Holiday Cardigan witH EyElEt BordEr

designed by deborah newton Intermediate SizES

XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL) Shown in size S

FiniSHEd MEaSurEMEntS
Bust: 32 (38, 42, 45, 49, 52)" [82 (97, 106.5, 115.5, 125, 133.5) cm] Length: 20 (21, 22, 22, 23, 23)" [52.5 (54.5, 56, 58, 58.5, 59.5) cm]

yarn
SMC Select Silk Wool (64% wool, 27% silk, 9% polyamide; 50 g = 131 yards [120 meters]) #7193 Anthracite Grey: 7 (8, 10, 10, 11, 12) balls

nEEdlES and otHEr MatErialS

Knitting needles in sizes US 8 and 9 [5 and 5.5 mm] or size to obtain gauge; circular knitting needle (24" [60 cm]) in size US 7 (4.5 mm); stitch markers; six " [2 cm] rhinestone buttons

gaugE
18 sts and 26 rows to 4" [10 cm] in St st with largest needles; 18 sts and 30 rows to 4" [10 cm] in Eyelet Border patt using largest needles. Take time to save time, check your gauge.

notES
The stitch count of the Eyelet Border pattern changes on row 5 only then reverts to the original count.

PattErn StitCHES
Eyelet Rib (multiple of 6 sts + 1) Rows 1, 3, 5 (RS): K2, *p3, k3; rep from * to last 5 sts, p3, k2. Rows 2, 4 (WS): P2, *k2tog, yo, k1, p3; rep from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, yo, k1, p2. Eyelet Border (multiple of 4 sts + 2) Rows 1, 9 (RS): K2, *yo, ssk; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2. Rows 2, 4, 8, 10 (WS): Purl. Rows 3, 7: Knit. Row 5: K3, *k2tog, yo, ssk; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3 patt has temporarily decreased to a multiple of 3 sts. Row 6: P4, *work [p1, k1] both in yo of previous row, p2; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2 patt has increased to a multiple of 4 sts plus 2 again. Rows 11-14: Work 4 rows in St st. Rep Rows 1-14 for patt. Make 1 (m1) Insert the tip of the left needle underneath the strand between the two needles from front to back and lift the strand onto the left needle. Use the tip of the right needle to knit the lifted strand through its back loop 1 st increased.

BaCK
With middle-size needles, cast on 85 (97, 109, 115, 121) sts. Work Rows 1-5 of Eyelet Rib patt firmly, ending with a RS row. Purl 1 WS row, dec 11 (11, 15, 13, 11, 15) sts evenly spaced 74 (86, 94, 102, 110, 118) sts. Change to largest needles. Work in St st for 6 rows, ending with a WS row piece meas 1" [3.8 cm]. Change to Eyelet Border patt (see Pattern Stitches) and work Rows 1-14 of patt for a total of 4 times 56 patt rows completed; piece meas 9" [23 cm] from cast on. Work even in St st until piece meas 12 (13, 13, 13, 13, 13)" [31.5 (33, 33, 34.5, 34.5, 34.5) cm] from cast on, ending with a WS row. Shape armholes: Bind off 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 7) sts at the beg of the next 2 rows 68 (78, 84, 90, 96, 104) sts. Decrease row (RS): K3, ssk, knit to last 5 sts, k2tog, k3 2 sts decreased. [Purl 1 WS row, then rep the decrease row] 2 (3, 4, 5, 6, 8) times 62 (70, 74, 78, 82, 86) sts. Work even in St st until armholes meas 7 (7, 8, 8, 8, 9)" [18.5 (19, 20.5, 21, 21.5, 23) cm], ending with a WS row. Shape back neck and shoulders: Mark the center 16 (18, 18, 18, 20, 20) sts 23 (26, 28, 30, 31, 33) sts on each side of marked sts. Next row (RS): Bind off 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) sts, knit to marked sts, join a second ball of yarn and bind off center 16 (18, 18, 18, 20, 20) sts, knit to end.

