BETH CARDIGAN

eth cardigan
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pattern by Nomvula Knitters

eth cardigan
Sideways knit bamboo cardigan. Bamboo yarn contributes to the swing fronts and picot
edges along the button bands and cuffs add to the wearability of this design. Neckline and
hem are edged in single crochet.
showN in:
#601 Black
SIZE:
32 inch (x cm) bust
Gauge:
17 sts and 26 rows over 4 inches
Materials:
• 9 balls of Be Sweet Bamboo (110 yds/50g, 100% bamboo)
• US 8 (5.0 mm) needles
• US 8 (5.0 mm) double-pointed needles (for sleeves)
• Crochet hook size y
Instructions:
BODY
Provisionally cast on 83 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Purl.
Row 2 (RS): Knit.
Rep last 2 rows once.
Row 5: Purl.
Row 6 (picot edging): *K2tog, yo; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 7: Purl.
Row 8: Knit.
Rep last 2 rows once.
Row 11: Purl.
Row 12 (RS): Join the hem by knitting one stitch on the needle with the corresponding stitch
from the provisional cast-on. 83 sts.
Row 13 (WS): Inc 1, p to end.
Row 14: Knit.
Rep last two rows ten times more. 94 sts.
*Row 25 (WS): P2tog, p to end.
Row 26: Knit.
Rep last 2 rows 14 times more. 79 sts.
Row 55: BO 2, p to end. 77 sts.
Row 56: Knit.
Row 57: BO 3, p to end. 74 sts.
Work 6 rows plain.
Row 64: K to end, using backward loop method cast on 3 sts. 77 sts.
Row 65: Purl.

Row 66: K to end, cast on 2 sts. 79 sts.
Row 67: Purl.
Row 68: K to last st, inc 1, k1.
Rep last 2 rows 14 times more. 94 sts.*
Work straight in stockinette stitch for 10 inches.
Repeat from * to * once more for second armhole (rows 25- 95).
Next row (WS): Purl.
Next row (RS): K to last 3 sts, ssk, k1.
Rep last 2 rows 10 times more 83 sts.
Work 5 rows in stockinette stitch.
Next row (buttonhole row): K66, k2tog, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, k to end.
Work 3 rows in stockinette stitch.
Next row (picot edging): *K2tog, yo; rep from * to last st, k1.
Work 3 rows in stockinette stitch.
Rep buttonhole row.
Purl one row.
Do not bind off.
Fold the hem along the picot edging and carefully sew the live sts down to match the hem at
the beginning of the garment.
SLEEVES (Make 2)
Provisionally cast on 44 sts. Join, being careful not to twist. Place marker.
Knit 5 rounds.
Round 6: *K2tog, yo; rep from * to end.
Knit 5 rounds.
Round 12 (RS): Join the hem by knitting one stitch on the needle with the corresponding
stitch from the provisional cast-on.
Knit 1 round.
Increase round: K1, inc 1, k to last st, inc 1, k1.
Knit 5 rounds.
Rep last 6 rounds 13 times more. 72 sts.
Work straight until piece measures 18 inches from picot hemline.
Next round: K 68, BO 4. Remove marker.
Next round: BO 4, k to end. 64 sts. You will now be working back and forth.
Next row (RS): BO 4, k to end.
Next row (WS): BO 4, p to end.
Rep last 2 rows 4 times more. 24 sts.
Next row (RS): K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, ssk, k1.
Next row: Purl.
Rep last 2 rows until there are 16 sts. BO loosely.
Finishing:
Ease sleeve caps into armholes, matching tops of armholes to edge of BO row of sleeves.
Work 3 rows single crochet along front right neck, top of right sleeve, back neck, top of left
sleeve, and along front left neck.
Work 1 row single crochet across bottom hem.
Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonholes.

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