The Honey cardigan is knitted flat in a gorgeous half fisherman’s rib stitch pattern in a brushed alpaca yarn. It has a boxy and cropped fit, which works wonderfully with a dress or a pair of high-waisted jeans. The cardigan has a dropped shoulder and long sleeves to give it a modern feel. This is a good one to take on the road, since every piece is knitted separately flat, meaning you don’t need to carry a huge project around with you.

All the pieces are knitted back and forth on 5 mm (US8) needles and sewn together at the end. Then stitches are picked up and rib edges are worked along the front pieces and the neck edge. The cardigan is finished off with custom crochet buttons, which make this cardigan, well, cute as a button!

Finished garment measurements:
Finished bust circumference: 90 (101.5) 110 (121.5) 133 (141.5) cm / 36 (40.5) 44 (48.5) 53.25 (56.5)”.
Length from shoulder to hem: 50.5 cm / 20”.
Sleeve length from underarm: 48 cm 19” all sizes.
Upper sleeve circumference: 36.5 (39.5) 43.5 (48) 52 (56.5) cm / 14.5 (15.75) 17.5 (19.25) 20.75 (22.5)”.
Cuff circumference: 27.5 (30) 33.5 (37) 40.5 (44) cm / 11 (12) 13.5 (14.75) 16.25 (17.75)”.

Choose the size that is 10-15 cm / 4-6” bigger than your bust circumference.

Sample in size S (Kika’s bust circumference is approx 87 cm / 34.25” ).

Gauge:
14 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 5 mm (US8) needles in half fisherman’s rib stitch, after steam blocking.
17 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4 mm (US6) needles in 1 x1 rib stitch, after steam blocking.

Note!
30 rows of half fisherman’s rib stitch are counted as 15 rows since the knit stitches are knitted in the stitch below on alternating rows. Make sure to block or steam block your sample swatch before measuring your gauge as half fisherman’s rib stitch expands a lot when washed.

Needles:
5 mm (US8) straight or circular 80-100 cm / 32-40” needles, 4 mm (US6) circular 80-100 cm / 32-40” needles for the rib hem, cuffs, front edges and neck rib.

NOTIONS:
5 buttons approx. 22 mm / 7/8” in diameter, 4 mm (US6) crochet hook, tapestry needle.

SUGGESTED Yarn:
500 (500) 550 (600) 650 (700) g of Drops Melody (71% alpaca, 25% wool, 4% polyamide - 140 m / 153 yds / 50 g) in colour vanilla 14.