Florescence Cardigan

Description

Florescence Cardigan is your classic everyday cardigan, made dainty by growing lace leaves on the sleeves. The soft V opening, the straight line, the top-down raglan construction, the ribbing bands worked while knitting and the option of adding buttons or not are efficiently creating a basic cardigan that is the perfect canvas to showcase the sophisticated lace sleeves. These sleeves are sure to impress while being easier to knit than what they look like, even if you don’t have a green thumb! The cardigan, made in DK+lace or worsted weight, is available in 12 sizes and can be made as long as desired.

Sizes #sizeinclusive
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10) (11, 12)

Total width at bust:
36.75 (39, 42.25, 43.25) (45.25, 48.25, 51.5) (53.75, 57, 60) (63.75, 66)“
93.5 (99, 107.5, 110) (115, 122.5, 131) (136.5, 145, 152.5) (162, 167.5) cm

Sleeve circumference:
15.25 (15.25, 16.75, 16.75, 18) (18, 19, 21.5) (21.5, 25, 25, 25)“
38.5 (38.5, 42.5, 42.5, 45.5) (45.5, 48.5, 54.5) (54.5, 63.5, 63.5, 63.5) cm

To be worn with 5-7” (13-18 cm) of ease (pick a size larger than your bust circumference to achieve the desired ease).

Yarn and yardage
DK + laceweight mohair OR worsted weight yarn
973 (1021, 1126, 1167) (1234, 1325, 1438) (1559, 1628, 1809) (1930, 1999) yds
890 (934, 1030, 1067) (1128, 1212, 1315) (1426, 1489, 1654) (1765, 1828) m

If using two yarns held together, note that the indicated yardage is required for each of them.

Yardage can vary according to the length you want to knit. The indicated yardage is for a cardigan hitting at the hips. Plan for more yardage if you want to make a longer cardigan.

Gauge
19 sts x 30 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch and lace pattern, after blocking

Gauge can slightly vary on the sleeves as they can be made as long as you want. Please note that the lace will grow significantly with blocking.

About the prototype
Prototype is a size 3 worn with approx. 5” (13 cm) inches of ease. It was made using The Yarn Collective Bloomsbury DK (colorway: Sand) held together with Berroco Aerial Color (colorway: Monet).

Difficulty
Intermediate
Top-down raglan construction, basic stitches, lace stitches, working flat, working in the round.

The pattern includes charts and written transcriptions of the charts.