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The Pride & Pearls Cardigan is a beautifully textured cardigan with a romantic twist. The design features a delicate cable and bobble motif decorating both the back and the fronts. The cardigan has a contemporary fit with its dropped shoulder, balloon shaped sleeves and I-cord tie string around the waist.

The cardigan is worked top down flat starting with the Upper Back, then stitches are picked up for both Upper Fronts separately and worked flat. For the body all stitches are worked flat and stitches for the sleeves are picked up around the armholes and worked in the round. Stitches are picked up along the two front edges to work the front edge plackets in double knitting, and lastly stitches are picked up for the double folded collar. The finishing touch is the I-cord tie string which is worked on double pointed needles and inserted just above the rib hem of the cardigan.

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

Finished garment measurements:
Bust circumference (including front placket, which measures 2 cm / 0.75” width):
95 (102.5, 109.5, 117) (124, 131.5, 139) (146, 153) cm / 37.5 (40.5, 43, 46) (49, 51.75, 54.75) (57.5, 60.25)“.
Body length from upper back cast on edge to hem: 45 (45, 45, 63) (63, 72, 72) (80, 80) cm / 17.75 (17.75, 17.75, 24.75) (24.75, 28.25, 28.25) (31.5, 31.5)“.
Sleeve length from underarm: 51 cm / 20“ all sizes.
Upper sleeve circumference: 38 (38, 38, 43.5) (43.5, 49, 49) (51, 51) cm / 15 (15, 15, 17) (17, 19.25, 19.25) (20, 20)”.
Cuff circumference: 16 (16, 16, 18.5) (18.5, 21, 21) (21.5, 21.5) cm / 6.25 (6.25, 6.25, 7.259 (7.25, 8.25, 8.25) (8.5, 8.5) “.

The Pride & Pearls Cardigan is designed to have 10-20 cm / 4-8” of positive ease. Choose a size that is 10-20 cm / 4-8” bigger than your bust circumference depending on how relaxed or tight fitting you want the cardigan to be.

Sample in size M, Kika has a bust of approx. 89 cm / 35” and is 171 cm/ 5’6” tall.

Gauge:
22 sts x 28 rows/ rnds = 10 cm / 4” in Seed stitch rib on 4 mm / US 6 needles, after blocking.
26 sts x 31 rows/rnds = 10 cm / 4” in k1 tbl, p1 on 3 mm / US 2.5 needles, after blocking.

Needles:
3 mm / US 2.5: circular needle 40-60 cm / 16-24” for collar and 80-100 cm / 32-40” for hem rib, and DPNs for sleeve rib (or use magic loop technique instead), 3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs for I-cord.
4 mm / US 6: circular needle 40-60 cm / 16-24” for sleeves and 80-100 cm / 32-40” for body, or just an 80-100 cm / 32-40” needle if you’re using Magic Loop technique.

Notions:
Removable stitch markers, DPN or cable needle, 7-9 press buttons depending on preference (also known as snaps) approx. 5/8” / 15 mm in diameter, tapestry needle, stitch holder or scrap yarn.

Sample knitted with yarns:
375 (400, 425, 450) (475, 500, 525) (550, 575) g Krea Deluxe Organic Wool 1 (100% merino wool - 150 m / 164 yds / 50 g) in color Powder 07 together with 180 (200, 220, 220) (240, 260, 260) (280, 300) g Krea Deluxe Silk Mohair (45% silk, 33% mohair, 22% baby alpaca - 240 m / 262 yds/ 20 g) in color Powder 07.

The cardigan is worked holding 1 strand of merino together with 2 strands of silk mohair.

Porcelain sample knitted with:
2 strands of Sandnes Garn Sunday in the color 1015 togethwe with 1 strand of Filcolana Alva in the color Marzipan 977.

Suggested yarns:
You can work the Pride & Pearls cardigan in a light to medium DK weight yarn (see amounts below). Or, for example by holding 1 strand of fingering weight yarn together with 2 strands of lace weight yarn together (like in the powder sample).

DK weight yarn
approx. 100-120 m / 109-130 yds / 50 g:

450 (500, 550, 600) (650, 700, 750) (800, 850) g of DK weight yarn

1 strand Fingering + 2 strands Lace weight yarn held together:
1 strand of Fingering weight yarn approx 150 m / 165 yds / 50 g:

375 (400, 425, 450) (475, 500, 525) (550, 575) g of Fingering weight yarn

together with
2 strands of Lace weight yarn approx 225 m / 245 yds / 25 g:

240 (260, 300, 300) (325, 250, 250) (375, 400) g of Lace weight yarn