Spend $25 or more in my Ravelry shop in one transaction and you will automatically receive 25% off your entire purchase!

A sport-weight cardigan knit top-down and seamlessly with simultaneously knit set-in sleeves. Lace borders the front and lower edges and a garter stitch button band is picked up and knitted on. Minimal finishing is required – just sew on some buttons and weave in your ends!

Choose the size closest to your cross-back measurement for the best fit through the shoulders. Designed to be worn with little or no ease in the bust measurement.

Skills required:
• Long-tail cast-on
• Picking up stitches
• Decreasing
• Increasing
• Short rows
• Backwards-loop cast-on
• Lace (patterned on both sides) - instructions are written and charted

Yardage details:
• 30.3” - 1115
• 33” - 1215
• 36.3” - 1335
• 39” - 1435
• 42.3” - 1555
• 45” - 1655
• 48.3” - 1775
• 51” - 1875
• 54.3” - 1995

Notions:
• Needles one size smaller than your gauge needles for working the garter band (in at least a 29” length) and ending lace trim for the body and sleeves
• A needle larger than your gauge needles for binding off
• Waste yarn for holding sleeve stitches
• Stitch markers
• Tape measure
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• Buttons and supplies for attaching. Sample used 3 buttons

Pattern chat thread is here.

Sample knit in madelinetosh Pashmina in Gossamer.