The design of this unisex cotton cardigan was inspired by the iconic denim jacket
LOUISA HARDING
LOUISA HARDING Sundance Kid
THIS UNISEX garment from Louisa Harding was inspired by classic denim jackets, and it has pockets on the chest, a garter stitch collar, and edgings worked in a textured diamond pattern. Louisa’s design is from the Rowan archives, having first appeared in Magazine 17 back in 1995. It’s knitted in Rowan’s soft Handknit Cotton yarn, which provides excellent stitch definition for textured patterns.
BACK
Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 91 (101:111:121:131:141:151:161) sts.
Beg and ending rows as indicated, work 14 rows in patt from Chart A, ending with RS facing for next row.
Change to 4mm needles. Beg with a K row, now work in st st as folls: Inc 1 st at each end of 5th (7th:7th:9th:9th: 11th:11th:13th) and every foll 12th row until there are 103 (113:123:133:143:153:163:173) sts.
Cont straight until Back measures 31½ (32:32½:33:33½:34:35:36) cm, ending with RS facing for next row.
SHAPE ARMHOLES
Cast off 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows. 95 (105:115:125:135:145:155:165) sts. Dec 1 st at each end of next and foll 5 alt rows.
83 (93:103:113:123:133:143:153) sts.
Work 1 row, ending with RS facing for next row. Work 4 rows in garter stitch, ending with RS facing for next row.
Beg and ending rows as indicated, repeating the 6-row patt rep throughout, now work in patt from Chart B as folls: Cont straight until armhole measures 24½ (26:27½:29:30½:32:33:34) cm, ending with RS facing for next row.
SHAPE BACK NECK
Next row (RS): Patt 29 (33:37:42:46:50:55: 59) sts and turn, leaving rem sts on a holder.
Work each side of neck separately. Keeping patt correct, dec 1 st at neck edge of next 4 rows and AT THE SAME TIME cast off 8 (10:11:13:14:15:17:18) sts at beg of 2nd row and foll alt row. Work 1 row. Cast off rem 9 (9:11:12:14:16:17:19) sts.
With RS facing, cast off centre 25 (27:29: 29:31:33:33:35) sts, rejoin yarn and patt to end.
Complete to match first side, reversing shapings.
POCKET LININGS
(make 2) Using 4mm needles, cast on 20 (20:24:24:24:24:24:24) sts.
Beg with a K row, work in st st for 34 rows, ending with RS facing for next row. Break yarn and leave sts on a holder.
LEFT FRONT
Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 54 (59:64:69:74:79:84:89) sts.
Work 4 rows in garter st, ending with RS facing for next row.
Now place patt from Chart A as folls: Row 5 (RS): Work as given for chart row 5 to last 2 sts, K2. Row 6: K2, work rem sts as given for chart row 6.
Last 2 rows set the sts - 2 sts in garter stitch at front opening edge, with all rem sts in patt from chart.
Cont as set until chart row 11 ha
