This open lightweight cardigan is sure to become a staple in your wardrobe. It has a relaxed fit with roomy, short sleeves and a cozy shawl collar. The silk content in Dirty Water Dyeworks’ Mavis makes it very soft next to the skin and the semi-solid colors are to “dye” for! It is available in ten sizes from bust 33-60” and is also a very adaptable and versatile design. You can easily dress it up or down, making it the perfect item for a breezy summer wedding or even just a day at the beach!

This sweater is constructed from the top-down (flat), so that you can try it on as you knit and make it the length you want. Once the yoke raglan increases are complete, sleeve stitches are placed on scrap yarn and stitches are cast on for the underarm. The body is then worked and finished off with a ribbed hem. Sleeve stitches are then placed on the needle with the underarm stitches and the ribbed cuffs are worked in the round. Stitches are then picked up around the body and back of neck for the collar. The shawl collar is formed by raising the back of the neck with simple short rows. Blocking will help smooth out the shape and the ribbing making it “drapey” and flawless. Instructions are given for an optional single button closure.

MATERIALS

Yarn
Dirty Water Dyeworks Mavis fingering (shown in Mediterranean and Beet Red)
2 (2, 2, 3, 3) 3, 4, 4, 5, 5 skeins (434 yds/397 m per 113 g/4 oz)
Total approx yardage required: 650 (750, 800, 950, 1100) 1250, 1400, 1550, 1700, 1850

Needles

1. Signature Needle Arts 4 mm/US 6 40” (32” can be used for smaller sizes) for main body
2. Signature Needle Arts 3.5 mm/US 4 40” (32” can be used for smaller sizes) for ribbed hem and collar
3. Signature Needle Arts 3.5 mm/US 4 dpns for ribbed sleeve cuffs (or preferred needles for small circumference; size M-6XL can use a 16” circular) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Extras

1. 4 small ring stitch markers
2. 2 locking stitch markers
3. smooth fingering or DK scrap yarn (to hold sleeve sts and to work provisional cast on; see Note 1 below)
4. 3.5 mm crochet hook (for provisional cast on and button closure)
5. darning needle (used to place sts on scrap yarn and to weave in ends)
6. 0.75” button (optional)

Sizes
• 33 (36, 39, 42, 45) 48, 51, 54, 57, 60”
XS (S, M, LG, 1XL) 2XL, 3XL, 4XL,5XL, 6XL
Shown in size 36”/small (Mediterranean) on a 36” bust (0” ease) and size 42”/large (Red Beet) on a 39” bust (3” positive ease); see Note 2 and schematic in pattern for more details

Gauge
• Approx 24 sts and 30 rows = 4”/10 cm on 4 mm/US 6 in St st after blocking – take time to check gauge to ensure a proper fit

Skills
• Long-tail cast on, provisional cast on (optional), picking up sts, wrap and turn short rows (or preferred short row method)