Cardigans · Intermediate
Cotton Candy Cardigan
Oversized soft-as-a-cloud cardigan
£6
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About this pattern
This is a gorgeous soft cardigan made from alpaca and wool blend. It’s designed to be oversized and cropped to end just near your waistline. It’s made without buttons, finished with a chunky edge.
Swatch
13 stitches & 17 rows for a 10x10cm/4x4 in swatch
Difficulty
Intermediate
Techniques used
Long tail cast on German short rows Ribbing Italian bind off Double knitted edge
Sizing
XS-XL
Yarn weight required
Chunky
Language
English
Fit
The cardigan is designed to have 23cm/9.1 in of positive ease. The sizes are designed to fit a finished cardigan bust circumference of XS: 102cm/40 in, S: 107cm/42 in, M: 112cm/44 in, L: 122cm/48 in, XL: 132cm/52 in. If your bust measurement is 84cm/33.1 in, you should knit a size S. A cardigan in size has a bust circumference of 107cm/42 in, which in the given example would give you 23cm/9.1 in of positive ease. Bust Circumference (finished cardigan): XS: 102cm/40 in S: 107cm/42 in M: 112cm/44 in L: 122cm/48 in XL: 132cm/52 in Length (measured mid back including double knitted edge): All sizes: 42cm/16.5 in
What you'll need
Materials
Option 1: one strand of Drops Melody Alpaca yarn Option 2: Any other chunky yarn where you can achieve the same gauge (the swatch measurement below) XS: 200g S: 220g M: 240g L: 270g XL: 300g
Needles
8mm/US 11 80cm (32 in)/100cm (40 in) circular needle 6mm/US 10 40cm (16in) & 80cm (32 in) circular needle