This little cardigan with lace trim is the ideal choice for warmer days
WORDS: COMPILED BY LIZ O’ROURKE
MEASUREMENTS
To fit sizes: 81cm (32in), 86 (34), 91 (36), 97 (38), 102 (40), 107 (42), 112 (44), 117 (46).
Actual sizes: 93cm (36¾in), 98 (38½), 104 (41), 109 (43), 115 (45¼), 120 (47¼), 125 (49½), 131 (51½).
Length: 56cm (22in), 57 (22½), 59 (23¼), 61 (24), 64 (24¾), 65 (25½), 67 (26½), 68 (26¾).
Sleeve length: 7cm (2¾in).
MATERIALS
8 (8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10) 50g balls of Rico Essentials Merino DK in Dark Turquoise (030). One pair 3.25mm (No. 10) and 4mm (No. 8) knitting needles; stitch-holders; 9 (9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11) buttons, 1.5cm in diameter. This yarn is available from your local Rico stockist or you can order direct from www.laughinghens.com tel: 01829 740903.
TENSION
22 sts and 28 rows to 10 cm measured over pattern using 4 mm needles. Lace edging measures 6.5cm at its widest (15 sts).
ABBREVIATIONS
alt – alternate; beg – beginning; dec – decrease on a right-side row, work K2, skpo, at the beg of a row and a K2tog, K2 at the end of a row, and on a wrong-side row, work P2, P2tog at the beg of a row, and P2tog tbl, P2 at the end of a row; foll – following; K – knit; m1 – make one st by picking up horizontal loop lying before next st and knitting into the back of it; P – purl; patt– pattern; rem – remain; rep – repeat; skpo – slip one stitch knitwise, K1, pass slipped st over the K1; st(s) – stitch(es); tbl – through back of loop; tog – together; yf – yarn forward; yo – yarn over needle.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Directions are given for eight sizes. Figures in brackets refer to the seven larger sizes. Figures in square brackets [ ] are worked the number of times stated.
LACE EDGING
Worked over 10 sts and 20 rows.
1st row [right side] – K1, K2tog, yf, K5, yf, K2 – 11 sts.
2nd & every alt row – Knit.
3rd row – K1, K2tog, yf, K4, yf, skpo, yf, K2 – 12 sts.
5th row – K1, K2tog, yf, K3, [yf, skpo] twice, yf, K2 – 13 sts.
7th row – K1, K2tog, yf, K2, [yf, skpo] 3 times, yf, K2 – 14 sts.
9th row – K1, K2tog, yf, K1, [yf, skpo] 4 times, yf, K2 – 15 sts.
11th row – K1, K2tog, yf, K1, [K2tog, yf] 4 times, K2tog, K1 – 14 sts.
13th row – K1, K2tog, yf, K2, [K2tog, yf] 3 times, K2tog, K1 – 13 sts.
15th row
