Bella Cardigan by Irene Lin

Bella Cardigan

Knitting
July 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1056 - 1962 yards (966 - 1794 m)
1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7, 8)
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Bella Cardigan is worked seamlessly from the top-down with a cropped style.

Gauge / With 4.5 mm (US 7) needle :
17 sts and 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” in stockinette stitch after blocking
24 sts and 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” in twisted rib after blocking
Recommended ease: 0~17cm / 0~6.75’’

Size:
1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7, 8) Sample shown in Size 2 with 17 cm/6.75” positive ease.

Finished body circumference:
99 (102, 109, 119)(129, 143, 149, 159)cm/39 (40.25, 43, 47)(50.75, 56.25, 58.75, 62.5)”

Yarns:
Cardiff Cashmere, Brushlight, 82% Cashmere, 18% Silk, 25g / 138m
Color No.133, 7 (7, 8, 9)(10, 11, 12, 13) Balls. Approx. 966 (966, 1104, 1242)(1380, 1518, 1656,
1794) m/1056 (1056, 1207, 1358)(1509, 1660, 1811, 1961) yards.
(The yarn amount is for the cropped version, you may need more yardage when extending the
length of body or sleeves)

Needles:
4.5 mm (US 7), 40 ~120 cm circular needle for the body and sleeves
4 mm (US 6), for the front band and the cuffs. (DPNs or preferred needles (Magic Loop) for small circumference knitting.)

Other Materials:
Stitch markers, removable stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn.
4 or more buttons with a diameter of 8 mm.