Worked sideways in one flat piece from right to left sleeve cuff, Blue Honey is a long, open front cardigan with honeycomb stitch at the shoulders and a wide garter band finishing the collar and front edges. With just two sideseams, it’s a sweater that is easy to knit and flattering to wear, featuring long, lean lines and pretty textured stitch details that show off a beautiful variegated yarn.

Construction: Blue Honey is cast on at the right sleeve cuff, then the right sleeve, front and back are worked flat to the center front/center back of the garment. Stitches are bound off for the right front opening edge, the back is continued, then stitches are cast on again for the left front, and the left front, back and sleeve are worked to the left sleeve cuff. Two long continuous seams from the undersleeve to the hem finish the sweater. In this sideways knit, row gauge determines body circumference, while stitch gauge determines length.

Techniques Used: cable CO, knit/purl, increasing/decreasing, picking up stitches, seaming.

Size: 30.75 (33.5, 36, 37.75, 40, 42.5, 45.25, 49.5, 52.25, 55)” bust. This long cardigan is designed to be worn open and thus can fit a wide range of body types; for a good fit, choose a size close to your actual bust measurement.

Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Rios (100% superwash merino; 210 yards/192m/100g), shown in Azules; 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins, or approximately 750 (825, 900, 950, 1025, 1100, 1200, 1350, 1475, 1600) yards of worsted weight wool yarn. Sample shown in second size, worn with 1.5” of negative ease.

Other Materials: US 8 40” circular needle or size to match gauge; US 6 40” circular needle for picking up stitches; Yarn needle; Stitch markers (4).

Gauge: 17 st and 24 rows/4” in stockinette stitch; 17 st and 34 rows/4” in garter stitch, after blocking.

Thank you to my lovely test knitters, and my wonderful tech editor Kate Vanover.