Camelia Cardigan is a cardigan with an overall lace pattern that is surprisingly easy to make. It is worked seamlessly from the bottom up. Why from the bottom up? Because the stitch pattern just looks much prettier in this direction!

Camelia Cardigan is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches. The pattern comes with video tutorials.

Materials

Yarn

Lace weight mohair yarn (held doubled)

Shown here: We are Knitters Touch Me Mohair (54% Baby Alpaca, 22% Super kid mohair e 24% Mulberry Silk ; 400 m/437 yds, 50 g/1.76 oz ball; color: Natural): 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) {6, 6, 7, 7, 8} balls

Yardage requirement: 1435 (1555, 1785, 1905, 2010) {2240, 2380, 2535, 2720, 2915} m / 1570 (1700, 1950, 2085, 2195) {2450, 2605, 2775, 2975, 3190} yds, including 10% allowance

If you are using a single strand of thicker yarn, divide the yardage in half.

Notions

Buttons (the sample used 6 buttons. The pattern does not require a fixed number of buttons, you can use any number that you want) about 23 mm / 1 inch in diameter; removable stitch markers; stitch markers; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

5 mm / US 8 circular needle of length 80-100 cm / 32-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

5 mm / US 8 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the sleeves.

4 mm / US 6 circular needle of length 80-100 cm / 32-40 inches, depending on your size, for the ribbing.

4 mm / US 6 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the cuffs.

Gauge

17.5 sts and 22.5 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Pattern Stitch worked flat and in the round, blocked.

Row gauge is not critical in this pattern since it is knitted to length, but it affects the yardage.

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10} designed to fit actual bust circumference of 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117) {127, 137, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5} cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) {50, 54, 58, 62, 66} inches.

This garment is intended to be worn with about 11.5- 17 cm / 4.5 - 6.75 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 14 cm / 5.5 inches of positive ease.

Finished Measurements

Bust circumference (buttoned): 93 (98,5, 111,5, 120, 128,5) {141,5, 149,5, 160,5, 171, 182,5} cm / 36.75 (38.75, 43.75, 47.25, 50.5) {55.75, 59, 63.25, 67.25, 71.75} inches

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, picking up stitches