This slouchy cardigan is designed using a combination of slip stitches and rib, with Wool and the Gang’s ‘Shiny Happy Cotton’. This cardigan is the perfect slouchy accompaniment for a cool summer evening. The body is made in one piece to minimise those pesky seams, beginning at the back rib and finishing at the front!

You will need:

88:9:11 balls of Wool and the Gang’s Shiny Happy Cotton (100g ball) or equivalent aran weight yarn (1080 (1136:1240:1510) metres / 1178 (1240:1350:1650) yards)
1 pair of 5mm 100cm/40” circular knitting needles
1 pair of 6.5mm knitting needles
1 large-eyed sewing needle

Pattern includes 4 sizes:
UK 8-10 (finished chest circ 126cm)
UK 12-14 (finished chest circ 134cm)
UK 16-18 (finished chest circ 144cm)
UK 20-22 (finished chest circ 156cm)

Tension

1x1 Rib Stitch on 5mm 100cm circular needles
24 stitches x 24 rows to a 10cm square

Main stitch pattern on 6.5mm needles
16 stitches x 20 rows to a 10cm square