ALSO AVAILABLE AS PART OF FERROVIA, A 3-PATTERN COLLECTION.

From pattern page:

This cardigan is named after Edgar Brandt, a master of Art Deco ironwork. The term “Art Deco” comes from the Exposition des Arts Decoratifs, an exhibition of architecture and decorative arts held in Paris in 1925; the scroll motifs on the Brandt cardigan are patterned after a wrought iron door he designed for this exhibition.

Because the stranded motif is oriented vertically, a combination of stranded and intarsia knitting is used: along the side edges of the stranded panels, the main and contrast color yarns are twisted around each other to prevent holes. Since the stranded scrolls are so eye-catching, the rest of the cardigan is styled simply, with a wide, shallow neck, moderate waist shaping, slightly below-the-hip length, and 3/4-length sleeves.

The Brandt cardigan is worked in pieces from the top down; rolled neck, cuff, and bottom edges are added after seaming. On sleeves the stranded motif is worked as part of the entire sleeve; on body sides, the stranded panels are worked separately, and then sewn to front and back pieces. Front bands, including buttonholes, are worked together with fronts.

Shown in Frog Tree Meriboo, a DK-weight merino wool/bamboo blend (also available in a machine washable version).

Difficulty: Intermediate: skills include increasing and decreasing, stranded knitting using two colors, intarsia knitting, reading a non-symmetrical colorwork chart, picking up stitches, and keeping track of row counts.

Garment measurements
for XS S M L 1X 2X 3X
Bust 28¾ 32½ 36¾ 40½ 44¾ 48½ 52¾ in
73.5 82.5 93.5 103 114 123 134 cm
Waist 25¼ 28¾ 33¼ 36¾ 41¼ 44¾ 49¼ in
64 73.5 84.5 93.5 104.5 114 125 cm
Hip 31 34¾ 39 42¾ 47 50¾ 55 in
79 88 99 108.5 119.5 128.5 140 cm
Length 23¼ 23¾ 24¼ 24¾ 25½ 26 26½ in
59 60.5 61.5 63 64.5 66 67 cm
Sleeve length 9¾ 10¾ 11½ 12½ 12 13 12½ in
from underarm 24.5 27 29.5 32 30.5 33 31.5 cm
Sleeve circ 11 11¾ 12½ 14 15 17 18½ in
at underarm 28 30 32 35.5 38.5 43 46.5 cm

Shown in size S, modeled with one inch negative ease at bust and hips.

Materials: Yarn: Frog Tree Meriboo, 70% merino wool/30% bamboo, 105 yds (96 m)/50 g skein, Main Color (MC) #7008 beige, 7 (8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15) skeins, Contrast Color (CC) #7005 brown, 2 skeins.

If substituting yarn: MC, approx 730 (850, 1000, 1150, 1280, 1450, 1590) yds/670 (780, 910, 1050, 1170, 1330, 1460) m; CC, approx 210 yds/193 m.

Needles: US size 6/4 mm circular (circ) needle, 24-47” depending on selected garment size, for neck and bottom edgings. US size 6/4 mm double-pointed (dp) needles, one set, for sleeve edgings. Optional: US size 6/4 mm straight needles for fronts, back and sleeves (may also use circ needle for these sections). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: 1 stitch marker, 4 removable markers, tapestry needle; eleven 5/8”/1.6 cm buttons.

Gauge: 22 sts/30 rows to 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch on US 6/4 mm needles. Approx 23 sts/29 rows to 4”/10 cm in stranded pattern on US 6/4 mm needles. Measure gauge on blocked swatch.