Ballet Wrap Cardigan Knitting Pattern Download

Description

When she’s working up a sweater design for a novelty yarn, the designer tries to keep things simple; she wants the yarn, not the stitch or details, to tell the story. She’s partial to the smooth lines of fitted wrap styles because they’re adjustable and fit a variety of figures. Even more important, she likes easy knitting as well as easy shapes and would rather knit a pair of long ties than fiddle with buttons and buttonholes.

Finished Size: 32 (34 ½, 40, 44 ½, 48)” (81.5 [87.5, 101.5, 113, 122] cm) bust circumference, closed. Sweater shown measures 34 ½” (87.5 cm).
Yarn: Colinette Prism (70% wool, 30% cotton; 125 yd [114 m]/100 g): #61 earth, 6 (6, 7, 8, 9) skeins. Yarn distributed by Unique Kolours.
Yarn weight: #5 – Bulky
Gauge: 14 sts and 20 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in St st on size 10 (6 mm) needles.
Needles: Body and sleeves-size 10 (6 mm). Ribbing-sizes 10 ½ and 11 (6.5 and 8 mm). Ties-size 8 (5 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Marker (m); tapestry needle.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Winter 2005