Colorful Cardigan by Workbasket Magazine

Colorful Cardigan

Knitting
March 1966
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
US 9 - 5.5 mm
1120 - 1400 yards (1024 - 1280 m)
33 (35, 37, 39, 41) inches
English

White with splashes of color here and there makes this sweater an attractive supplement to any outfit. Directions are given for size 10 with sizes 12, 14, 16 and 18 in parentheses. You will need 8 (8, 9, 9, 10) 2-ounce skeins of Columbia-Minerva “Spectra” Yarn in main color, one 2-ounce skein of Columbia-Minerva “Nantuk” Knitting Worsted in contrasting color, 4 buttons and 1 pair number 9 knitting needles or size needed to knit to gauge.

Blocking Measurements:

  • At Bustline, buttoned: 33 (35, 37, 39, 41) inches
  • Across Back at Underarms: 16.5 (17.5, 18.5, 19.5, 20.5) inches
  • Across Each Front at Underarms, including facing sts: 11.5 (12, 12.5, 13, 13.5) inches
  • Sleeve Width at Upperarm: 12.5 (13, 13.5, 14, 14.5) inches

Gauge:

4.5 sts equal 1 inch
6 rows equal 1 inch