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Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 96.5 (108.5, 117, 129, 137, 149, 157.5, 169.5, 178) cm / 38 (42¾, 46, 50¾, 54, 58¾, 62, 66¾, 70)“ – to be worn with 20.5-25.5cm / 8-10” positive ease
Sarah’s height is 160cm / 5’ 3” with a chest (fullest point) circumference of 81cm / 32” and is shown wearing a size 2.

Yarn
Yarn A: Universal Yarn Supreme Cotton DK (DK-weight; 100% cotton; 210.5m / 230yds per 100g skein)
Shade: Beige (703); 4 (4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8) skeins
OR approx. 657 (763, 841, 966, 1052, 1173, 1257, 1413, 1576)m / 718 (834, 919, 1056, 1151, 1283, 1375, 1545, 1723)yds of DK-weight yarn
Yarn B: Approx. 223 (251, 280, 311, 339, 370, 401, 430, 457)m / 244 (275, 306, 340, 371, 405, 439, 470, 500)yds of single-ply DK- or sport-weight yarn, made up of 2-6 contrasting colours. Sample uses 6 pastel shades: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and pink.

Gauge: 20 sts & 30 rows over 10cm / 4” in St st with Crux pattern worked flat, before blocking.
20 sts & 32 rows over 10cm / 4” in St st with Crux pattern worked flat and in the round, after blocking.
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Needles: 3.75mm / US 5 circular needle, 80-100cm / 32-40” length AND needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round
3.75mm / US 5 circular needle, 120cm / 48” length or longer (for working 3-needle cast-off and front edging)
Two DPNs in any size smaller than main needle, or 2 cable needles (for working box pleats)
5mm / US 8 DPNs (for working i-cord edging)
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions: 4 locking stitch markers, waste yarn or spare circular needles for your preferred provisional cast-on method, tapestry needle

Notes: Crux is a boxy, cropped, and gender-inclusive
open cardigan, and uses contrasting yarn in horizontal and vertical floats to form the hand stitching motif all over. The cardigan is worked flat in pieces from the bottom up, and has German short row shaping at the shoulders. After seaming, drop shoulder sleeves are picked up from the selvedge and knitted in the round without shaping for a loose, relaxed fit. The sleeve ends in a box-pleated cuff to cinch in at the wrist before being finished with marled i-cord. The cardigan’s body is also edged with marled i-cord, meant to mimic quilt binding. The many yarn ends are French braided together on the wrong side.