An easy cardigan, knit with double-stranded worsted or bulky yarn, with mirrored leaf pattern front. Good for beginner knitters looking to try a slight lace project. Knit bottom-up and sleeves seamed in separately at end. Button band & collar knit in you go in stockinette, and at the end is folded in half & sewn under.

Needles: Size 9 (size 8 for cuff & bottom ribbing)
Yarn: Lion Brand fisherman’s wool, worsted, held double stranded. May also use single strand of bulky yarn of your choice.
Yardage: Worsted weight held doubled
S: 1100 yards
M: 1300 yards
L: 1600 yards
Gauge: 15st/3” stockinette, 3st/inch

Chest Diameter (measured at underarm)
Size S: 20” (40” around)
Size M: 22” (44” around)
Size L: 24” across (48” around)
Size XL: 26” across (52” around)

Abbreviations: k (knit), p (purl), CO (cast on), RS (right side), WS (wrong side), pm (place marker), yo (yarn over), k3tog (knit 3 tgogether), sl1 (slip 1 stitch to right hand needle), k2tog (knit 2 together), psso (pass slipped stitch over), ssk (slip slip knitwise), ssp (slip slip purlwise), BO (bind off)