Elsie chunky brioche cardigan by Jane Zielinski-Raynor

Elsie chunky brioche cardigan

Knitting
October 2024
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Fingering
+ Fingering
+ Fingering
= Bulky (7 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in brioche
US 11 - 8.0 mm
7.0 mm
6124 yards (5600 m)
one size
English
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V-neck brioche cardigan with an A-line shape, worked in pieces and then sewn together, 4 strands of fingering weight yarn are held together throughout to make a super chunky weight yarn. Knitted in a merino alpaca cashmere blend, it is super soft and cozy.

One size - designed to have 4 - 16” of positive ease

All measurements taken after blocking
Bust - 127cm, 50”
Back neck to hem - 53cm, 21”
Under arm to hem - 32cm, 12.5”
Sleeve length -armpit to cuff - 48cm, 19”
Sleeve circumference upper arm - 41cm, 16”
Sleeve circumference cuff - 20.5cm, 8”
Hem circumference - 173cm, 68”

Nanyang Yarn, A Cashmere (60% extra fine merino wool, 30% super baby alpaca, 10% cashmere) 175m per 50g ball - 8 balls of each colour, yarn held quadruple.
Colours used - 8 balls, 501 - white
8 balls, 516 - powder pink
8 balls, 531 - apricot
8 balls, 533 - light green

Or 5600m of fingering weight yarn held quadruple.

Skills used

Italian cast on
Brioche stitch
Brioche decreasing
Picking up stitches
Working button holes
Sewing garment together using mattress stitch