Chloe

The ridged texture of this round-necked cardigan makes this a cozy, insulating cardi that’s perfect for keeping your little one warm. When worked in a self-striping yarn, the colourful stripes play off the horizontal lines of the stitch pattern.

This cardigan is worked bottom up, in pieces, and seamed. It has modified set-in sleeves with a short sleeve cap. Shoulders are joined using three-needle bind off. Worked in a welt stitch pattern that plays delightfully with the stripes in the self-striping yarn. Stitches are picked up along the front edges and neckline to create a rolled edging.

This knitting pattern includes written directions, a colour chart for intarsia stitch pattern and written instructions, detailed yardage requirements for each intarsia bobbin/sections, instructions for both right and left front button placement, a schematic with measurements, and thoughtful details.

Sizes/Finished Measurements

• Sizes: A (B, C, D)(E, F, G).
• Finished chest: 21 (22 ¾, 24 ¼, 25 ¾)(27 ½, 29, 31 ¼)" / 53.5 (58, 61.5, 65.5)(70, 73.5, 79.5) cm.
• Back length: 11 (12, 13, 14)(15, 16, 17)" / 28 (30.5, 33, 35.5)(38, 40.5, 43) cm.
• Sleeve seam length: 6 ½ (7 ½, 8 ½, 10 ½)(11 ½, 12, 13)" / 16.5 (19, 21.5, 26.5)(29, 30.5, 33) cm.

Materials

• Fingering weight or sock yarn;
• Self-patterning: 375 (460, 535, 650)(750, 815, 925) yd / 345 (420, 490, 595)(685, 745, 850) m;
• Solid Colour: 165 (190, 215, 245)(270, 305, 345) yd / 150 (175, 195, 220)(250, 280, 315) m solid colour;
• 5 (6, 6, 6)(7, 8, 8) buttons 3/8” / 1 cm.

Shown in Knit Picks Felici Sock (75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; 218 yards/50g): MC Cactus Flower, 2 (3, 3, 3)(4, 4, 5) balls; AND Knit Picks Stroll Sock (75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; 231 yards/50g): CC Dogwood Heather, 1 (1, 1, 2)(2, 2, 2) balls.

Substitution Notes
Choose a fingering weight/4-ply yarn with easy care instructions. Superwash wool and sock yarns (whether wool or cotton blends) will work wonderfully. The self-patterning yarn may be substituted with a solid colour, a variegated yarn, or a gradient yarn, all creating a different effect.

Techniques
Stocking Stitch, Reverse Stocking Stitch, working intarsia from instructions and/or a chart, increases/decreases, three-needle bind off, basic modified set-in sleeve sweater construction, worked flat, bottom up, seaming, picking up stitches, buttonholes, and sewing on buttons.

Helpful Links
Raised Increases video tutorial
Raised Increases photo tutorial
SSK & SSP Decreases video tutorial