Dark Hollow

A big, bulky cardigan with a big, cozy shawl collar. Top-down, seamless raglan construction. The collar is started first and then worked along with the body so there is no massive collar pick-up required! Modeled with about 4 inches of positive ease at the bust, but feel free to choose your preferred amount of ease.

Skills required

Long-tail cast-on

Picking up stitches

Increasing

Backwards-loop cast-on for underarms

Knitted cast-on for pocket fronts

Decreasing

Sewing down pocket linings

Gauge

12 stitches and 17 rows = 4 inches in blocked stockinette

Needle size

US 11 - 8.0 mm or size needed to obtain gauge

Sizes and approximate yardage required

(actual garment measurement in inches with front bands overlapping)

XS - 32.7 - 875

S - 35.3 - 945

M1 - 39.3 - 1055

M2 - 42 - 1125

M3 - 44.7 - 1200

L - 48.7 - 1305

XL - 52.7 - 1415

XXL - 56.7 - 1520

XXXL - 60.7 - 1625

Materials

Bulky-weight yarn or doubled worsted- or aran-weight knit at the same gauge as bulky.

About 100 yards of worsted- or aran-weight yarn for the pocket linings

US 8/5 mm needles or size needed to obtain pocket lining gauge of 19 stitches in 4 inches of stockinette in worsted or aran yarn

Needles for your preferred method of working small circumference for the sleeve cuffs one size smaller than your gauge needles

Stitch markers

Measuring tape

Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Suggested yarn - Cascade Yarns ® Cascade 220® Grande

Yarn weight - Bulky

sample was knit in Cascade 220 Grande in Charcoal Heather and is modeled with 4 inches of positive ease

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