A cardigan to go with any outfit: wear it as a smart cardy with a dress, or as a casual jacket with jeans. The beautiful natural colour of the Zwartbles fibre is a great base for adding a pop of individuality through colour. The stitch pattern creates a quilted look and the shape is simple and flattering.

Bust (Actual)
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
80.5 (85.5, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 119, 124.5, 129, 134) cm / 31 ¾ (33 ½, 35 ½, 37 ½, 39 ¼, 41 ¼, 43 ¼, 45, 47, 49, 51, 52 ¾)” to be worn with 2-4” positive ease.
Francesca wears size 5 and has a 95 cm / 37 ½” bust.

Back Neck Width (before neck band added)
18.5 (18.5, 18.5, 19, 20, 21, 21.5, 21.5, 25, 25.5, 25.5, 25.5) cm / 7 ¼ (7 ¼, 7 ¼, 7 ½, 7 ¾, 8, 8 ½, 8 ½, 9 ¾, 10, 10, 10)”
Across Back width
35.5 (37, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44.5, 46, 46.5, 46.5, 46.5) cm / 14 (14 ½, 14 ½, 14 ¾, 15 ¾, 16 ½, 16 ¾, 17 ½, 18, 18 ½, 18 ½, 18 ½)”
Armhole depth
17.75 (17.75, 19, 19.75, 20.25, 21, 22, 22.25, 23, 23, 23, 23) cm / 7 (7, 7 ½, 7 ¾, 8, 8 ¼, 8 ½, 8 ¾, 9, 9, 9, 9)”
Hem to Armhole
34.5 (35.5, 35.5, 36, 37.5, 37.5, 37.5, 37.5, 37.5, 37.5, 38, 38) cm / 13 ½ (14, 14, 14 ¼, 14 ¾, 14 ¾, 14 ¾, 14 ¾, 14 ¾, 14 ¾, 15, 15)”
Upper Arm circ
30.5 (30.5, 33, 33, 33.75, 36, 38.5, 41, 43.5, 46, 47.5, 47.5) cm / 12 (12, 13, 13, 13 ½, 14 ¼, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18 ¾, 18 ¾)”
Sleeve length
42 (43, 43, 43, 44.5, 45.5, 46.5, 46.5, 46.5, 46.5, 47, 47) cm / 16 ½ (17, 17, 17, 17 ½, 18, 18 ¼, 18 ¼, 18 ¼, 18 ¼, 18 ½, 18 ½)’’
Cuff circ
18 (20.5, 20.5, 20.5, 20.5, 20.5, 23, 23, 23, 25.5, 25.5, 25.5) cm / 7 ½ (8 ¼, 8 ¼, 8 ¼, 8 ¼, 8 ¼, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10)”
Sleeve cap height
11.5 (12, 13, 13.5, 13.5, 14.5, 15, 16, 16.5, 17.5, 17.5, 17.5) cm / 4 ½ (4 ¾, 5 ¼, 5 ½, 5 ½, 5 ¾, 5 ¾, 6 ¼, 6 ½, 6 ¾, 6 ¾, 6 ¾)”

Yarn
(MC) John Arbon Textiles Exmoor Zwartbles in Dark (DK; 100% Zwartbles; 250 m / 273 yds per 100g skein)
4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10) skeins or 900 (1000, 1115, 1125, 1250, 1375, 1520, 1680, 1850, 2050, 2250, 2500) m / 984, 1100, 1220, 1230, 1370, 1505, 1661, 1840, 2030, 2250, 2460, 2740) yds of DK-weight yarn.
(CC) John Arbon Textiles Harvest Hues in Russet (fingering; 65% Merino, 35% Zwartbles; 400 m / 437 yds per 100g skein)
1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skein or 90 (100, 110, 120, 131, 145, 160, 176, 194, 213, 235, 260) m / 99 (110, 121, 132, 144, 159, 175, 193, 213, 233, 257, 285) yds / of fingering-weight yarn.

Needles
3.75 mm / US 5 circular or straight needles, 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles.

Gauge
25 sts & 36 rows = 10 cm / 4” over stitch pattern on 3.75 mm needles after blocking.
25 sts & 32 rows = 10cm / 4” over stocking stitch on 3.75 mm needles after blocking.

Notions
stitch holders, darning needle, 7 (7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8) buttons

Notes
A simple round-neck cardigan with set-in sleeves, rib trims and a slipped-stitch pattern.
Knit in pieces, then shoulders are joined, side seams sewn, sleeve seams sewn and then sleeves are set in. Rib trims and button bands are picked up and knit at the end.