Love Braid Cardigan
by Melissa Wehrle
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© Knitscene/Harper Point
Love Braid Cardigan
Bind-offs make slits up the back of a simple cardi. After knitting, the resulting strips are looped through each other to create the look of a braided cord.
Sizes 36 (38, 40, 41½, 45½, 50)“ bust circumference; shown in size 36”
Yarn Blue Sky Alpacas Metalico (50% baby alpaca, 50% mulberry silk; 147 yd 134 m/50 g):
• #1612 platinum, 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins
Gauge 23 sts and 29 rows = 4” in St st
Tools
• Size 6 (4 mm): 32” circular (cir) needle and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Markers (m)
• Stitch holder
• Tapestry needle
For more information, see:
https://www.interweave.com/product/love-braid-knitte...
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About this yarn
by Blue Sky Fibers
Sport
50% Alpaca, 50% Silk
147 yards
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50
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