FOR EXPERIENCED KNITTERS The look of linen is popular in summer fashions. Knit this popular look into every stitch of this cable mesh cardigan. “Linen Look,” a novelty yarn blending 63% acrylic, 17% cotton, 13% linen and 7% wool achieves the desired “Linen Look.”
Cables worked over 10 stitches accent the lace mesh pattern of the casual cardigan. Coupled with the linen look, the design lends itself well to wearing with slacks or skirts.
Directions are given for a 30 inch bust with changes for 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inches in parentheses.
The finished bust measurements of the buttoned cardigan are 33 ½ (36, 37½, 39½, 42, 45) inches.
You will need 8 (8, 9,10,10,11) 50 gram balls “Linen Look,” numbers 3 and 6 standard knitting needles or size required to obtain given gauge, cable pattern.
Stitch holder and 8 buttons.
Gauge: 21 sts equal 4 inches
31 rows equal 4 inches in lace pattern
TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.
Special Abbreviations:
MI = Make one st by picking up horizontal strand lying before next st and working into back of it.
C6B = Sl next 3 sts onto cable holder and leave at back of work, k 3, then k 3 from holder.
S2KP = SL 2 as to k, k 1, p2sso.
CABLE PATTERN: Worked over 10 sts.
Row 1: (Right Side) P 2, k 6, p 2.
Row 2 And EVERY EVEN ROW: K2, p 6, k 2.
Row 3: Repeat Row 1.
Row 5: P 2, C6B, p 2.
Rows 7, 8: Repeat Rows 1 and 2.
Repeat Rows 1 through 8 for Cable.
BACK: With smaller needles, cast on 79 (85, 91, 95, 101, 107) sts.
Work in ribbing as follows:
Row 1: (Right Side) K 1, *p 1, k 1, repeat from * across.
Row 2: P 1, *k 1, p 1, repeat from * across.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 3 inches, end Row 1.
Next Row: Rib 7 (7, 7, 4, 6, 4), M1, (rib 6 (8, 7, 8, 10, 9), Ml) 11 (9, 11, 11, 9, 11) times, rib to end – 91 (95, 103, 107, 111, 119) sts.
Change to larger needles and establish patterns as follows:
Row 1: (Right Side) K 1, (yo, S2 K1, yo, k 1), 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 7) times, pattern Row 1, k 1, (yo, S2KP, yo, k 1) 9 (8, 10, 11, 10,10) times, pattern Row 1, k 1, (yo, S2KP,yo, k 1) 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 7) times.
Row 2: P 17 (21, 21, 21, 25, 29), pattern Row 2, p 37 (33, 41, 45, 41, 41), pattern Row 2, p 17 (21, 21, 21, 25, 29).
Row 3: sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 1, [yo, S2KP, yo, k 1] 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 6) times, yo, k 2 tog, pattern Row 3, p 17 (21, 21, 21, 25, 29).
Row 4: P 17 (21, 21, 21, 25, 29), pattern Row 4, p 37 (33, 41, 45, 41, 41), pattern Row 4, p 17 (21, 21, 21, 25, 29).
Rows 1 through 4 form Lace pattern. Continue in this manner, working appropriate rows of Cable and Lace patterns until approximately 14 (14, 15½, 15½, 15½, 15½) inches from beginning, end Cable pattern
Row 8. Mark each end of last Row for underarm.
Next Row: P 2, k 1, Ml, k 2, Ml, k 1, p 2, work patterns to last 8 sts, p 2, k 1, Ml, k 2, Ml, k 1, p 2 – 95 (99, 107, 111, 115, 123) sts.
Next Row: Cable pattern Row 2, work patterns to last 10 sts, Cable pattern Row 2.
Continue in this manner, working appropriate rows of patterns until 7½ (8, 8, 8 ¼ , 8 ¼ , 8 ¾) inches above markers, end wrong side Row.
Shape Shoulders: Bind off 17 (17,19, 19, 20, 22) sts beginning of next 2 rows, then 16 (17,18,19, 20, 21) sts beginning of next 2 rows.
Place remaining 29 (31, 33, 35, 35, 37) sts on holder.
LEFT FRONT’ **With smaller needles, cast on 37 (41, 43, 45, 49, 51) sts. Work in ribbing same as back for 3 inches, end Row 1.
Next Row: Rib 4 (3, 6, 5, 4, 6), Ml, [rib 5 (6, 8, 6, 7, 5) Ml] 6 (6, 4, 6, 6, 
times, rib to end – 44 (48, 48, 52, 56, 60) sts.
Change to larger needles and establish patterns as follows:**
Row 1: (Right Side) K 1, [yo, S2KP, yo, k 11 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 7) times, pattern Row 1, k 1, [yo, S2KP, yo, k 1] 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) times.
Row 2: P 17 (17,17, 21, 21, 21), pattern Row 2, p 17 (21, 21, 21, 25, 29).
Row 3: Sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 1, [yo, S2KP, yo, k 11 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 6) times, yo, k 2 tog, pattern Row 3, S1 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 1, [yo, S2KP, yo, k 11 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) times, yo, k 2 tog.
