Wrap yourself in the wonderful feeling of this easy, sideways-knit boxy cardigan, worked in stretchy garter stitch with short row yoke shaping. Elysium is knit in one piece from left front around the body to right front; it requires no seaming and can be worn right off the needles. Three turning points in the short row shaping delineate body, yoke and collar, creating a shapely fit around the shoulders and upper torso. The stretchy garter stitch and open style make it suitable for many shapes and sizes, and the fit may easily be further customized in length or circumference.

Construction: Elysium is cast on at the left front edge, and worked sideways around the body to the right front entirely in short rows using the wrap & turn method; there is no need to pick up the wraps and knit them together with the wrapped stitch when you encounter them on the following row, as the wraps will disappear into the texture of the garter stitch fabric. For more of this kind of interesting construction, see my fingering weight version, Rhadamanthys.

Techniques & Skills Used: knit, short rows; this pattern includes a link to my short row tutorials.

Size: 31.5 (33.5, 35.75, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46.25, 48.5, 50.5)” bust, with fronts closed. This boxy cardigan has shaping only at the yoke; for a good fit, choose a finished size based on upper bust measurement, or with no ease/ some negative ease at the bust. Elysium should be fitted at the yoke, stretch slightly over the bust, and then skim the lower torso; sample shown in second size, worn with 2” negative ease.

Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Worsted (100% merino wool; 210 yards/192m/100g), shown in Violetas; 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins, or 650 (700, 750, 825, 850, 900, 975, 1025, 1100, 1150) yards of worsted weight yarn.

Other Materials: US 9 (5.5mm) 32” circular needle; Stitch markers (2, optional); Stitch holder; Yarn needle.

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

Thank you to all of my wonderful test knitters, who helped make the wide size range possible.