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Meet your new summer fling—the Connections Cardy! This lightweight open cardigan is a delightful dalliance for those adventurous souls at the beginning of their knitting adventure. With a touch of playful elegance, it features eye-catching eyelet details, breezy open sleeves, and a choice of a classic or split hem—all coming together to make it irresistibly charming.

Designed in The Fibre Co.’s fabulous &Make DK blend of Peruvian Highland wool, alpaca, and linen, this cardy is more than a garment; it’s a cuddle in yarn form. The trio of natural fibers brings a comforting embrace and soft drape to the cardy. So, embark on a joy-filled knitting journey, and allow the Connections Cardy be the charming outcome of your creative romance. Let’s make something lovely together!

&Make SS24
Embrace the joy of spring and summer with these beautiful hand-knit designs in &Make DK. The collection includes two charming short-sleeve tops, a lightweight sweater, and a relaxed cardigan. As an ode to making, these designs are for stitchers at every stage of their crafting journey.

The patterns have been written with the utmost user-friendliness in mind, ensuring that knitters of all levels will breeze through every stitch, step by step. The designs are made using the lightest weight yarn from The Fibre Co.’s &Make range; &Make DK. The linen in the blend makes it a great choice for spring and summer hand knits.

Which of these easy, relaxed pieces inspires you to start making? Share your work with us on Instagram using the hashtags: #AndMake, #TheFibreCoAndMake and #AndMakeMakes.

Sizes
1 (2: 3: 4: 5) (6: 7: 8: 9)
The given sizes are called Sizes 1-9 and are recommended to fit a chest circumference of: 76-81 (86-91: 97-102: 107-112: 117-122) (127-132: 137-142: 147-152: 157-162) cm (30-32 (34-36: 38-40: 42-44: 46-48) (50-52: 54-56: 58-60: 62-64) in)

Recommend Ease
Designed with 21–28 cm (9–11.5 in) of positive ease at chest circumference.

Photographs show the garment knit in Size 2 on a model with a chest circumference of 81 cm (32 in).

Yarn
The Fibre Co. &Make DK (55% Highland wool, 35% alpaca 10% linen, 125 m (137 yd) per 50 g ball) in shade Lit – 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) (13, 14, 14, 15) balls.