mm/ US 2½ (or size to obtain gauge)
· 40 cm/16” circular needle or double pointed needles (dpns) each size 3.5 mm/ US 4 and 3.0 mm/ US 2½ for working in small circumference (or size to obtain gauge) (optional)

Notions
· spare circular needles or waste yarn for holding stitches
· 2 stitch holders
· 4 stitch markers

Skill level: Intermediate
Necessary skills: Working in the round with dpns or magic loop, working short rows, picking up stitches.