Leigh by Wool Baa

Leigh

Knitting
February 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
5.5 mm (I)
252 - 629 yards (230 - 575 m)
Fits Ages prem (newborn, 3m, 6m, 9m, 12m)
English
This pattern is available from woolbaa.com.au for AU$8.00.

Level of Difficulty - Intermediate
Traditional garter stitch meets modern shaping in Leigh One-Piece Cardigan to create a versatile every-day kind of garment. Leigh is cast on at the back hem, then works up the back where the sleeves are then cast on. The sleeves are shaped with short rows, then the neckline divides the work into Left and Right sides before the sleeves are cast off and the fronts are completed and cast off at the hem. The only sewing required are the side and sleeve seams, but as they are row for row and stitch for stitch they are the easiest type of seam to sew.

The pattern contains links and QR codes to instructional videos for the wrap and turn short rows and the optional crochet cast-on method.

Sizes
prem (nb, 3m, 6m, 9m, 12m)
to fit chest sizes 30 (35, 40, 45, 50, 52.5)cm

Materials

  • 2 (3, 3, 4, 5, 5) balls Adorn Silky Merino DK or Bellissimo 8ply, or 1 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins Fiori IV DK, or 2 (3, 4, 5, 6, 6) balls Cleckheaton Country or Country Naturals, or 2 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6) balls Heirloom Merino Magic 8ply
  • 4mm 60cm circular needle
  • 5.5mm crochet hook (for optional cast-on)
  • 3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) buttons (1.8-2.0mm)

Finished Measurements
Garment sizes 35 (40, 45, 50, 55, 57.5)cm
Garment length 20 (23, 26, 29, 32, 35)cm