Add floral flair to any outfit with the Awesome Blossom Cardi! A large, vibrant, intarsia flower bursts into bloom across the back, while playful stripes add a cheerful pop of color to the sleeves. Personalize your cardigan with optional finishing touches: Choose I-cord ties or buttons, and add an optional pocket (or two)!

Pattern Details:

Skill Level: Intermediate Knitter

Needle Size:
Size US 10.75 (7 mm) 24-40” / 60-100 cm circular needles or approx. 1 mm smaller than larger needles (and, if not using magic loop, additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting)

Size US 11 (8 mm) 24-40” / 60-100 cm circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge (and, if not using magic loop, additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting)

Gauge:
9 sts and 18 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch Worked Flat with MC on larger needles, steam blocked

Sizes:  1 (2, 3, 4, 5)6, 7, 8, 9

Finished Measurements:
39 (43.5, 47, 51.5, 55) 59.5, 63, 67.5, 71” / 97.5 (108.5, 117.5, 128.5, 137.5) 148.5, 157.5, 168.5, 177.5 cm finished chest circumference

Fit Note: 
Recommended to be worn with 4-10” / 10-25 cm of positive ease at the chest, depending on your preferred fit. Sample is shown in a size 2 on a 34” / 85 cm chest with 9.5” / 23.5 cm of positive ease.

Materials:
Main Color (MC): 4 (4, 5, 5, 5) 5, 6, 6, 7 skeins Serenity (85% merino wool / 15% nylon; approx. 150 yds (137m)/ 100 g), shown in Polar Bear

Contrast Color (CC): 2 skeins Mixtape (54% wool / 40% cotton / 6% nylon; approx. 100 yds (91 m) / 100 g), shown in Kaleidoscope

Pattern Designer: Amy Small and Sue Hislop

Note: This design is part of a Knitalong event and is not yet available as an individual pattern.