Knit, Relax, Smile, Repeat!

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BACK
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: 30 (31, 31, 32, 32)

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 stitchdecreases 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!
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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 dpns, 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 dpns 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 (7, 8, 8, 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, 19, 19, 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 3". BO all sts.