KNITTING PATTERN: Streamline Cardigan

Description

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This raglan sweater is worked flat with the three listed yarns held together throughout, and from the top down. You first work an i-cord cast on edge. Then, you work the yoke, which includes a front and a back body panel and the beginning of two sleeve panels. When your yoke is long enough to reach your armpits, you separate the sleeve panels from the body panels, holding the sleeve stitches on scrap yarn and joining the body panels to finish the body of the sweater down to the waist. The entire length of the cardigan edge is worked with an i-cord edge for a flush look. When you finish the body, you work each sleeve individually. You finish by picking up stitches along the length of the collar and body panels to work a button band, including buttonhole placement.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
The pattern is designed to have 2-3 inches of positive ease. Select a size based on your actual bust width plus the 2-3 inches of positive ease, totaling the bust width in (A).
(A) Bust Width:
32 (36.5, 40, 44, 48) (52, 56.5, 60.5, 64.5) inches or 81 (93, 102, 112, 122) (132, 144, 154, 164) cm
(B) Sleeve Length:

19.5 (19.5, 20.5, 20.5, 21) (21, 21, 21, 22) inches or 50 (50, 52, 52, 53) (53, 53, 53, 56) cm

(C) Total Length:

21 (21, 21, 21, 21) (21, 21, 21, 21) inches or 53 (53, 53, 53, 53) (53, 53, 53, 53) cm

(D) Yoke Length:

8.5 (9, 9.5, 10, 10.5) (11, 11.5, 12, 12.5) inches or 22 (23, 24, 25, 27) (28, 29, 30, 32) cm

(E) Waist Length:

12.5 (12, 11.5, 11, 10.5) (10, 9.5, 9, 8.5) inches or 32 (30, 29, 28, 27) (25, 24, 23, 22) cm

(F) Upper Sleeve Width:

12.5 (13.5, 14, 15, 16.5) (18.5, 20, 21.5, 22.5) inches or 32 (34, 36, 38, 42) (47, 51, 55, 57) cm

SUGGESTED YARN
4 (5, 5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins Hobbii Alpaca Silk in Pearl Beach, or 658 (734, 803, 874, 966) (1061, 1150, 1234, 1331) yards or 602 (671, 734, 799, 883) (970, 1052, 1128, 1217) meters of fingering weight yarn

2 (2, 2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins Hobbii Soft Alpaca Lace in Beach Pebbles, or 658 (734, 803, 874, 966) (1061, 1150, 1234, 1331) yards or 602 (671, 734, 799, 883) (970, 1052, 1128, 1217) meters of lace weight yarn

2 (2, 2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins Hobbii Soft Alpaca Lace in Ecru Natural, or 658 (734, 803, 874, 966) (1061, 1150, 1234, 1331) yards or 602 (671, 734, 799, 883) (970, 1052, 1128, 1217) meters of lace weight yarn

If you would like to use one strand of yarn, instead of three strands held together, select a sport or DK weight yarn that achieves gauge and uses the same yardage as the Hobbii Alpaca Silk yarn listed above.

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
Size 5 (US), 3.75 mm circular needles
Size 5 (US), 3.75 mm double pointed needles or small circular needles
Size 3 (US), 3.25 mm circular needles
Size 3 (US), 3.25 mm double pointed needles or small circular needles

GAUGE
18 sts x 24 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch on larger needles with three listed yarns held together

NOTIONS
Stitch markers
Scrap yarn
7, ½ inch (1.27 cm) buttons

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https://knitabitcrochetaway.com/pattern-streamline-cardigan/