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Graceful and lightweight, the Violet Cardigan is the perfect layer for those cool summer evenings when you need to add a touch of warmth to your warm weather outfits. The fit is oversized to skim gently over your dresses and skirts. Slim fitting sleeves balance the easy-going body and give an elegant feel to the cardigan.

The Violet Cardigan is knit seamlessly from the top down. You begin by casting on for the back neck. Increases are worked to shape the shoulders. After completing the back yoke, stitches for the fronts are picked up from the back shoulders. Simple shaping creates a crew neckline. After the front yoke is complete, the body is knit flat. A sweet and simple lace section decorates the bottom. A cropped length makes the Violet cardigan perfect for layering over dresses or skirts.

Lace instructions are provided in both written and charted form.

SIZES
(35.5, 39.25, 44, 47.5, 51.25) (56, 59.5, 63.25, 68, 71.5)

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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference: (35.5, 39.25, 44, 47.5, 51.25) (56, 59.5, 63.25, 68, 71.5) inches / (89, 98, 110, 119, 128) (140, 149, 158, 170, 181.5) cm

To be worn with 4 – 10 inches / 10 – 25 cm positive ease.

YARN

(3, 3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins Bare Naked Wools Better Breakfast Fingering in the color Daybreak (4 oz size),

Or (1180, 1305, 1485, 1630, 1765) (1985, 2170, 2370, 2615, 2820) yards / (1079, 1194, 1358, 1491, 1614) (1816, 1985, 2168, 2392, 2579) meters fingering weight yarn.

NEEDLES
One 32-inch (80 cm) US size 3 (3.25 mm) (or size needed to obtain gauge), and one 32-inch (80 cm) US size 1 (2.25 mm) (or two whole sizes smaller than gauge needle) circular knitting needles.

NOTIONS
Removable stitch markers, waste yarn or an extra set of needles for placing sections on hold, (7, 7, 7, 7, 7) (8, 8, 8, 9, 9) ½ inch (12mm) buttons, and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE
26 stitches and 37 ROWS = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette on US size 3 (3.25 mm) needles.

SKILL LEVEL & SKILLS REQ’D
Easy +

Knit flat and in the round, work lace, increase (m1L, m1R, m1LP, m1RP), decrease (ssk & k2tog), pick up stitches.

TUTORIALS
How-to pick-up stitches for a neckline