Too tired to carry a top-down sweater project on your commute, to kids’ lessons or the doctor’s office? This design’s for you.

Strippy’s an A-line, modern open women’s cardigan, in seven sizes with a trick up its sleeve. This is a bottom-up, simple sweater knit in pieces…seven pieces, to be exact. You’ll work towards a sleek and flexible cardigan while enjoying completely portable, simple patterned knitting that fits in a purse while you’re on the go!

Strippy requires knitting, purling, increases, decreases, and sewing up at the end. This design uses written instructions and a schematic. It calls for a double strand of lace-weight or a single strand of aran-weight yarn.

Accessibility Note: This pattern offers an additional Low Vision pdf option, with Arial 24 point sans serif font in all black text and photo captions. It has no italics. All of the directions are fully written out. If there’s a chart included, there are also written instructions- the chart is not needed to complete the pattern.

Finished Measurements:
Strippy McStrippit is a drop sleeve, bottom-up, A-line women’s cardigan, measuring 33 (36, 39, 41, 44, 47, 53)“/84(91, 99, 104, 112, 119, 135) cm at the bust when blocked. Plan for 0-4”/0-10cm of ease in fit.

Yardage/Meterage:
Use any Lace-weight, doubled, or Aran weight yarn that knits to the correct gauge

Approximately 1341 (1570, 1740, 2000, 2155, 2545, 3050) yd/1226 (1436,1591,1829, 1971, 2327, 2789) m of Lace-weight, knit doubled (2 strands together)
OR
Approximately 670 (785,870, 1000, 1078, 1273,1525) yd/ 613 (718,796, 914, 985, 1164, 1394) m of Aran (knit 1 strand only)

The Sample pictured is Size 44”/112cm, and knit in Lopi Einband (100% Icelandic Wool, 273 yd (250 m)/1.75 oz (50 gr) per skein). Color used in sample is named chocolate or shade #0867.

-This pattern has been tech edited by Donna Druchunas