As cherry blossoms drift down from trees, so do blooms of delicate Tunisian lace drift over this kimono-style cardigan, trimmed with bands of single crochet.

Difficulty Extreme Focus Required

Finished Size 31.75 (36.25, 40.75, 45.25, 49.5)“ bust circumference, excluding 2” bands. Sample shown measures 31.75”, modeled with 4.5” negative ease.

Yarn Manos del Uruguay Alegria (distributed by Fairmount Fibers): #A2198 estancia (pink; MC), 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) hanks; #A2339 celery (light green; CC), 1 hank.

Hook Size I/9 (5.5 mm) Tunisian cable hook, 30” cable, D/3 (3.25 mm) standard hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions Yarn needle; locking stitch markers.

Gauge 18 sts and 16 rows = 4” in tss with Tunisian hook.