Row 4: P 17 (17,17, 21, 21, 21), pattern Row 4, p 17 (21, 21, 21, 25, 29).
Rows 1 through 4 form Lace pattern.
Continue in this manner, working appropriate rows of Cable and Lace patterns, until front measures same as back to markers, end Cable pattern Row 8.
Mark end of last Row for underarms.
Next Row: P 2, k 1, Ml, k 2, Ml, k 1, p 2, work patterns to end - 46 (50, 50, 54, 58, 62) sts.
Next Row: Work patterns to last 10 sts, Cable pattern Row 2.
Continue in this manner, working appropriate rows of patterns until 5 (5, 5, 5½, 5½, 5½) inches above marker, end wrong side Row.
Shape Neck: Next Row: Work across 37 (38, 41, 42, 44, 47) sts, k 2 tog, turn and place remaining 7 (10, 7, 10, 12, 13) sts on holder.
Dec one St at neck edge every Row until 33 (34, 37, 38, 40, 43) sts re-main.
Work even until front measures same as back to beginning of shoulder shaping, end same pattern Row as back.
Shape Shoulder: Bind off 17 (17,19,19, 20, 22) sts beginning of next Row. Work I Row. Bind off remaining sts.
RIGHT FRONT' Work same as left front from ** to **
Row 1: (Right Side) K 1, (yo, S2KP, yo, k 11, 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) times, pattern Row 1, k 1, (yo, S2KP, yo, k 11 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 7) times.
Row 2: P 17 (21, 21, 21, 25, 29), pattern Row 2, p 17 (17,17, 21, 21, 21).
Row 3: Sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 1, (yo, S2KP, yo, k 11 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) times, yo, k 2 tog, pattern Row 3, Sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 1, (yo, S2KP, yo, k 11 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 6) times, yo, k 2 tog.
Row 4: P 17 (21, 21, 21, 25, 29), pattern Row 4, p 17 (17,17, 21, 21, 21).
Rows 1 through 4 form Lace pattern. Continue in this manner, working appropriate rows of Cable and Lace patterns until front measures same as back to markers, end Cable pattern
Row 8. Mark beginning of last Row of underarm.
Next Row: Work patterns to last 8 sts, p 2, k 1, Ml, k 2, M 1, k 1, p 2.
Next Row: Cable pattern Row 2, work patterns to end. Complete to correspond to left front, reversing shaping.
SLEEVES: With smaller needles, cast on 37 (39, 39, 41, 43, 43) sts. Work in ribbing same as back for 2½ inches, end Row 1.
Next Row: Rib 2 (7, 7, 6, 5, 5), Ml, (rib 3 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2), Ml) 11 (13, 13, 15, 17, 17) times, rib to end - 49 (53, 53, 57, 61, 61) sts.
Change to larger needles and Lace pattern as follows: Row 1: (Right Side) K 1, *yo, S2KP, yo, k 1, repeat from * across.
Row 2: P
Row 3: Sl 1, k 1, psso yo, k 1, *yo, S2KP, yo, k 1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, yo, k 2 tog.
Row 4: P
Repeat Rows 1 through 4 for Lace pattern, shaping sides by inc one st each end of 7th (5th,, 5th, 5th, 5th) row, then 6 (7, 7, 7, 7, 7)th Row until there are 81 (85, 85, 89, 93, 93) sts, working added sts into pattern.
Work even until 17 (18, 18, 18½, 18½, 18½) inches from beginning, end p Row. Bind off loosely.
Finishing - Neckband: Sew shoulder seams. With right side facing and smaller needles, k across 7 (10, 7, 10, 12, 13) sts of right neck inc 2 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) sts evenly, pick up 16 (18, 18, 18, 20, 20) sts along right front neck edge, k across 29 (31, 33, 35, 35, 37) sts of back inc 4 (2, 4, 4, 4, 4) sts evenly, pick up 16 (18, 18, 18, 20, 20) sts along left front neck edge, k across 7 (10, 7, 10, 12, 13) sts of left front inc 2 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) sts evenly - 83 (91, 91, 99, 107, 111) sts.
Work in ribbing same as back, beginning row 2, for 2½ inches.
Bind off loosely in ribbing using larger needle. Fold neckband in half to wrong side and loosely sl st in place.
Button Band: With right side facing and smaller needles, pick up 119 (119, 119, 127,127,127) sts evenly along left front, beginning at top of neckband.
Work in ribbing same as back, beginning row 2, for 7 rows.
Bind off loosely in ribbing using larger needle. Buttonhole Band: With right side facing and smaller needles, pick up 119 (119, 119, 127, 127, 127) sts evenly along right front, beginning at lower ribbing. Work in ribbing same as back, beginning row 2, for 3 rows.
Buttonhole Row: (Right Side) Rib 3,bind off one st, rib 15 (15, 15, 16, 16, 16) sts including st on needle after bind-off)7 times, bind off one St, rib to end.
Next Row: (Rib to bind-off, turn, cast on one St, turn] 8 times, rib to end. Rib 2 more rows.
Bind off loosely in ribbing using larger needle.
Place center of sleeve top at shoulder seam and sew in place between markers of back and fronts. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew on buttons.
