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Casta Diva is a seamless, scoop neck cropped cardigan mostly worked flat, from the top down, shaped with short rows.
The cardigan features an easy cable pattern (you don’t need to use cable needle!), underbust darts and waist shaping for an extra feminine look!
Casta Diva is perfect to use little amounts of luxury yarn: knit it at loose gauge and you will have a very quick little treasure.
The pattern uses raglan method sleeves and is intended to be worn with zero or little negative ease at the chest and a little drapey on the hips.

Finished chest circumference with overlapping bands: 28½ (31, 34, 37½)(40¾ 43, 47½, 50¾) inches/ 72 (79, 86, 95)(104 109, 120, 129) cm.
Sample shown in size 31 inches/ 79 cm worn with 1 inch/3 cm of negative ease. Please choose a size close to your actual measurements.

Materials:
♡ Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend (70% merino 30% silk – 150yds/ 137m per 50 gr) shown in Mediterranean.
4 (4, 5, 5)(6, 6, 7, 7) 50 gr skeins
or approx. 550 (600, 670, 750)(800, 870, 950, 1050) yards/ 505 (550, 620, 690)(735, 800, 870, 960) meters of sport/ light dk weight yarn.
Please note that this cardigan is designed to be cropped. If you want to add length to the garment you will need more yardage.
♡ 36” / 90cm or longer US5/3.75mm circular needle.
♡ 36” / 90cm or longer US7/4.5mm circular needle or different size to obtain gauge.
♡ US7/4.5mm DPNs (optional, for sleeves).
♡ US5/3.75mm DPNs (optional, for sleeves).
♡ cable needle (optional, for traditional cables).
♡ 4 stitch markers.
♡ darning needle.
♡ waste yarn or stitch holders.
♡ 8 (8, 8, 9)(9, 10, 10, 10) ½ inch/13mm buttons.

Skill Level: Easy.