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PATTERN NO.

Free

PATTERN NAME

Arianna Cardigan

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

SIZES

Small (Medium, Large, X-Large, 2X)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Width: 35 (38, 41, 44, 47)” Length: 30½ (31, 31½, 32, 32½)”

MATERIALS

Yarn: 20 (22, 24, 26, 28) balls of Vanessa (discontinued)

(50% Viscose, 50% Dralon), 109yds/50g

Recommended Yarn: Dolce Merino or Eden Silk Needles: US 7 (4.5mm) straight needles

Two US 7 (4.5mm) double-pointed needles

US 7 (4.5mm) circular needles or size necessary to obtain

gauges

GAUGE

21 sts and 28 rows = 4" in St st on US 7

16 sts and 30 rows = 4" in Seed st on US 7

Take your time to check for correct gauge.

ABBREVIATIONS

beg beginning BO bind off

CO cast on

dec decrease dpn(s) double-pointed needle(s)

inc increase

k knit k2tog knit 2 sts together (insert tip of right of needle

through two stitches instead of one, knit them

together as one stitch—decreases one stitch) LHN left hand needle

p purl

rem remain rep repeat

RHN right hand needle

RS right side ssk slip, slip, knit (slip next two stitches knitwise, place

them back on left needle in same position, knit these

two stitches together through back loop. st(s) stitch(es)

St st Stockinette stitch

WS wrong side

PATTERN COLLECTION: WOMEN

Knit, Relax, Smile, Repeat! 2009 © Universal Yarn, Inc.

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PLEAT METHOD

Transfer next 3 sts to one dpn and the next 3 sts to another dpn. Place

second dpn on top of first dpn so last st of second dpn is above first st

of first dpn, Place LHN on top of both dpn’s, so first st from LHN is

on top of last st on second dpn (you have created a large "Z" ). With

RHN, k1 through the first st on all 3 needles on left hand, continue in

this manner until all sts on dpn’s have been worked.

SEED STITCH

Row 1: K1, p1 across.

Row 2: P1, k1 across.

Rep these two rows for pattern.

BACK

With larger needles, CO 148 (156, 164, 172, 180) sts and work in St st

for 4", ending with a WS row.

Body Shaping Dec Row (RS): K1, k2tog, knit to last 3 sts, ssk, k1.

Rep this dec row every 12 rows 8 times more – 130 (138, 146, 154,

162) sts.

Work even until piece measures 20" from cast-on edge, ending with

WS row.

PLEAT ROW (RS): K1, * k8 (9, 10, 11, 12), make pleat on next 9 sts

(3/3/ 3) using pleat method; rep from * 6 times more, ending with k10

(11, 12, 13, 14) – 88 (96, 104, 112, 120) sts.

Work even for 8 rows.

Inc 1 st both sides every 6 rows twice – 92 (100, 108, 116, 124) sts.

Work even until piece measures 23" from cast-on edge.

Armhole Shaping

BO 5 sts at the beg of next two rows.

Dec 1 st both sides every other row 6 (6, 7, 7, 8) times – 70 (78, 84,

92, 98) sts.

Work even until armhole measures 7 (7½, 8, 8½, 9)".

Back Neck and Shoulder Shaping

BO center 32 (36, 36, 40, 40) sts and work both sides at the same time

using separate balls of yarn – 19 (21, 24, 26, 29) sts each side.

On neck side bind off 3 sts once.

From armhole side bind off 6 (6, 7, 7, 8) sts once, 5 (6, 7, 8, 9) sts

twice every other row.

RIGHT FRONT

With larger needles, CO 54 (58, 62, 66, 70) sts and work in St st for

4", ending with a WS row.

Body Shaping Work side shaping same as back – 45 (49, 53, 57, 61) sts. Work even

until piece measures 20" from beg, ending with a WS row.

PLEAT ROW (RS): K2 (2, 3, 3, 4), * k8 (9, 10, 11, 12), make pleat

on next 9 sts (3/3/3) using pleat method; rep from * once more, ending

with k9 (11, 12, 14, 15) – 33 (37, 41, 45, 49) sts.

Work inc shaping and armhole shaping same as back.

At the same time when piece measures 21" from beg, start neck

shaping.

Front Neck Shaping

From neck side dec 1 st every 6 rows 8 (10, 10, 12, 12) times – 16 (18,

21, 23, 26) sts. Work even until measures same as back.

Work shoulder shaping same as back.

LEFT FRONT

Work LEFT FRONT same as RIGHT FRONT, reversing shaping.

SLEEVE

With larger needles, CO 48 (52, 56, 60, 64) sts and work in St st for

1.5”, ending with WS row.

Sleeve Shaping

Inc 1 st both sides – 50 (54, 58, 62, 66) sts.

Inc 1 st both sides every 10 rows 3 times, then inc 1 st both sides every

6 rows 10 times – 76 (80, 84, 88, 92) sts.

Work even until sleeve measures 19 (19, 19½, 19½, 20)" from beg.

Cap Shaping

BO 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows.

Dec 1 st both sides every other row 6 (6, 7, 7, 8) times – 54 (58, 60,

64, 66) sts.

Dec 1 st both sides every row 6 times – 42 (46, 48, 52, 54) sts.

BO 3 sts at beg of next 4 rows – 30 (34, 36, 40, 45) sts.

BO all sts.

FINISHING

Sew shoulder seams. Inset sleeves and sew side and sleeve seams.

Weave in loose ends.

FRONT BAND

With circular needles, evenly pick up and knit 262 (270, 274, 282,

286) sts up right front, around back neck and down left front. Work in

Seed st for 3½". BO all sts.