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Cable Colorwork Cardigan
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Price: $5.50
Item #:
EP0454
Cables, bobbles, colorwork, and crocheted buttons - all in this sporty cardigan. The lower body and sleeves are worked in a bold Aran pattern, then the yoke is worked in a subtle two-color Fair Isle pattern. A simple twisted "braid" punctuates the boundary between the two and is repeated at the neckline. The waist and sleeves are edged with a reverse stockinette-stitch roll. The button and buttonhole bands are worked in one piece with the fronts. Crocheted buttons resemble the bobbles and pull the whole look together.
Finished Size: 36 (40, 43, 47)" (91.5 [101.5, 109, 119.5] cm) bust/chest measurement, buttoned. Sweater shown measures 36" (91.5 cm).
Yarn: Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted (85% wool, 15% mohair; 190 yd [173 m]/4 oz): #M-10 cream (MC), 8 (10, 11, 12) skeins, #M-01 sandy heather (CC), 4 (5, 6, 7) skeins.
Yarn weight: #4 - Medium
Gauge: 22 sts and 22 rows = 4" (10 cm) in St st colorwork pattern on larger needles; 28 sts and 16 rows = 5" (12.5 cm) wide and 2 1/2" (6.5 cm) high in Aran bobble pattern on larger needles.
Needles: Body and Sleeves—Size 8 (5 mm). Edging—Size 7 (4.5 mm). Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Tapestry needle; markers (m); size E/4 (3.5-mm) crochet hook.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Fall 2001