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Finish your favorite outfit with a stylish, short-sleeved cardigan! This lovely cardigan includes elements from classic 40’s and 50’s style garments and makes them new again! Knitted in striped Stocking Stitch, this pert piece incorporates single panels of Scallop Lace on the body and sleeves, adding interest and drawing the eye vertically. The classic ribbed front band features a generous shawl collar softly shaped by short rows. Worked in super soft Merino DK, it’s an ideal choice to span the seasons!

The body of this cardigan is worked back and forth in one piece from the bottom-up. Sleeves are worked back and forth in pieces from the bottom-up, then seamed. Front band/Collar is picked up and worked back and forth in rows.

Sizes
XS (S, M)(L, XL, 2X)(3X, 4X, 5X)
Sample shown in Size L, 112.5 cm / 44 ¼“ Finished Circumference at widest point of torso. Modelled by Model A with 21 cm / 8 ¼” positive ease and by Model B with 11 cm / 4 ¼“ positive ease.



Finished Measurements
Bust Circumference (Buttoned): 81 (92, 102)(112.5, 123, 133.5)(144, 154.5, 165) cm / 32 (36, 40 ¼)(44 ¼, 48 ½, 52 ½)(56 ¾, 60 ¾, 65)“



Gauge
21 sts / 28 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette Stitch, washed and blocked



Materials
Yarn: Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Merino DK / Light Worsted 100% SW Merino, 100g/3.5oz, 200m/220yd
Yardage: 4(4, 4)(4, 5, 5)(6, 6, 6) skeins in MC and 2 (3, 3)(3, 3, 4)(4, 4, 4) skeins in CC. Sample shown in Islands in the Sea (MC) and Corfu (CC).

Yardage Estimate:
Approx 635 (690, 743)(793, 843, 953)(1010, 1059, 1121) m / 699 (759, 817)(872, 927, 1049)(1111, 1165, 1233) yds of MC and approx 373 (411, 448)(478, 511, 606)(643, 676, 717) m / 410 (452, 492)(526, 562, 667)(707, 743, 789) yds of CC.

Needle Sizes:
One set size 3.75mm / US 5, 60 cm / 24” or longer circular needles, or size needed to achieve gauge; one set size 3.25mm / US 3, 60 cm / 24” or longer circular needles, or two sizes smaller than size needed to achieve gauge.

Notions:
One tapestry needle, five stitch markers, and six 22 mm / 7/8” buttons. If adding to length of garment, you will need an extra button for each 5.5 cm/ 2¼“ stripe added.



Notes
-Body is worked back and forth in one piece from the bottom-up. Sleeves are worked back and forth in pieces from the bottom-up, then seamed. Front band/Collar is picked up and worked back and forth in rows.
-If you wish to add length to your cardigan, add additional stripes prior to armhole shaping. Each stripe will measure approximately 5.5 cm/ 2¼“, and will require additional yarn in the colour of each stripe, and an additional button per stripe. You will also need to pick up additional stitches along this section for the bands during finishing, requiring additional yarn in this colour as well.
-A one-stitch seam allowance is included on all vertical edges and is not reflected in the finished measurements. Due to the nature of Scallop Lace, stitch count will vary from row to row. When working striping pattern, carry color not in use along vertical edge of fabric, catching it into the end stitch every other row to prevent long floats