Kidsilk Cardigan
Here’s a cardigan I made using
Rowan’s Kidsilk Haze wool. It cost a lot more than I
usually would spend on wool, but it’s so beautiful and feels so soft and lovely that
I couldn’t help treating myself. The yarn actually goes a long way, so I had
enough left over to make a tank top as well.
The cardigan is worked in
stripes, with increases and decreases to create the wavy/chevron pattern. The
shape is kind of bolero-ish, in that the front is
only fastened at one place, in the middle.
Materials
1 ball Kidsilk
Haze shade 580 pale pink
1 ball Kidsilk
Haze shade 590 cream
1 ball Kidsilk
Haze shade 582 green
1 ball Kidsilk
Haze shade 606 dark pink
1 ball Kidsilk
Spray shade 574 pinks
1 ball Kidsilk
Night shade 608 silver
pair of 6mm needles
pair of 4.5 mm needles
smallish crochet hook
Back
Using 4.5 mm needles and dark
pink yarn cast on
Work four rows in garter st.,
then change to 6mm needles and work from chart.
The triangles (on the whole)
mean k3tog – later on it may be K2tog because of shaping etc. but you’ll have
got the hang of the pattern by then.
The circles mean yf.
Any problems email me!
Fronts
Using 4.5 mm needles and dark
pink yarn cast on
Work four rows in garter st.,
then change to 6mm needles and work from chart.
Sleeves
Using 4.5 mm needles and dark
pink yarn cast on
Work four rows in garter st.,
then change to 6mm needles and work from chart.
Making Up
Sew up pieces. Work a few rows
in double crochet along front and neck edgings, using dark pink yarn.
Sew on a button or hook fastener,
if desired, or hold together with a brooch, or crochet a tie.