april | 23 by Deborah Doherty

april | 23

Knitting
April 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1300 - 2460 yards (1189 - 2249 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [6, 7, 8, 9]
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

april | 23 is a cardigan with a wide collar and a garter stitch motif. The linen/merino blend of Woolfolk Strå creates a fine, featherweight fabric.

FINISHED CHEST MEASUREMENTS
46 (50, 54, 58, 62) 66, 70, 74, 78
117 (127, 137, 147, 157.5) 167.5, 178, 188, 198 cm
Model is wearing size 1 with 14” of ease.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9
Choose the size with 12-18” of ease.

YARN
8 (9, 9, 11, 11) 12, 13, 14, 15 skeins of Woolfolk Strå (164 yards, 150 meters /50 grams)
Sample color in photographs: S1 with 8 (8, 8, 9, 9) 9, 9, 9, 10 buttons

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
Needle A (gauge needle): US 7 (4.50 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge, 24” or larger circular needle and set of dpns.
Needle B (for cast on): US 6 (4 mm), or one size smaller than gauge needle, 24” or larger circular needle and set of dpns
Tapestry needle, markers, locking markers, waste yarn or 3 holders, 6-10 ¾” buttons

GAUGE
20 sts and 28 rows for 4”/10 cm in Stockinette stitch, blocked

NOTES
The fronts and back are worked separately from bottom up and joined at the shoulders. After the shoulders are seamed, the Garter Stitch collar is continued from live stitches. Button and buttonhole bands are worked in Seed Stitch while working each front piece. Buttons can continue on the collar at the same intervals. Buttons on the sample end at the neckline.
Tubular cast on and bind off techniques are used to create both symmetry and structure to the garment. There are different directions in Step 3 for each piece to set up the Seed and Rib stitches as mirror images.
Sleeves are worked flat and seamed into shoulders. The side seams begin at the hem, leaving a split, and sewn to the loose cuffs.

Skill Level
2/5