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big & small leaves cardigan
Twining leaves, growing from big leaves at the bottom to small ones curling around the neck.
A quick knit in bulky yarn or in dk weight held double.
Available for S, M & L and L & XL. (3 pdf’s)
finished measurements of the cardigan: bust: 32/34/36/38/40/42/44/46” = 81/87/92/96/102/107/112/116 cm
Can be worn with no ease or negative ease.
Choose one or two sizes smaller if you want a fitted look (the leaves look nicer with a negative ease)
The pattern is written and includes charts and photo’s.
This is an experiment constructing a cardigan in an unusual way. The body is knitted bottom up with a large leaf panel. Then the sleeves are worked (also bottom up with 1 large leaf at the bottom). After that the leaf panel is worked (while the leaves are getting smaller) around the neck. Stitches are picked up at the front and neck to work the buttonbands with short rows to follow the curve of the leaves.
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Written instructions next to the charts:
On row 15, both right and left leaves, there is a YO missing in the written instructions, the charts are correct.
- First published: September 2011
- Page created: September 8, 2011
- Last updated: August 24, 2020 …
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