Simply Crochet - USA (2020-01)

FESTIVAL CARDI

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BackWidthbetweenarmholesa:
39 ( 44 )cm, 15 ( 17 )in
Length*b: 110 ( 112 )cm, 43 ( 44 )in

Direction of work

Key

NOTES

Cardiganis workedinonepiecefrombottom

up,alternatingScallopPatternandTreble

Sections.It is dividedatthearmholesand

BackandFrontsareworkedseparately.A wide

borderwithcontrastedgingis addedtoboth

Fronts,anda contrastedging and fringe are

added at the hem.

Choosethesizetomakebasedonthewidth

betweenthearmholesacrosstheback.The

twoFrontsectionsarewideandwilloverlap

whenthegarmentis laidflat,sotheschematic

hasbeendrawnasif theshoulderseamshave

notbeenjoined,toshowthewidthofboth

Frontpieces.Thelengthofthegarmenthas

beencalculatedusingthetensionofa piece

lyingflat,sowhenhangingit willstretch.Test

thelengthwhileworking,asyoucaneasily

shortentheCardiganbyreducingthenumber

oftreblerowsbeforethearmholedivide;just

rememberthatyouneed to start each Scallop

sectionona RSrow.

CARDIGAN

WithYarnA,ch105( 117 ).

Row1 (WS)Trinfourthchfromhook(skipped

chcountastr),and in each ch to end, turn.

[103( 115 ) tr]

Row2 (RS)Ch3(countsas tr throughout), tr in

eachsttoend,turn.

Rows3-9AsRow2.

SCALLOPPATTERN

Row1 (RS)Ch1(doesnotcountasst

throughout),dcinfirstst,*skip2 sts,9trinnext

st,skip2 sts,dcinnextst; rep from * to end,

turn.[17( 19 ) scallops]

Row2 (WS)Ch6(countsastr andch3),*dcin

centre tr of scallop, ch3, tr in next dc, ch3; rep

from* toend,turn.

Rows3-6Repeat(Rows1 and2)twicemore.

Row 7 Ch3,(2trinch-sp,tr in next st) repeat to

end,turn.[103( 115 ) tr]

TREBLESECTION

Rows 1-17 Ch3, tr in each st to end, turn.

Repeat7 rowsofScallopPattern and 17 rows of

TrebleSe c tiononcemore.

Repeat 7 rows of Scallop Pattern once more.

NextrowCh3,tr ineachsttoend, turn.

DIVIDEFORARMHOLES

RIGHTFRONT

Row1 (RS)Ch3,tr innext 24 ( 28 ) sts,turn

leavingremstsunworked.[25( 29 ) tr]

Row 2 Ch3,tr ineachsttoend,turn.

Worka further 13 ( 15 ) rows as Row 2.

Fastenoff.

Morea statementofmindthanfashion,it’s

hardtoseehowthefree-flowingboholook

couldeverfalloutofstyle.Matchyour

wardrobetoyourrelaxedsummervibeswith

thislongandloosethrowover,theperfect

partner to a peasant blouse and maxi skirt.

YOUWILLNEED
QErikaKnightStudioLinen(85%
viscose,15%linen,50g/120m)
YarnAShallow(414)
YarnBNeo(404)
Seetableformeasurements and
yarnquantities
QA 4.5mm(US7)hook
Foryarnstockistcontact
WoolWarehouse 01926882818
http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

TENSION
15 stsand7.5rowstomeasure
10x10cm(4x4in)overtreblecrochet
usinga 4.5mmhookor size needed
toobtaintension
3 stitchpattrepeatsmeasure
12.5cmand3 rowpattrepeats
(6rows)measure9cmoverscallop
patternusinga 4.5mmhookor size
neededtoobtaintension

ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 92

TO FIT BUST

cm

in

81-97 102-117

32-38 44-50

WIDTHACROSSBACK

BETWEENARMHOLES

cm

in

39 44

15  17 

LENGTHEXCLUDING

FRINGESEENOTES

cm 110 112

in 43 44 

YAR NA SHALLOW 50g 10 12

YAR NB N ER O 50g 2 2

SIZE S/M L/XL

Tomakethispatterneasier to follow, we’ve colour-coded the sizing instructions – simply follow the

relevant column.

DK

WEIGHT

4.5MM

HOOK

EASY

PEASY

Thebluehemoftreblesis finishedwith

fringing to emphasise the garment’s flow

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b