Elements Cardigan is a beginner friendly cardigan with a round yoke worked seamlessly from the top down. It does not use any short rows. The simple and repetitive pattern stitch is designed to complement neutral or earth tone colors.

Elements Cardigan is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches. The pattern comes with video tutorials.

Materials

Yarn

Lace weight mohair yarn (4 strands held together)

Shown here: Lamana Premia (60% mohair, 40% silk; 300 m / 328 yds, 25 g / 0.88 oz ball; color: #25): 9 (10, 12, 13, 14) {16, 17, 18, 20, 21} balls. If you prefer not to divide a single ball into 4 smaller parts, round the number up to a multiple of 4.

Yardage requirement: 2585 (2995, 3475, 3730, 3940) {4550, 4855, 5315, 5800, 6250} m / 2830 (3275, 3800, 4075, 4310) {4975, 5305, 5815, 6340, 6840} yds, including 10% of allowance.

If you use a single strand of thicker yarn, divide the yardage by 4.

Notions

Buttons (the sample used 4 shank buttons. The pattern does not require a fixed number of buttons, you can use any number that you want) about 23mm / 1 inch in diameter; removable stitch markers; stitch markers; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

6.5 mm / US 10.5 circular needle of length 80-100 cm / 32-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

6.5 mm / US 10.5 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the sleeves.

5.5 mm / US 9 circular needle of length 80-100 cm / 32-40 inches, depending on your size, for the ribbing.

5.5 mm / US 9 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the cuffs.

Gauge

14.5 sts and 20.5 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Pattern Stitch worked flat and in the round, blocked.

Row gauge is not critical in this pattern since it is knitted to length, but it affects the yardage.

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10} designed to fit actual bust circumference of 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117) {127, 137, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5} cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) {50, 54, 58, 62, 66} inches.

This garment is intended to be worn with about 14 - 18.5 cm / 5.5-7.25 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 15.5 cm / 6 inches of positive ease.

Finished Measurements

Bust circumference (buttoned): 94.5 (100.5, 112.5, 121, 131.5) {142, 151.5, 162, 172.5, 182.5} cm / 37.25 (39.5, 44.25, 47.75, 51.75) {56, 59.75, 63.75, 67.75, 72} inches

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, picking up stitches