Next row (WS): For first group of sts, bind off 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) sts, purl to end; for second group of sts, purl to end 18 (20, 22, 24, 24, 26) sts at each side. Working each side separately, bind off at each neck edge 5 sts twice, AND AT THE SAME TIME, bind off at each armhole edge 4 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8) sts twice no sts remain.

lEFt Front
With middle-size needles, cast on 37 (43, 49, 49, 55, 61) sts. Work Rows 1-5 of Eyelet Rib patt firmly, ending with a RS row. Purl 1 WS row, dec 3 (dec 1, dec 3, inc 1, dec 1, dec 3) st(s) evenly spaced 34 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58) sts. Change to largest needles. Work in St st for 6 rows, ending with a WS row piece meas 1" [3.8 cm]. Change to Eyelet Border patt and work Rows 1-14 of patt a total of 4 times 56 patt rows completed; piece meas 9" [23 cm] from cast on. Work even in St st until piece meas 9 (10, 10, 10, 10, 10)" [24 (25.5, 25.5, 26.5, 26.5, 26.5) cm] from cast on, ending with a WS row. Shape V-neck and armholes: Note: The armhole shaping is introduced while the neck shaping is still in progress; read the next sections all the way through so you do not accidentally work past the point where the armhole begins. Neck decrease row (RS): Knit to last 5 sts, k2tog, k3 1 st decreased at neck edge. Continuing in St st, work the neck decrease row every RS row 0 (0, 2, 2, 3, 2) times, then every other RS row (i.e., every 4th row) 14 (17, 15, 15, 15, 16) times 15 (18, 18, 18, 19, 19) sts total removed from neck edge. AT THE SAME TIME, when piece meas 12 (13, 13, 13, 13, 13)" [31.5 (33, 33, 34.5, 34.5, 34.5) cm] from cast on, shape armhole by binding off 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 7) sts at the beg of the next RS row, then work k3, ssk over the first 5 sts at the beg of the next 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 9) RS rows 6 (8, 10, 12, 14, 16) sts total removed at armhole edge. When all shaping has been completed, 13 (16, 18, 20, 21, 23) sts remain. Work even in St st until armhole meas 7 (7, 8, 8, 8, 9)" [18.5 (19, 20.5, 21, 21.5, 23) cm], ending with a WS row. Shape shoulder: Bind off 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) sts at beg of next RS row, then 4 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8) sts at beg of next 2 RS rows no sts remain.

row) 14 (17, 15, 15, 15, 16) times 15 (18, 18, 18, 19, 19) sts total removed from neck edge. AT THE SAME TIME, when piece meas 12 (13, 13, 13, 13, 13)" [31.5 (33, 33, 34.5, 34.5, 34.5) cm] from cast on, shape armhole by binding off 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 7) sts at the beg of the next WS row, then work k2tog, k3 over the last 5 sts of the next 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 9) RS rows 6 (8, 10, 12, 14, 16) sts total removed at armhole edge. When all shaping has been completed, 13 (16, 18, 20, 21, 23) sts remain. Work even in St st until armhole meas 7 (7, 8, 8, 8, 9)" [18.5 (19, 20.5, 21, 21.5, 23) cm], ending with a RS row. Shape shoulder: Bind off 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) sts at beg of next WS row, then 4 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8) sts at beg of next 2 WS rows no sts remain.

SlEEVES
With middle-size needles, cast on 37 (37, 43, 43, 43, 43) sts. Work Rows 1-5 of Eyelet Rib patt firmly, ending with a RS row. Purl 1 WS row, dec 3 (3, 1, 1, 1, 1) st(s) 34 (34, 42, 42, 42, 42) sts. Change to largest needles. Work in St st for 6 rows, ending with a WS row piece meas 1" [3.8 cm]. Increase row (RS): K1 m1 (see Pattern Stitches), knit to last st, m1, k1 2 sts increased. [Work 5 rows even, rep the increase row] 5 times 46 (46, 54, 54, 54, 54) sts. Purl 1 WS row piece meas 6" [16.5 cm] from cast on. Note: When increasing in the Eyelet Border pattern for the sleeves, work the stitches at each side in stockinette until there are enough stitches to add a complete repeat of the 4-stitch pattern. Do not work any partial repeats to avoid throwing off the stitch count. Sleeve increases continue during the Eyelet Border pattern; read the next sections all the way through before proceeding. Beg with the next RS row, work Rows 1-14 of Eyelet Border patt a total of 4 times, then continue to end of sleeve in St st. AT THE SAME TIME, beg on Row 5 of the first Eyelet Border patt rep, inc 1 st at each side as established every 6th row 3 (5, 5, 7, 9, 12) more times, working new sts into patt (see Notes) 52 (56, 64, 68, 72, 78) sts. Work even in St st until sleeve meas 17 (17, 17, 18, 18, 18)" [43 (44.5, 44.5, 45.5, 45.5, 45.5) cm] from cast on, ending with a WS row. Shape sleeve cap: Bind off 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 7) sts at the beg of the next 2 rows 46 (48, 54, 56, 58, 64) sts. Decrease row (RS): K2, ssk, knit to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2 2 sts decreased. [Purl 1 WS row, then rep the decrease row] 14 (15, 18, 19, 20, 21) times 16 (16, 16, 16, 16, 20) sts remain. Bind off all sts.

