This gorgeous wee cardigan is light, airy and darling; perfect for any time of the year and any outfit. The sweet little pockets encourage collecting and flower picking. Knit in beautiful dk/8ply weight yarn, this is a delightful seamless cardie adorned with a daisy stitch and subtle back gathers.

Construction:
Annie is a seamless raglan cardigan knit from the top down. The body is knit flat and the sleeves are knit in the round. Button-bands are integrated into the garment as it is knit.

Pattern includes a link to a photo tutorial for working the daisy stitch.

Sizing:
To fit actual chest measurement of:
15-21: 15/38 – newborn (16/40.5 – 3mths, 17/43 – 6mths, 18/45.5 – 9mths) (19/48 – 12mths, 20/51 – 18mths, 21/53.5 – 24mths)
22-30: 22/56 – 3yrs (23/58.5 – 4yrs, 24/61 – 5yrs, 25/63.5 – 6yrs) (26/66 – 7yrs, 27/68.5 – 8yrs, 28/71 – 10yrs, 30/76 – 12yrs) inches/cms.

Finished garment chest measurement:
15-21: 16½/42 (17½/44.5, 18¾/47.5, 19¾/50) 921/53.5, 22/56, 23/58.5)
22-30: 24½/62 (25½/65.5, 26½/67.5, 27½/70) (28¾/73, 29¾/75.5, 31/78.5, 33/84) inches/cms.

Designed to fit with 1½ to 3 inches/4 to 7 cms of positive ease (incorporated into the sizing).

Skill Level:
Intermediate

Techniques used:
Knit and purl
Increasing and decreasing
Long-tail cast-on
Working small circumferences in the round
Picking up stitches
Working with wrapped stitches

Yardage:
15-21: 220/205 ( 250/230, 300/275, 350/320) (400/365, 450, 415, 510/470)
22-30: 570/520 (630/580, 700/640, 770/705) 9840/770, 920/840, 1000/915, 1100/1005)
yards/metres.

Yardage is approximate and may vary depending on your knitting style and yarn selection.

Original yarn is a superwash worsted-spun merino with a 3ply construction.

Sample garment knit in Henry Attic’s Kona Superwash DK hand-dyed by NeverEnding Obsessions in Atlantis colourway (discontinued).

A coat/jacket version of this pattern with more ease and an optional hood is available in 8ply and aran(/groups/1n)