Two-Tone Banded Cardigan by Purl Soho

Two-Tone Banded Cardigan

Knitting
February 2019
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch, using larger needles and yarn A
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1175 - 1945 yards (1074 - 1779 m)
38 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58)
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MATERIALS

  • Yarn A: 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6) skeins of Purl Soho’s Good Wool, 100% Andean highland wool. Each skein is approximately 383 yards/100 grams; approximately 1005 (1115, 1275, 1410, 1580, 1720) yards required. We used the color Winter Grass.
  • Yarn B: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins of Purl Soho’s Posy, 75% superwash merino wool, 15% cashmere, and 10% nylon. Each skein is approximately 159 yards/50 grams; approximately 170 (180, 195, 205, 215, 225) yards required. We used the color Sour Gooseberry.
  • US 3 (3.25 mm), 40-inch circular needles
  • A set of US 3 double pointed needles
  • US 6 (4 mm), 40-inch circular needles
  • US 6, 16-inch circular needles
  • A set of US 6 double pointed needles
  • A size F (3.75 mm) crochet hook
  • Several yards of scrap yarn
  • Stitch holders (or more scrap yarn)
  • Approximately 12 stitch markers, including one unique
  • Approximately 12 removable stitch markers
  • A 1-inch button. We used Purl Soho’s Large Shell Button in Brown.

GAUGE
24 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, using larger needles and Yarn A

25 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, using smaller needles and Yarn B

SIZES
38 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58)

To fit actual chest circumference of 30–33 (34–37, 38–41, 42–45, 46–49, 50–53) inches, with 5–8 inches of ease

  • Finished Chest Circumference: 38 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58) inches
  • Finished Length From Shoulder To Bottom Edge: 19¼ (19¾, 21¼, 21¾, 23¼, 23¾) inches
  • Finished Sleeve Length From Side Seam To Cuff: 18 (18, 18¼, 18¼, 18½, 18½) inches

SAMPLE: The sweater pictured here is size 38 inches modeled with 6 inches of ease.