Product description

Amy Christoffers’ tailored cardigan is a perfect balance between casual comfort and finessed fit. The allover mock-cable texture adds a rustic quality, and a zipper-front makes it a perfect cardigan for layering. The sweater is worked with two strands of Loft held doubled, creating a parallel-plied worsted weight yarn with added warmth and great stitch definition.

Designer: Amy Christoffers

Collection: Wool People, Volume 2

 

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Textured Zipper-Front Cardigan

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  • Product description

    Amy Christoffers’ tailored cardigan is a perfect balance between casual comfort and finessed fit. The allover mock-cable texture adds a rustic quality, and a zipper-front makes it a perfect cardigan for layering. The sweater is worked with two strands of Loft held doubled, creating a parallel-plied worsted weight yarn with added warmth and great stitch definition.

    Designer: Amy Christoffers

    Collection: Wool People, Volume 2

     

  • Pattern materials

    YARN

    • 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% US Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50 grams)
    • Photographed in color Barn Owl
    • Sample is worked with yarn held double


    YARDAGE

    • Approximately 1045 (1155, 1335, 1495, 1660) yards of Aran weight wool yarn OR 2090 (2305, 2670, 2990, 3315) yards of fingering/sport weight wool yarn, held double


  • Pattern specs

    CONSTRUCTION 

    • Yarn is held double throughout.
    • Cable stitch motif is charted only.
    • Body and sleeves are worked from the bottom up.
    • Sleeves are worked in the round to the underarm and cap is worked flat.
    • Body is worked in one piece, back and forth to the underarm, where Back & Right/Left Fronts are separated and worked
 individually to the shoulders.
    • Zipper closure is sewn in during finishing.


    FINISHED DIMENSIONS

    • 31 (36¼, 41¾, 47, 52¼)” chest circumference, including zipper
    • Sample shown in size 36¼” with +2″ ease on model

    Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.


    GAUGE

    • 18 stitches & 25 rows/rounds = 4″ in Pattern Stitch (charted) with Size A needle, after blocking
    • 17 stitches & 24 rows/rounds = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking


    NEEDLES

    Size A needle (for Main Fabric):

    • One 32″ circular needle and set of four or five double-pointed needles (DPN) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
    • Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)


    Size B needle (for Ribbing):

    • One 32″ circular needle and set of four or five double-pointed needles (DPN) one size smaller than Size A needle
    • Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)


    Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.
  • Pattern Updates

    Current Pattern: v2.1

    4 January 2015: 

    Version 2.0 On the chart, the middle “end” text section below the chart has been modified as follows:

    End Left Front: 1st, 3rd, 5th Sizes

    End Back & Right Front: All Sizes 

    End Sleeve: 1st, 2nd, 5th Sizes 


    14 June 2016: 

    Version 2.1 On page 6, the final paragraphs of the “Shape Cap” section have been changed as follows:

    • Note: To work Decrease Row on a WS row, work p2tog at the beginning of the row and SSP (see Special Techniques) at the end of the row.
    • Bind off all stitches in pattern. Set first Sleeve aside and repeat instructions for second Sleeve.
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