What is up and what is down…

A whimsical cardigan - or should we call it a shawl with sleeves, where you can easily get lost in your knitting project.

Whimsy is worked top-down - first the collar, which is also the upper part of the back. Then pick up stitches for the 2 front pieces. The parts are joined and the body is knitted to the desired length, however, interrupted by pockets, integrated into the front pieces. The sleeves are worked directly on the body. The pattern is a wide rib pattern, but interrupted by a few purl rows.
The shape is wide and the style is unpretentious and relaxed - a cardigan you wrap around yourself like a shawl!

Materials
MEDIUM eco wool from hyggestrik.dk or similar sport weight wool - 191 yd (175 m) / 50 g:
400 / 450 / 500 / 500 / 550 / 600 g
32” (80 cm) circular needles size US 2.5 & 6 (3 & 4 mm)
16” (40 cm) circular needle size US 6 (4 mm)
Stitch markers

Gauge
Before wash: 30 sts & 29 rows in wide rib pattern with needle size US 6 (4 mm) = 4” (10 cm)
After wash and blocking: 22 sts & 29 rows = 4” (10 cm)

Measurements

Bust circumference: “ 46.5” (118 cm) / 48.5” (123 cm) /50.5” (128 cm) /53” (134 cm) / 55” (140 cm) / 57” (145 cm).
Length: 29” (74 cm) / 30” (76 cm) / 31” (78 cm) / 32” (81 cm) / 32.5” (83 cm) / 33.5” (85 cm)
Sleeve: 10” (25 cm) / 10” (25 cm) 10” (25 cm) / 10” (25 cm) / 10” (25 cm) 10” (25 cm)

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Happy knitting
Lone