“Mandry” cardigan is worked seamlessly from the neck down. First, the Back Yoke is worked, the stitches for the Fronts are picked up along the shoulder line and the two halves of the Front worked, then the V-neckline is shaped. The sleeves are worked from the armhole down, a subtle sleeve cap is added through short row shaping. The garment is finished by working the neckline edging and Front bands in a ribbing pattern.
Sizes available:
kids: 12 mos; 18 – 24 mos; 3 yrs (4 yrs; 5 yrs; 6–7 yrs) (8–9 yrs; 10–12 yrs; 12–14 yrs)
adults: 32 (34; 36; 38) (40; 42; 44) (46; 48; 50) (52; 54;56) (58; 60; 62)
Yardage:
kids: 384; 456; 552 (624; 720; 840) (960; 1008; 1080) m
adults: 1128 (1200; 1272; 1344) (1416; 1488; 1608) (1656; 1752; 1848) (1968; 2088; 2184) (2304; 2400; 2520) m
Needles and Materials:
– DROPS Belle by Garnstudio (53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen, 120 m / 50 g 131 yds / 1.75 oz)
– 3.25 mm US3 needles or other size to obtain gauge;
– 2.75 mm US2 needles for button bands
– stitch markers, stitch holder, spare circular, extra cords or a piece of auxiliary yarn, tapestry needle;
– buttons, diameter 13–15 mm 0.5 – 0.6 in.
Difficulty level:
Medium (co, k, kfb, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, bo, M1R, M1L, RLI, LLI)
Pattern is distributed in PDF file format and is available in English, Russian, and Ukrainian.
