O. Majumdar, 2014 Personal use only. Please do not sell or distribute!
Shifting Sands Cardigan
An Artfully Rucked Collar
Type: Custom Fit Recipe Category: Open-front short-sleeved cardigan Size: Customized to yours Materials: Body: Any yarn from fingering to worsted weight; amount can be calculated with CustomFit if swatch weight and dimensions are available. Sample in Malabrigo Sock held double Collar: light fingering weight yarn, to allow the collar to fold as intended. Sample in Malabrigo Sock Stitch Pattern: Instructions and charted Printing: For minimal printing costs select only pages 4 and 5 in greyscale. Always select Scale to Fit or similar option
Shifting Sands Cardigan
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You Will Need 1. Instructions This pattern Recipe. A separately generated Custom Fit pattern for US$9.99 to fit you perfectly.
2. Materials Cardigan Body: Any yarn from fingering to worsted weight. Your Custom Fit pattern will help you estimate required yardage if you enter your swatchs full weight and dimensions. Sample is made in Malabrigo Sock held double. Collar: One or two skeins of light fingering weight yarn (400 800 yd). Yardage depends on length selected for cardigan. Sample is made in Malabrigo sock held single, approximately 400yd.
3. Needles and notions Suitable straight or circular needles for body. Two 2.75mm straight needles for collar, or appropriately needles for gauge. Scrap yarn to hold provisional CO. Cable needle; not needed if you can cable without a cable needle. Tapestry needle for seaming. Yarn holder or scrap yarn.
Pattern Notes 1. Possible Yarn Combination Ideas Different Yarns: You can use two completely different yarns for the body and collar. Use anything from fingering to worsted weight for the body. Use a light fingering weight yarn for the collar to create a fabric light enough to form folds. A heavy yarn selected for the collar will add bulk around the neck.
Same Light Yarn: If youre using the same light fingering weight yarn for everything, you can knit the body with the yarn held doubled to speed up the process! The sample was knit with Malabrigo Sock held double for the body and single for the collar.
One Precious Skein: If you have a single skein of light fingering weight yarn, too fragile, too variegated or too expensive for a whole cardigan, use it for the collar. Pick a sturdier yarn in a solid colour for the cardigan body, matching one of the hues in the collar yarn.
Same Colour, Different Bases: Pick up the same colour in two different yarn bases from the same manufacturer, a sturdy one for the body and a fine one for the collar.
2. Construction Notes The cardigan body and sleeves are made following instructions generated by a separate Custom Fit pattern. You will get the option to make it in pieces or mostly seamlessly. After finishing the cardigan, you will knit the collar following instructions in this pattern Recipe, finish it, and sew it along the outer front edge of the cardigan.
The collar is made in two rectangular strips in the Shifting Sands stitch pattern. Purl wedges are gradually inserted, splitting the collar pattern into sections and allowing it to fold softly. Short rows shape them around the neck and the two pieces are joined with a 3-needle bind off at the nape.
3. Skills Assumed This pattern Recipe assumes you can already do the following: Knit and purl Stocking / stockinette stitch Seam knitted pieces (mattress stitch). Provisional cast on