Knit flat from the top down, the Bookkeeper Cardigan features thin two row stripes, raglan shoulder shaping, tapered sleeves and waist shaping. Corrugated ribbing finishes the cuffs, button band and bottom hem.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)

FINISHED CHEST / BUST CIRCUMFERENCE
37 (40, 42, 45) (48, 51, 54) (56, 59, 62, 65, 68) “
94 (102, 107, 114) (122, 130, 137) (142, 150, 157, 165, 173) cm

Recommended ease is +6” to +8” (+15 to +20 cm); sample
is shown in Size 2 on a 32” (81 cm) bust with +8” (20 cm) of ease. The model is 5’4” tall.

SUGGESTED YARN
Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (100% Targhee wool)
145 yds (132m) & 50g, 3-ply worsted-spun DK weight yarn

MC - Burnished 4 (4, 4, 5) (5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 6, 6, 7) skeins
CC1 - Klimt 2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins
CC2 - Tincture 2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins

MC: 180 (190, 200, 210) (220, 234, 250) (266, 280, 294, 300, 326)g; 523 (552, 579, 610) (637, 680, 726) (773, 811, 851, 869, 944)yds / 478 (505, 529, 558) (583, 622, 664) (706, 742, 778, 795, 863)m

CC1: 81 (86, 89, 96) (100, 107, 114, 122, 130, 138, 145, 150)g;
234 (249, 259, 278) (289, 310, 332) (353, 476, 400, 422, 434)yds / 214 (227, 237, 254) (264, 284, 303) (323, 344, 366, 386, 397)m

CC2: 88 (93, 97, 100) (107, 114, 121) (128, 136, 144, 150, 160)g; 255 (270, 281, 290) (312, 330, 351) (372, 394, 419, 434, 465)yds 234 (247, 257, 266) (285, 302, 321) (340, 361, 383, 397, 426)m

GAUGE
20 sts and 28 rows = 4” or 10cm in stockinette stitch, worked flat with larger needles, blocked

SUGGESTED NEEDLE
US 7 (4.5mm) 24” (60cm) to 40” (100cm) circular needles & preferred needles for small circumference knitting

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, waste yarn, (x6) 18mm or preferred button quantity and size, sewing thread, sewing needle, darning needle & scissors

ABBREVIATIONS
{ } - repeat
BOR - beginning of round
CO - cast on
INC’(d) - increase(d)
DEC’(d) - decrease(d)
K - knit
KFB - knit into front and back of st before slipping it off the needle 1 st inc’d
M1L - pick up the bar between the last stitch you knit and the next from front to back, and knit thru the back 1 st inc’d
M1LP - pick up the bar between the last stitch you knit and the next from front to back, and purl thru the back 1 st inc’d
M1R - pick up the bar between the last stitch you knit and the next from back to front, and knit thru the front 1 st inc’d
M1RP - pick up the bar between the last stitch you knit and the next from back to front, and purl thru the front 1 st inc’d
P - purl
PM - place marker
PUK - pick up and knit
RS - right side
SL - slip
SM - slip marker
ST(S) - stitch/es
TBL - thru the back loop
WS - wrong side

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