A thick-striped cardigan with a button band

This raglan sweater is worked flat with the two listed yarns held together in the listed color order, and from the top down. You first work the yoke, which includes a front and a back body panel and the beginning of two sleeve panels. When your yoke is long enough to reach your armpits, you separate the sleeve panels from the body panels, holding the sleeve stitches on scrap yarn and joining the body panels to finish the body of the sweater down to the waist. When you finish the body, you work each sleeve individually. You finish by picking up stitches along the length of the collar and body panels to work a button band, including buttonhole placement.

Skill Level:
Intermediate

Finished Measurements:
The pattern is designed to have 2 inches of positive ease. Select a size based on your actual bust width plus the 2 inches of positive ease, totaling the bust width in (A).

(A) Bust Width: 32 (35, 38.5, 43, 45) (51, 54, 59.5, 63) inches or 81 (89, 98, 109, 114) (130, 137, 151, 160) cm
(B) Sleeve Length: 15 (16.5, 17.5, 17, 16.5) (19, 18.5, 18, 17.5) inches or 38 (42, 44, 43, 42) (48, 47, 46, 44) cm
(C) Total Length: 24 (24, 24, 24, 24) (24, 24, 24, 24) inches or 61 (61, 61, 61, 61) (61, 61, 61, 61) cm
(D) Yoke Length: 7 (7.5, 8.5, 9, 9) (9.5, 10.5, 11, 11) inches or 18 (19, 22, 23, 23) (24, 27, 28, 28) cm
(E) Waist Length: 17 (16.5, 15.5, 15, 15) (14.5, 13.5, 13, 13) inches or 43 (42, 39, 38, 38) (37, 34, 33, 33) cm
(F) Upper Sleeve Width: 11.5 (12, 13, 14, 15.5) (17.5, 18.5, 20, 20.5) inches or 29 (30, 33, 36, 39) (44, 47, 51, 52) cm

Gauge:
21 sts x 30 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch

Suggested Needles:
Size 4 (US), 3.50 mm circular needles
Size 4 (US), 3.50 mm double pointed needles or small circular needles

Suggested Yarn:
MC A1: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 5) skeins Hobbii Friends Kid Silk in Cream, or 519 (576, 643, 703, 742) (880, 923, 1001, 1039) yards or 475 (527, 588, 643, 678) (805, 844, 915, 950) meters of lace weight yarn

CC A1: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skeins Hobbii Friends Kid Silk in Midnight Blue, or 55 (61, 68, 74, 79) (93, 98, 106, 110) yards or 50 (56, 62, 68, 72) (85, 90, 97, 101) meters of lace weight yarn

CC A2: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins Hobbii Friends Kid Silk in Ochre, or 133 (148, 165, 181, 191) (226, 237, 257, 267) yards or 122 (135, 151, 166, 175) (207, 217, 235, 244) meters of lace weight yarn

CC A3: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 2, 2) skeins Hobbii Friends Kid Silk in Deep Ocean, or 118 (131, 146, 160, 169) (200, 210, 228, 236) yards or 108 (120, 134, 146, 155) (183, 192, 208, 216) meters of lace weight yarn

CC A4: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 2, 2) skeins Hobbii Friends Kid Silk in Cognac, or 118 (131, 146, 160, 169) (200, 210, 228, 236) yards or 108 (120, 134, 146, 155) (183, 192, 208, 216) meters of lace weight yarn

MC B1: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 5) skeins Hobbii Evergreen in Cream, or 572 (635, 708, 775, 818) (970, 1017, 1104, 1145) yards or 523 (581, 647, 709, 748) (887, 930, 1009, 1047) meters of fingering weight yarn

CC B1: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skeins Hobbii Evergreen in Navy, or 73 (81, 90, 99, 104) (124, 130, 141, 146) yards or 67 (74, 82, 91, 95) (113, 119, 129, 134) meters of fingering weight yarn

CC B2: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 2, 2) skeins Hobbii Evergreen in Curry, or 140 (156, 174, 190, 201) (238, 250, 271, 281) yards or 128 (143, 159, 174, 184) (218, 229, 248, 257) meters of fingering weight yarn

CC B3: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 2) skeins Hobbii Evergreen in Teal, or 127 (141, 157, 172, 182) (215, 226, 245, 254) yards or 116 (129, 144, 157, 166) (197, 207, 224, 232) meters of fingering weight yarn

CC B4: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 2) skeins Hobbii Evergreen in Rust, or 127 (141, 157, 172, 182) (215, 226, 245, 254) yards or 116 (129, 144, 157, 166) (197, 207, 224, 232) meters of fingering weight yarn

If you would like to use one strand of yarn, instead of two strands held together, select a sport or DK weight yarn that achieves gauge and uses the same yardage as the MCs listed above.

Notions:
Stitch markers
Scrap yarn
6, 1 inch (2.54 cm) buttons
Tapestry needle