The Clara Cardigan is a classic button front cardigan with a cable detail on the back - a perfect balance of relaxing stockinette and interesting cable stitches. The relaxed fit and wavering cables make this a modern closet staple for all-season outfitting.

CONSTRUCTION
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The Clara Cardigan is worked flat, top down, and seamlessly. Circular needles are used to work flat beginning with the yoke that is shaped with raglan increases while working a charted cable pattern on the back. The yoke is then divided and the sleeve stitches are placed on hold while the body is worked and finished with 1x1 ribbing then bound off.

The sleeves are worked one at a time, placing the held stitches back onto a circular needle and working in stockinette stitch in the round while gradually decreasing to the wrist, finishing with 1x1 ribbing and bound off.

A double knit button band is created by picking up stitches along the entire front opening of the cardigan. With a double pointed needle, double knitting is worked around the entire cardigan opening while joining to the picked up stitches.

SUPPLIES
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845 (890) 1010 (1115) 1285 (1350) 1485 (1600) 1770 (1940) yds 775 (815) 925 (1020) 1175 (1235) 1360 (1465) 1620 (1775) m of K+C Cloudpaca (50g; 164 yds 150m per ball) in color Soft Gray or similar Alpaca blown fiber-filled net worsted weight yarn.

One 4mm(US6) Double pointed needle for button band

4mm(US6) 40” circular needle 100 cm for button band

Set of five 4.5mm(US7) Double pointed needles for sleeve ribbing

4.5mm(US7) 32-40” circular needles 80-100 cm for hem ribbing 

5mm(US8) 16” and 32-40” circular needles 40 and 80-100 cm for main fabric

4 buttons 20-22mm in diameter (more or fewer buttons for a longer or shorter length)

Notions: 12 stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle, waste yarn/barber cord, measuring tape, sewing thread & needle, optional: cable connector

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

Finished bust measurement (when buttoned): 36¼ (38¼) 42 (45¼) 49 (51¼) 55¼ (59¼) 63 (67)” 92 (97) 106 (115) 124 (130) 140 (150) 160 (170) cmMeasure fullest point of torso and add recommended ease to find the ideal finished bust measurement

This cardigan is designed with a recommended positive ease of 6.5-8” 16-21 cm for sizes 1-5 and 5-6.5” 12-16 cm for sizes 6-10. It is loose fitting at the bust and drapes straight through the body. The sample pictured is worn with 6.5” 16 cm of ease.

GAUGE
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(5mm needle) 16 sts x 22 rows = 4” 10 cm in stockinette stitch worked both flat & in the round, wet blocked.

SKILLS
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This is a written pattern assuming foundational sweater knitting knowledge and is not intended to be beginner friendly. Supplemental research or practice to learn new skills may be required to complete this project.

This pattern requires a working knowledge of: knitting flat & in the round, increasing, decreasing, reading a chart, cable stitches, picking up stitches, double knitted button band, Italian bind off.

Circular needles are used to work flat and in the round, starting with the longer cable for the yoke and body, switching to a small cable for the sleeves. A long cable and a double pointed needle are used for the button band.

Cast on, bind off, and button band methods suggested can be substituted with any other.