Juniper Cardi by Janine Myska

Juniper Cardi

Crochet
December 2019
Aran (8 wpi) ?
10.5 stitches and 5 rows = 4 inches
in extended double crochet
6.5 mm (K)
1325 - 1480 yards (1212 - 1353 m)
Size 1 (up to 46" bust) & Size 2 (larger than 46" bust)
US
English
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About
The Juniper Cardi is a generously oversized cardigan. It features dramatic wide sleeves that are seamed on at the end as well as a loose stitch gauge for nice, drapey fabric. It’s the perfect layering piece and about as close to wearing a socially acceptable blanket as you can get (except you’ll look super cute!). The body of this sweater is worked all in one piece: first the back panel, then splitting for the 2 front panels. The Juniper Cardi is very beginner-friendly - if you can make a scarf, you can make this cardigan!

This #SizeInclusive project is perfect for those who love to crochet while you watch TV or do other things because there are no complicated stitch patterns to pay attention to! Once you get your first row completed you can just motor on without having to think about it or do any stitch counting. There are 2 sizes, accommodating up to a 60” bust.

Materials
Yarn: Worsted —Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Grey Marble

  • 100% acrylic
  • 145 yds (133 m) per 3-oz (85 g) skein
  • Find this yarn on lionbrand.com or visit yarnsub.com to find comparable substitutes.

Note that yardage per skein varies between different colorways of Vanna’s Choice yarn. Be sure to check the yardage of your chosen colorway when purchasing yarn.

Substitute Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice with any worsted weight, category #4 yarn that matches gauge. Any fiber should work out fine.

Yardage: 10 (11) skeins of Vanna’s Choice, or

  • 1325 (1480) yds
  • 1212 (1354) m

Hook: Size U.S. K/10½ (6.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: Tapestry needle, several locking stitch markers to help with seaming

Size Inclusive Pattern
This sweater is meant to be generously oversized. The pattern is written in 2 different sizes. Size 1 encompasses XS through XL, Size 2 accommodates 2X through 5XL.