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Elongated dip stitches fan out in gentle waves across the hem of the Marsh Grass cardigan like tufts of vegetation. The flare of bishop sleeves adds a fun twist to a traditional, classic garment.

The Marsh Grass cardigan is knit from the bottom upwards with set-in sleeves and a rounded crew neckline.

To help with fit, between 1-3” / 2.5-7.5 cm of width are shifted from the back to the fronts for sizes 5-15 to provide more room in the front.

The pattern suggests a body length of 12” / 30.5 cm to the underarms for a cropped look. Knitters may choose to shorten or lengthen the body by adjusting the length of the stockinette section following the patterning at the hem. Please note that changing the cardigan’s length will affect the amount of yarn needed and the number of buttons.

The dip stitch pattern is both written and charted.

Here’s a video about how to make the one-row buttonholes.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) (10, 11, 12) (13, 14, 15)
Finished chest sizes: 31 (34, 37, 40, 43) (46, 49, 52, 55) (58, 61, 64) (67, 70, 73)” / 79 (86, 94, 102, 109) (117, 124, 132, 140) (147, 155, 163) (170, 178, 185) cm

This cardigan is intended to be worn with 0-3” / 0-7.5 cm of positive ease.

Yarn
4 (4, 5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 6, 7) (7, 7, 8) (8, 8, 9) skeins of Swan City Yarns Trusty Sport (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon; 328 yds/300 m; 3.5 oz/100 g) in Cavendish

Or approximately 1120 (1230, 1340, 1450, 1550) (1660, 1770, 1880, 1990) (2100, 2210, 2310) (2420, 2530, 2640) yds / 1024 (1125, 1225, 1326, 1417) (1518, 1618, 1719, 1820) (1920, 2021, 2112) (2213, 2313, 2414) m of sport weight yarn

For best results when working with hand dyed yarns, I strongly suggest alternating skeins of the same color throughout your project.

Needles
US Size 3 / 3.25 mm circular needle, at least 32” / 80 cm in length, and a set of dpns, or size needed to obtain gauge

US Size 2.5 / 3.00 mm circular needle, or one size smaller than needles used to obtain gauge

Gauge
26.5 sts x 36 rows per 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch on US Size 3 / 3.25 mm needles after blocking

Notions
Yarn needle, stitch markers, crochet hook (optional), 9 buttons, size 40L/25.5 mm