#02 Shawl Collar Cardi by Cathy Carron

#02 Shawl Collar Cardi

Knitting
December 2009
yarn held together
Worsted
+ Aran
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch using 2 strands of A held together and larger circular needles
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1292 - 2353 yards (1181 - 2152 m)
Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X
English
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“Standard-fitting shawl-collared cardigan with waist-hugging rib, worked from the top down.”

Difficulty: 4/4

Knitted Measurement:
Bust (closed) 34 (37.5, 41, 45.5, 49)“/86.5 (95, 104, 115, 124.5)cm

  • Length 20 (21, 22.5, 24, 25)“/51(53, 57, 61, 63.5)cm
  • Upper arm 13.5 (14.5, 15.5, 16.5, 17.5)“/ 34 (37, 39.5, 42, 44.5)cm

Materials:

  • 6 (7,8,9,11) 1 3/4 oz/50g balls (each approx 137 yd/125m) of Skacel Collection, Inc., Alpaca Seta (baby alpaca, silk, nylon) in #8 black and gray twist (A)
  • 5(6,7,8,9) 1 3/4 oz/50g balls (each approx 94 yd/86m) of Schulana/Skacel Collection, Inc., Sumerino (wool) in #3 black (B)
  • Size 9 and 10 (5.5 and 6mm) circular needles, 29”/74cm length or size to obtain gauge
  • One set (5) size 10 (6mm) double-pointed needles (dpns)
  • Stitch holders and stitch markers
  • Four 1.25”/32mm buttons

Notes:

  1. Cardigan is knit from the neck down.
  2. Body and sleeves are worked using 2 strands of A held together.
  3. Body is worked back and forth and sleeves are worked in the round.