Posy (4ply/fingering version)

Posy is part of a series of knits designed to coordinate with the popular Bloom dress. It features the same diamond lace through the body and the yoke as on the dress’s body and hemline.

This cardigan is knit top-down and seamlessly, beginning with a circular yoke. The body is worked flat and the sleeves in the round. The edging is worked as you go to make for minimal finishing. This pattern does require the knitter be able to read their work.

Construction:

Posy is worked from the top down, beginning with the neckline. It is imperative that you use the m1 increase as outlined in the Abbreviation section for the stitch count to be correct through the circular yoke increase rows. Once the sleeves and body are split, the body is worked flat and the sleeves are worked in the round. The ability to read your knitting is required for working the diamond lace pattern through the body.

Yoke lace has both chart and written instructions.

Body lace has chart and a cheat sheet to guide you through the lace placement for those daunted by charts.

An 8ply version of this pattern is also available.

Sizing:

To fit actual chest measurement of: 

15-21: 15/38 – newborn (16/40.5 – 3mths, 17/43 – 6mths, 18/45.5 – 9mths) [19/48 – 12mths, 20/51 – 18mths, 21/53.5 – 24mths] 

22-31: 22/56 – 3yrs (23/58.5 – 4yrs, 24/61 – 5yrs, 25/63.5 – 6yrs) [26/66 – 7yrs, 27/68.5 – 8yrs, 28/71 – 10yrs] {30/76 – 12yrs, 31/79 – 14yrs} inches/cms.

Finished garment chest measurement: 

15-21: 16¼/41 (17¼/44, 18/45.5, 18¾/47.5) [19¾/50, 21½/54.5, 22¼/56.5] 

22-31: 23½/59.5 (24½/61.5, 25¼/64, 26/66) [26¾/68, 28½/72.5, 29½/75] {31¼/79.5, 32¾/83}

This garment is designed to be fairly close fitting with approximately 1 to 1¾ inches/2.5 to 4.5 cms of positive ease depending on size.

Sample shown is the 21” size knit to a 5 year length on a 5 year old with a 21” chest.

Skill Level:

Experienced

The ability to read your knitting is required for working the diamond lace pattern through the body.

Techniques used:

knit and purl 

Increasing and decreasing 

Long-tail cast-on 

Working small circumferences in the round 

Working from charts 

Picking up stitches 

Lace

Yarn Requirements:

* WOOLganic Organic Merino Knitters Yarn 4ply (100% organic merino; 227yd 208m/50g) − 2 (2, 2, 2) [3, 3, 3] 3 (4, 4, 4) [5, 5, 5] {6, 7} balls

* OR fingering/4ply weight yarn of approximately: 

15-21: 280/255 (305/280, 365/335, 440/405) [475/435, 525/480, 585/535]

22-31: 650/595 (715/655, 790/725, 865/790) [920/840, 985/900, 1070/980] {1215/1115, 1350/1235}

yards/metres approximately.

Original yarn is a worsted spun organic merino with a 2ply structure.

Sample garment shown in WOOLganic Lotus colour way.