rigHt Front
Work as for left front until piece meas 9 (10, 10, 10, 10, 10)" [24 (25.5, 25.5, 26.5, 26.5, 26.5) cm] from cast on, ending with a WS row 34 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58) sts. Shape V-neck and armholes: As for left front, the V-neck and armhole shaping are worked at the same time; read the next sections all the way through before proceeding. Neck decrease row (RS): K3, ssk, knit to end 1 st decreased at neck edge. Continuing in St st, work the neck decrease row every RS row 0 (0, 2, 2, 3, 2) times, then every other RS row (i.e., every 4th

FiniSHing
Sew fronts to back at shoulders. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew sleeve caps into armholes, easing to fit. Steam lower edges very lightly, using your fingertips to carefully ease the rib patterns to match the body and sleeve widths, taking care not to flatten the rib. Front band: With circular needle in smallest size and RS facing, beg at cast-on edge of right front, pick up and knit 51 (54, 54, 56, 56, 56) sts evenly to beg of V-neck shaping, place marker, 47 (49, 51, 52, 53, 55) sts to shoulder seam, 34 (36, 36, 36, 37, 37) sts across back neck to shoulder seam, 47 (49, 51, 52, 53, 55) sts to base of V-neck shaping, and 51 (54, 54, 56, 56, 56) sts along left front 230 (242, 246, 252, 255, 259) sts total. Buttonhole row (WS): Knit to marker at base of right front V-neck, slip marker, k2, work a 3-st buttonhole of your choice, [k5 (6, 6, 6, 6, 6), work a 3-st buttonhole] 5 times, k6 (4, 4, 6, 6, 6) 6 buttonholes total. Knit 3 rows, beg and ending with a RS row. Bind off all sts as if to knit on next WS row. Weave in ends. Sew buttons to left front, opposite buttonholes.
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ABBREVIATIONS beg - begin(s); beginning cm - centimeters dec - decrease(s); decreasing g - grams inc - increase(s); increasing k2tog - knit 2 together m1 - make 1 meas - measures mm - millimeters patt - pattern pm - place marker rep(s) - repeat(s); repeating RS - right side ssk - slip 2 sts individually as if to knit, then knit them together through their back loops st(s) - stitch(es) St st - stockinette stitch (knit on RS rows; purl on WS rows) tog - together WS - wrong side yo - yarnover

111/2 (121/2, 141/4, 15, 16, 171/4)" 29 (31.5, 36, 38, 40.5, 44) cm

1"/2.5 cm 101/4 (101/2, 11, 111/4, 111/2, 12)" 26 (26.5, 28, 28.5, 29, 30.5) cm

SLEEVE BACK AND FRONTS

121/2 (13, 13, 131/2, 131/2, 131/2)" 31.5 (33, 33, 34.5, 34.5, 34.5) cm

71/2 (91/4, 101/4, 11, 12, 123/4)" 19 (23.5, 26, 28, 30.5, 32.5) cm 161/4 (19, 203/4, 223/4, 241/2, 261/4)" 41.5 (48.5, 52.5, 58, 62, 66.5) cm

71/2 (71/2, 91/4, 91/4, 91/4, 91/4)" 19 (19, 23.5, 23.5, 23.5, 23.5) cm

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