The Blair cardigan is a fitted raglan cardigan knit from the top down. It was named after the ultimate Queen B, Blair Waldorf from the Gossip Girl series. Inspired by the St Jude’s uniform and Blair’s love for red and elegant garments, this cardigan is a new coquette staple !! You can of course knit a simple ribbed neckline for the ultimate classic cardigan.

Knit on 4mm needles, it is quite a piece to work on but the result is so worth it ! The pattern calls for a fingering weight yarn held with a mohair to give the Blair cardigan an extra luxe feel.
You will work on the yoke first with german short rows to shape the back of the neck and raglan increases. Then you’ll separate body and sleeves and work them separately. Then you will knit the two front buttonbands and finally the bow around the neck.

Sizes

XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL : bust measurements from 71 cms (28 inches) to 156 cms (62 inches)

The red sample is a size S and the brown sample is a size M.

Materials

The pattern calls for 2 strands of yarn held together (however you can use any yarn that gives the same gauge) :

red sample : 250 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) 350 (350) 350 (400) g of BB merinos from Fonty (50 g = 200m) held together with 100 (100) 100 (120) 120 (120) 140 (140) 140 (160) g of Plumette by La Droguerie (50g = 500m)

(The brown sample is a different mix. I used Alpaga by La Droguerie held together with Alva by Filcolana)

8 buttons Ø 13 mm

Needles

4 mm needles 40 cms, 60 cms and 80 cms for the sleeves, yoke and body (however you can switch the 40 cms for 80 cms if you’re using the magic loop method)
3,5 mm needles 80 cms for the ribbing
6 mm needles for the bow

Gauge

10 cm = 22 stitches x 28 rows on 4 mm needles in stockinette