The cardigan is started at the hem. The body is worked in one piece until the underarms. Then the fronts and the back worked separately until the shoulders. The shoulders are joined with the Three-Needle Bind Off. The sleeves are started at the cuff and knitted in the round. The flower and ivy inspired lace pattern is worked on the fronts and on the sleeves. The lace pattern is a variation of a Japanese lace pattern that can be found in Hitomi Shida’s 250 Japanese Knitting Stitches book.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 80 (90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160) cm / 31.5 (35.5, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25, 51.25, 55, 59, 63) inches including the intended positive ease of 5 cm / 2 inches.
Body length from hem to underarm: 35 (35, 35, 35, 40, 40, 40, 42, 42) cm / 13.75 (13.75, 13.75, 13.75, 15.75, 15.75, 15.75, 16.5, 16.5) inches
Armhole depth: 17 (18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27) cm / 6.75 (7, 7.5, 8.25, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 10.25, 10.75) inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm: 45 (45, 47, 47, 47, 47, 50, 50, 50) cm / 17.75 (17.75, 18.5, 18.5, 18.5, 18.5, 19.75, 19.75, 19.75) inches
Upper arm circumference: 34 (36, 38, 42, 44, 46, 48, 52, 54) cm / 13.5 (14.25, 15, 16.5, 17.25, 18, 19, 20.5, 21.25) inches
Cuff circumference: 18 (18, 18, 20, 20, 22, 22, 24, 24) cm / 7 (7, 7, 7.75, 7.75, 8.75, 8.75, 9.5, 9.5) inches

Yarn
2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Kettle Yarn Co. Baskerville 2.0 (British Bluefaced Leicester / Gotland; fingering weight yarn; 350 m / 383 yards per 100g), shown in colorway Dawn (natural heathered light grey), or 725 (795, 875, 960, 1055, 1160, 1275, 1405, 1545) m / 800 (875, 965, 1055, 1160, 1275, 1405, 1545, 1700) yards of similar fingering weight yarn

Needles
For the body and the sleeves:
3.0 mm / US2.5 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for cuffs
3.0 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-4 and 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 5-9 for the hem
3.5 mm / US4 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for sleeves
3.5 mm / US4 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-4 and 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 5-9 for the main part

For the neckband:
3.0 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckline
Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Gauge
23 sts and 30 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch knitted flat, on larger needles, after blocking

Notions
4 stitch markers
waste yarn
sewing needle
blocking tools
spare needle for Three-Needle Bind Off (size 3.5 mm / US4)
8 (8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10) buttons with a 1.5 cm / 0.6 inch diameter