Winding Bands is a long cardigan that is slightly flared. The cardigan is worked in one piece from the top down. The sleeve caps ensure a good fit over the shoulders and are knitted flat along with the body until the sleeves are separated. Cable trims decorate the front without fastenings and are worked directly with the stockinette body. The cable pattern is picked up again in a modified form for the cuffs.

The instructions for the cable pattern on the body and the sleeves are provided as charts and written text.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9) with a finished bust measurement (with overlapping fronts) of 83.5 (92.5, 102, 112.5, 122) (134.5, 142, 152.5, 163.5) cm / 32.75 (36.5, 40.25, 44.25, 48)(53, 56, 60, 64.5)“Intended to be worn with 2–6” positive ease around bust. The cardigan is shown in Size 5 in color Natur.

YARDAGE
7 (8, 8, 9, 9)(10, 11, 12, 12) balls Schachenmayr Tuscany Tweed or approx. 1100 (1200, 1300, 1400, 1500)(1630, 1760, 1890, 2020) m / 1200 (1310, 1420, 1530, 1640)(1785, 1925, 2065, 2210) yd sport weight yarn to obtain given gauge
Everybody knits differently, so given yardage is an estimate.

GAUGE
22 sts x 30 rows = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette stitch with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle after washing and blocking
26 sts x 30 rows = 9 x 10 cm / 3.5 x 4” in trim pattern with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle after washing and blocking
22 sts x 30 sts = 10 cm / 4” in 2/2 ribbing with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle after washing and blocking
Take time to check gauge, and adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

NEEDLES
1 circular needle, 3.5 mm / US 4, 40 cm /16” and 80 cm / 32” long
1 set of DPNs, 3.5 mm / US 4, for the sleeves if you don’t work them with Magic Loop

NOTIONS
Cable needle, 6 stitch markers, tapestry needle, leftover yarn to put sts on hold

REQUIRED TECHNIQUES
Long Tail CO, Backwards Loop CO; knit and purl stitches, sl2wyif;
increases: M1L, M1Lp, M1R, M1Rp;
decreases: k2tog, p2tog, ssk, ssp;
cables: C4L, C4Lp, C4R, C4Rp, C6Rkpk;
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SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

Thank you from the bottom of heart to my talented test knitters and my tech editor James Bartley.