A beautiful cardigan designed to showcase a gorgeous set of miniskeins – or to use up all the leftover sock yarn in your stash! The lace pattern looks complicated, but it’s really just a clever combination of easy to work stitches. Knitted in a luscious merino, silk and yak blend yarn, this waterfall cardigan is made to snuggle up in.

We knit from the top down using a modified raglan construction before splitting for the sleeves and body at the underarm. We work the body down to the hem before picking up the sleeves stitches and working down to the cuff. We work a series of eight bands of lace from top to bottom, these could be worked in eight different colours, maybe one contrast colour, or the whole cardigan could be worked in a single colour.

Crosshill is the area in Glasgow where my parents stay, and a firm favourite of my daughter. This makes it one of the few places where I’m able to get any knitting done while she’s awake!

Since the cardigan is open at the front, we recommend measuring across back underarm to underarm and picking the size with the closest corresponding measurement.

Suggested Yarn:
MC: Orchidean Luxury Yarns Mulberino Yak 4 Ply (60% merino, 20% yak, 20% silk) 366 m/400 yds per 100 g skein.
CC: Orchidean Luxury Yarns Mulberino Shfades (50% silk, 50% merino) set of eight miniskeins 80 m/88 yds per 20 g miniskein.

Meterage MC: (480, 500, 750) [810, 845, 1065] {1125, 1425, 1475} m
Total Meterage CC1-CC8: (280, 300, 360) [400, 420, 440] {460, 500, 520} m
Max Meterage per CC Colour: (40, 44, 52) [56, 58, 62] {66, 72, 76} m

Yardage MC: (520, 550, 825) [880, 930, 1170] {1240, 1570, 1630} yds
Total Yardage CC1-CC8: (320, 360, 400) [440, 460, 480] {500, 540, 560} yds
Max Yardage per CC Colour: (44, 48, 56) [60, 64, 68] {72, 78, 82} yds

Dimensions (Metric):
To fit Chest Circumference: (70, 80, 90) [100, 110, 120] {130, 140, 150} cm
Across Back Underarm to Underarm: (33, 35, 42) [45, 47, 49.5] {52.5, 57, 59} cm
Yoke Depth: (16.5, 17, 18.5) [18.5, 19, 20.5] {20.5, 23,
23.5} cm
Length Underarm to Hem: (29, 28.5, 33.5) [33.5, 33, 38] {38, 42, 41.5} cm
Upper Sleeve Circumference: (28.5, 31, 35.5) [36, 38.5, 43] {43.5, 50, 52.5} cm
Sleeve Length from Underarm: 43.5 cm

Dimensions (Imperial):
Chest Circumference: (28, 32, 36) [40, 44, 48] {52, 56, 60}”
Across Back Underarm to Underarm: (13, 14, 17) [18, 19, 20] {21, 23, 24}”
Yoke Depth: (6½, 7, 7½) [7½, 8, 8½] {8½, 9, 9½}”
Length Underarm to Hem: (11½, 11½, 13½) [13½, 13, 15] {15, 17, 16½}”
Upper Sleeve Circumference: (11½, 12½, 14) [14½, 15½, 17] {17½, 20, 21}”
Sleeve Length from Underarm: 17½”

Needles: 4 mm/US 6 75 cm/30” circular needle or as required to achieve correct gauge.

Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm/4” in stocking stitch after blocking.

Extras: Tapestry needle for weaving in loose ends, four clip type stitch markers, stitch holder or waste yarn for holding stitches, you may find a row counter useful.

Skills Needed: Work flat; knit and purl; cast on and bind off; knitted and purled increases and decreases – m1L, m1R, m1Lp, m1Rp, k2tog, k3tog, ssk, sssk, p2tog, p2togtbl,yo; lace knitting involves gathered stitches (instructions given) ,knit stripes of different colours.

Many many thanks to Orchidean Luxury Yarns for the yarn, to my wonderful tech editor Alittlebitsheepish and to my fabulous test knitters Stitchypop, torchandhammer, RDSCUDI, BeccaD and beverleeee.