I love the ease and flow of laceweight cardigans, but I’m a chronically lazy knitter. I needed to design a cardi that would be easy to wear and easy to knit, seamless, and finished at the bind off. Any garment with directions that include “pick up and knit hundreds of stitches around the border” ends up hibernating in a drawer somewhere, never to be finished, in my personal lazy knitting history. I wanted to avoid that un-finish-itis, which leads to cast-on-itis, and nothing to show for weeks of knitting work.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL) 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL.

To fit bust: 28 (32, 36, 40, 44) 48, 52, 56, 60”/ 71 (81, 91.5, 101.5, 111.5) 122, 132, 142, 152)cm; to be worn open and draped in the front.

Gauge: 24 stitches and 36 rows = 4”/ 10cm in Stockinette stitch.

Needles: US size 5/ 3.75 mm, or size to obtain gauge, in at least 24”/ 60cm circular and DPNs or short circulars for sleeves.

Yarn: lace weight: 1300 (1450, 1600, 1750, 1900) 2100, 2300, 2500, 2700 yards/ 1189 (1326, 1463, 1600, 1737) 1920, 2103, 2285, 2468 meters MC.

Sample knit in: Madelinetosh Prairie (100% Merino; 840 yards/ 100g) in Cousteau.

Notions: stitch markers, locking stitch markers (optional), scrap yarn or spare needle cords, tapestry needle to weave in ends.

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