2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

SIMPLE CARDIGAN

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then work the following Buttonhole Row:

ButtonholeRow(RS)K3,k2tog,yo,K toend.
ReptheButtonholeRoweveryfollowing6cmandATTHESAME
TIME,workingarterstuntilworkmeasures12cm,working an odd
number of rows and measured from the cast-on edge.

Placea markerattheendofthenext row.
Nextrow(RS)K tolastst,Kfb.
[50( 52 : 56 : 58 : 62 : 64 : 66 : 70 : 72 : 76 ) sts]

Contingarterstandbuttonholesuntilworkmeasures 44 ( 46 : 47 :
48 : 48 : 49 : 50 : 50 : 51 : 51 )cm,endingwith a RS row. There should be
6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 7 : 7 : 7 : 7 : 7 : 7 ) buttonholes.

NECKSHAPING
Nextrow(RS)K tolast 12 sts,turnandputthese 12 stsontoa
stitchholder. Work with the rem 38( 40 : 44 : 46 : 50 : 52 : 54 : 58 : 60 :
64 ) sts.
WorkNecklineshapingasfollowsandATTHESAMETIME,when
workmeasuresthesameastheBacktotheshoulder,commence
shoulder shaping as below, working cast offs on the wrong side
only.

NECKLINESHAPING
Dec1 stattheneckedge of the next and every row for6 ( 6 : 6 : 6 : 8 :
8 : 8 : 10 : 10 : 10 ) rows.
Dec1 stattheneckedgeofthenext and every RS row for 16( 16 : 18 :
18 : 16 : 16 : 16 : 16 : 14 : 18 ) rows.

SHOULDERSHAPING
Castoff2 ( 2 : 1 : 1 : 2 : 2 : 2 : 2 : 1 : 1 ) sts at the beg of the next 12( 13 : 1 : 1 :
17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 1 : 1 ) WSrows.
Castoff0 ( 0 : 2 : 2 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 2 : 2 ) sts at the beg of the next0 ( 0 : 14 :
15 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 21 : 22 ) WS rows.

SLEEVES
Caston 56 ( 56 : 58 : 58 : 60 : 60 : 62 : 62 : 64 : 64 ) stsusing5mm
needles.Workingarterstuntilworkmeasures10cm,workingan
odd number of rows and measured from the cast-on edge.

Place a marker at the start and end of the next row.

Nextrow(RS)Kfb,K tolastst,kfb.

[58( 58 : 60 : 60 : 62 : 62 : 64 : 64 : 66 : 66 ) sts]

Knit3 rows.

Commencesleeveincsas follows, working the following row on the

next row (a RS row).

IncRow(RS)Kfb,K tolastst,kfb.[2stsinc’d]

ContingarterstandworkSleeveIncRoweveryfollowing8th(8th:

8th:6th:6th:6th:6th:6th:6th:6th) row until there are 78( 82 : 86 :

90 : 94 : 96 : 98 : 100 : 102 : 104 ) sts.

ThenworkstraightingarterstuntilSleevemeasures 37 ( 40 : 40 :

40 : 40 : 41 : 41 : 42 : 42 : 42 )cm,ending with a WS row.

SHAPESLEEVECAP

Castoff 26 ( 27 : 28 : 30 : 31 : 32 : 33 : 33 : 34 : 35 ) sts at the beg of the

next2 rows.

Castoffrem 26 ( 28 : 30 : 30 : 32 : 32 : 32 : 34 : 34 : 34 ) sts.

MAKINGUP

Blockpieceslightly to smooth out work. Sew both shoulder seams.

NECKLINE

With4.5mmneedles,andRSfacing,andstartingattheRightFront,

knitthe 12 stsfromtheFrontstitchholder,pickupandknit 24 ( 24 :

25 : 25 : 26 : 26 : 27 : 27 : 27 : 28 ) stsacrosstherightneck,knitthe 45

( 47 : 47 : 49 : 49 : 51 : 51 : 53 : 53 : 55 ) stsfromtheBackstitchholder,

pickupandknit 24 ( 24 : 25 : 25 : 26 : 26 : 27 : 27 : 27 : 28 ) stsacross the

leftneck,andknitthe 12 stsfromtheFrontstitchholder.

[117( 119 : 121 : 123 : 125 : 127 : 129 : 131 : 131 : 135 ) sts]

Knit4 rows.

Castoffallsts.

FINISHING

Measure 20 ( 21 : 22 : 23 : 24 : 25 : 26 : 26 : 27 : 27 )cmdowntheFront

andBackfromtheshoulderandinserttheSleevecapbetween

thesepoints.SewsideandSleeveseamstothemarkers,leaving

thebottomsectionsbelowthemarkersoftheSleevesandbody

unseamed.Attachbuttonsadjacenttobuttonholes. Weave in ends.

See ball band for further care instructions.

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SIZE^8101214161820222426

TO FIT BUST

cm 81 86 91 97 102 107 112 117 122 127

in 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50

ACTUAL BUST

cm 90.5 95.5 103.5 107.5 114.5 119.5 123.5 130.5 135.5 142.5

in 35  37  40  42  45 47 48  51  53  56

LENGTH

cm 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 59 60 60

in 21 21  21  22 22  22  23  23  23  23 

SLEEVE

LENGTH

cm 37 40 40 40 40 41 41 42 42 42

in 14  15  15  15  15  16 16 16  16  16 

YARN RicoDesignCreativeCottonColourCoated(50g/125m)

YarnA 001 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 17

FIND YOUR SIZE

SIZINGCOLOURKEYSoyoucanre-usethispattern, we’ve colour-coded the sizing instructions. Simply follow
our colour-coded measurements and you’re off.