Errata: needle size is 4 mm/US 6

This easy summer cardigan has a subtle variation in shine, not hue, and a little bit in texture. It’s cool, yet gives a hint of warmth in a chilly spring breeze or your air-conditioned office. Make one in all your staple wardrobe colors!
It has a slight A-line, three quarter sleeves and a narrow garter button band. The hems are kept from rolling by an interesting stockinette variation on the tubular provisional cast-on.
And last but not least, it’s knit bottom-up contiguous, guaranteeing a perfect fit for your shoulders and arms.

design features:
stockinette
stripes
contiguous sleeves and shoulders
knit back and forth
tubular cast-on

sizes:
XS (S, M, L, XL,2X) (72/76, 80/86, 91/96, 102/106, 111/116, 121/126) cm 28/30(32/34, 36/38, 40/42, 44/46,48/50)“ bust circumference.

finished measurements armpit (laid flat): 43(48, 53, 58, 63, 68) cm 17.1 (19.1, 21.1, 23.1, 25.1,27.1)“.
finished length: 55(59, 62, 63, 63,65)cm/ 22(23.1, 25, 25.3.4, 25.3,26)”.
sample garment: model is 1.80m/5’11”, size S, and is wearing a lengthened M.

yarn: total amount 800(850,900, 950, 1000, 1100) yrds
MC: Lana Grossa Divino (Worsted / 10 ply 75% Cotton, 25% Rayon, 120 yards/50 gr), 3(3,3,4,4,5) skeins
CC1: Drops Cotton Merino by Garnstudio(Worsted / 10 ply 52% Wool, 48% Cotton, 131 yards/50 gr), 2(3,3,4,4,5) skeins
CC2: Lana Grossa Balino (Worsted / 10 ply 70% Cotton, 30% Nylon, 87 yards/50 grams) 1 skein
CC3: Bart& Francis Tussah silk (85 % tussah silk strip + 15% black Nylon 8.5 Nm, 200 m/25 gr)
Alternatives yarns: most dk weight yarns will work, lots of sport weight yarns as well: make sure to have some vegetable content for coolness and drape.

gauge: Washed and blocked: 20 st/28 rows at 10cm/4” in stockinette knit flat.
needles: 4 mm 32” circular needles; I use Addi Turbos.
notions:
4 stitch markers
yarn needle
scrap yarn