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The Lau Cardigan is an open front jacket with 3/4 sleeves. Two strands of lace weight yarn is held together to create the ombre effect. The leaves are designed with front and back post stitches.

This is a collaboration with independent yarn dyer Miss la Motte Yarns.

The pattern is written in English using US crochet terms.
The type of pattern is written pattern.
There is a scheme and a little piece of chart for the stitch pattern part.

Skill level: Intermediate

Sizes: XS (S,M,L,XL)(2XL,3XL,4XL,5XL)
To fit bust: 30” (34,38,42,46)(50,54,58,62) /
76 (86,96,106,117)(127,137,147,157) cm
Length: 28”(28;28.75;28.75;29.25)(29.25;30;30;30.5)/
71.5(71.5;73;73;74.5)(74.5;76;76;77.5)cm
with instructions to make longer/shorter

Gauge: 23 sts and 14 rows = 4 in/10cm in dc with F hook

Hooks: F/3.75mm or size to get the gauge right
G/4mm for the stitch pattern part (or one size up from your gauge hook)

Materials: Lace weight yarn - held double,CYCA #0 Super fine
Miss La Motte “Lace Singles”,
100% hand dyed superwash merino, 1 skein = 678 yds /620 m = 3.53 oz / 100 gr
A - Hinterland midnight
B - Silent Movie
C - Inkwash
D - Cumulus

You will need a total of
19.33 (20.63; 22.68; 23.8; 25.89)(27.3; 29.38; 30.72; 33.08) oz /
548 (585, 643, 675, 734)(774, 833, 871, 938) grams /
3718 (3970, 4364, 4580, 4982)(5253, 5653, 5911, 6365) yds /
3400 (3630, 3990, 4188, 4555)(4803, 5169, 5405, 5820) m
of lace weight yarn for the Lau Cardigan.
You will need twice less yardage if you use fingering weight yarn.

Color A
3.17 (3.35; 3.63; 3.8; 4)(4.3; 4.58; 4.76; 5.11) oz /
90 (95, 103, 108, 115)(122, 130, 135, 145) grams /
610 (644, 699, 733, 780)(828, 882, 916, 983) yds /
558 (589, 639, 670, 713)(757, 806, 837, 899) m

Color B
3.28 (3.52; 3.88; 4.02; 4.33)(4.58; 4.86; 5.11; 5.46) oz /
93 (100, 110, 114, 123)(130, 138, 145, 155) grams /
631 (680, 747, 774, 836)(883, 937, 985, 1052) yds /
577 (621, 683, 708, 764)(807, 857, 900, 962) m

Color C
6.52 (6.87; 7.47; 7.76; 8.4)(8.74; 9.35; 9.7; 10.33) oz /
185 (195, 212, 220, 238)(248, 265, 275, 293) grams /
1254 (1359, 1520, 1624, 1799)(1909, 2091, 2203, 2405) yds /
1147 (1243, 1390, 1485, 1645)(1746, 1912, 2014, 2199) m

Color D
6.35 (6.87; 7.69; 8.21; 9.1)(9.66; 10.58; 11.15; 12.17) oz /
180 (195, 218, 233, 258)(274, 300, 316, 345) grams /
1220 (1322, 1478, 1580, 1750)(1858, 2034, 2143, 2339) yds /
1116 (1209, 1352, 1445, 1600)(1699, 1860, 1960, 2139) m

Abbreviations:
Ch (chain);
Sl st (slip stitch);
Sc (single crochet);
Hdc (half double crochet);
BL (back loop);
Dc (double crochet);
FPtr (Front Post treble);
BPtr (Back Post treble);
RS (right side);
WS (wrong side).

Notions:
Yarn needle, stitch markers.

Skills:
Experience with making garments;
Experience with working post stitches.

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