This simple Cardi is designed to highlight beautiful yarn and comes with endless options to make it your own. For yarn, you can choose a chunky weight held single, hold fingering double or pair a DK-weight yarn with mohair. Use one color to keep it monochromatic, stash dive for those odd balls to make stripes, or gather your scrappy ends and paint them together. And, while you’re at it, why not add some sparkly stripes? Then, you can knit one of three versions of the Cardi or mix-and-match the sections to pick your own length, sleeve style or band texture. You can even make it fully reversible! Designed for a special friend, the Deb Cardi will have a special place in your wardrobe.

Photo reference: Version #1 is short sleeved option; Version #2 is the Bright-colored stripe version; Version #3 is the light colored version.

YARN OPTIONS
Version #1: Inside-out reversible stripes – fingering (MC) held double throughout and striped with sequins (CC) held together.
MC: WoolAddicts LOVE (136 yards/125 meters in fingering weight) x 14 (14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18) skeins.
Sample shown using 7 different colors, 2-3 balls each.
CC: King Cole Cosmos (429 yards/393 meters of novelty sequins lace weight) x 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) balls.
Sample shown in color Gold/Gold.

Version #2: Rainbow-striped chunky (MC) held single and striped with sequins (CC) held together.
MC: Estelle Colour Flow (136 yards/125 meters chunky weight) x 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10) balls.
Sample shown in: Colors 01 and 05 x 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) balls each; Color 07 x 2 (2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4) balls.
CC: King Cole Cosmos (429 yards/393 meters of novelty sequins lace weight) x 1 ball.
Sample Shown in Gold/Gold sequins.

Version #3: DK (MC1) and mohair (MC2) held together throughout and striped with sequins (CC) held together.
MC1: Rico Lazy Hazy Summer Cotton DK (158 yards/145 meters DK weight) x 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) balls.
Sample shown in color 001.
MC2: Lang Kid Color (251 yards/230 meters of mohair) x 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6) balls.
Sample shown in color 05.
CC: King Cole Cosmos (429 yards/393 meters of novelty sequins lace weight) x 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) balls.
Sample shown in color Silver/Silver.

NEEDLES
5mm (US 8) & 6mm (US 10) 24”/60cm circular knitting needles.
6mm (US 10) 16”/40cm circular knitting needles (for all Sleeves).
5mm (US 8) 16”/40cm circular knitting needles (for short Sleeves, Version #1).
5mm (US 8) DPNs (for Sleeve cuffs, Versions #2 and #3).

NOTIONS
3 Stitch holders, or scrap yarn if you prefer.
1 Tapestry needle to weave in ends.

GAUGE
Version #1: 16 sts x 23 rows = 4”/10cm.
Version #2: 14 sts x 20 rows = 4”/10cm.
Version #3: 16 sts x 20 rows = 4”/10cm.

SIZE
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

Version #1 (sample shown in size Large)
Bust & Bottom Width (A): 36 (40, 46, 50, 54, 60, 66, 70, 76)”/91.5 (101.5, 116.75, 127, 137.25, 152.5, 167.5, 177.75, 193)cm.
To fit bust (with a 6-8”/15.25-20.25cm positive ease): 28 (32, 40, 42, 48, 52, 60, 64, 68)”/71.25 (81.25, 101.5, 106.5, 122, 132, 152.5, 162.5, 172.75)cm.

Version #2 (sample shown in size Large)
Bust & Bottom Width (A): 40 (46, 52, 58, 64, 70, 76, 80, 86)”/101.5 (116.75, 132, 147.32, 162.5, 177.75, 193, 203.25, 142.25)cm.
To fit bust (with a 6-8”/15.25-20.25cm positive ease): 32 (40, 44, 50, 56, 64, 68, 74, 80)”/81.25, 101.5, 111.75, 127, 142.25, 162.5, 172.75, 188, 203.25)cm.

Version #3 (sample shown in size Large)
Bust & Bottom Width (A): 36 (40, 46, 50, 54, 60, 66, 70, 76)”/91.5 (101.5, 116.75, 127, 137.25, 152.5, 167.5, 177.75, 193)cm.
To fit bust (with a 6-8”/15.25-20.25cm positive ease): 28 (32, 40, 42, 48, 52, 60, 64, 68)”/71.25 (81.25, 101.5, 106.5, 122, 132, 152.5, 162.5, 172.75)cm.