Cara Wrap Cardigan by Rebecca Clow

Cara Wrap Cardigan

Knitting
November 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Lace
= DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
728 - 1975 yards (666 - 1806 m)
1(2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
English
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The Cara wrap is an elegant wrap cardigan with set in sleeves and icord edgings. The wrap is worked from the top down with two bust shaping options and waist shaping options. It comes in two lengths (a cropped and a full length) and can be knit with short or long sleeves.

Sizes: 1(2, 3, 4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9, 10)

Finished Chest Circumference: 80 (90, 100, 110, 120) (130, 140, 150, 160, 170) cm/31.5 (35.5, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25) (51.25, 55, 59, 63, 67) inches

20 stitches and 28 rows per 10 cm/4 inches

Sizing
0-5 cm/0-2 inches inches of positive ease is recommended, meaning you should pick a size that is 0-5 cm/0-2 inches inches larger than your upper chest measurement. Bust shaping is included for those with greater than 5cm/2 inches of difference between the full and upper bust.

Body Length (customisable)
cropped - 28 (28, 28, 28, 28) (28, 28, 30, 31.5, 33.5) cm/11.25 (11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.25) (11.25, 11.25, 12.25, 12.75, 13.5) inches
longer - 35 (35, 35, 35, 35) (35, 35, 37, 38.5, 40.5) cm/13.75 (13.75, 13.75, 13.75, 13.75) (13.75, 13.75, 14.75, 15.25, 16) inches

Sleeve Length (customisable)
short - 8 cm/3.25 inches; long - 43 cm/17 inches

Yarn and yardage
The red sample shown was knit in 1 strand of tynn Peer Gynt and 1 strand of mohair. The grey sample was knit with 1 strand of Drops Alpaca and 1 strand of mohair. You could also work this pattern with a DK weight yarn and omit the lace weight.

Any yarn that meets gauge can be used for this pattern.

Cropped, short sleeve: 666 (744, 817, 897, 983) (1072, 1197, 1346, 1483, 1626) m of each yarn
Cropped, long sleeve: 778 (864, 943, 1030, 1122) (1220, 1354, 1511, 1658, 1806) m of each yarn
Longer, short sleeve: 775 (866, 953, 1047, 1147) (1248, 1388, 1551, 1702, 1859) m of each yarn
Longer, long sleeve: 888 (986, 1079, 1180, 1286) (1397, 1545, 1716, 1877, 2039) m of each yarn