Forest Cardigan by Holly Priestley

Forest Cardigan

Knitting
February 2016
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 9 - 5.5 mm
600 - 1200 yards (549 - 1097 m)
32 (35, 38, 41, 43, 46, 49, 51)”/81.25 (89, 96.5, 104.25, 109.25, 116.75, 124.5, 129.5)cm bust, see schematic for more measurements
English
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The Forest cardigan was inspired by my favorite places – the mountains. I love the trees and the green, the boulders and moss. Knit up with a wooly worsted weight yarn, this sweater is perfect to throw on to keep warm around a campfire watching the sun set and the stars come out.

Materials:
Worsted weight wool: 300 (350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650)yds in color A & 200 (250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550)yds in Color B
Size 9 (5.5 mm) circular needles (cir) 32-40” depending on size being made and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
4 Stitch markers
Darning Needle
7 1.5”/3.75 cm buttons

Abbreviations:
BO – bind off
CO – cast on
K – knit
K2tog – knit the next 2 sts together
Kfb – knit into the front and the back of the next st
M – marker
P – purl
Patt – pattern
Pm – place marker
Rep – repeat
Rnd(s) – round(s)
Sl m – slip marker
Ssk – slip, slip, knit
St(s) – stitch(es)
St st – Stockinette stitch