The inspiration for this cardigan came from Ann Veronica (1909) by H. G. Wells, a novel about the “New Woman” and the British suffragist movement. In it, a middle-class girl rebels against her father and strikes out on her own. The Ann Veronica cardigan reflects this change in society by combining Edwardian lace with soft curves for a modern look.

The body of this cardigan is worked back and forth in one piece to the underarm, then divided for working the fronts and back separately. The sleeves are worked in the round, with the sleeve cap worked flat.

The cardigan is worked without any closure and is meant to be worn open or closed with a shawl pin.

Size and measurements
80 (90, 100, 110, 120) cm 31.5 (35.5, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25)” circumference at underarm

Material
4 (4, 5, 5, 6) skeins of DK weight yarn with a yardage of approximately 200 m (219 yds) per 100g
1 skein of lace weight yarn with a yardage of approximately 700 m (765 yds) per 100g
Used in the sample: SweetGeorgia Yarns Mohair Silk DK in colourway silver and SweetGeorgia Yarns Merino Silk Lace in colourway silver

4 mm / US size 6 needles for your preferred way to knit flat in rows and small circumferences in the round

2 stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holder, darning needle
If using the provisional crochet cast on method: waste yarn, crochet hook

Gauge
20 sts /28 rows = 10 cm/4” in Stockinette stitch in DK weight yarn, blocked
20 sts /24 rows = 10 cm/4” in lace pattern in lace weight yarn, blocked