Celebrate bountiful summer flowers with the Florabunda Cardi! This cardigan has a traditional fit with modified, dolman-style sleeves, creating a fashionable and cozy feel. It is worked flat from cuff to cuff entirely in garter stitch and features a front zipper and crochet flower accents. There are two types of crochet flowers to place in your choice of arrangement, making this cardigan a sweet way to put your own twist on this design.

Pattern details:

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Needle Size:

Size US 7 (4.5 mm) 32” / 80 cm circular needles (for cuff, neck and bottom ribbing)

Size US 10 (6 mm) 32” / 80 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge (for body of sweater)

Size I / US 9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook for flowers

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)6, 7, 8, 9

To Fit Sizes:

36 (40, 44, 48, 52)56, 60, 64, 68” / 90 (100, 110, 120, 130)140, 150, 160, 170 cm finished chest circumference.

Recommended to be worn with 3-5” / 7.5-12.5 cm of positive ease at the chest. Snowy sample is shown in a Size 2 on a 32” / 80 cm chest with 8” / 20 cm of positive ease.

Gauge:

14 sts and 24 rows = 4” / 10 cm in garter stitch worked flat using larger needles, steam blocked.

Note: Use the needle you need to achieve gauge and go down 3 sizes for the smaller needle.

Materials:

Main Color (MC): 5 (6, 6, 6, 7)7, 7, 8, 9 skeins Spun Cloud Light (100% wool; approx. 210 yds (192 m) / 100 g) shown in Snowy

Contrast Colors (CCs): CC1: 1 skein Spun Cloud Light (100% wool; approx. 210 yds (192 m) / 100 g) shown in Hazy Willow Green

CC2: 1 skein Spun Cloud Light (100% wool; approx. 210 yds (192 m) / 100 g) shown in Firefly

CC3: 1 skein Spun Cloud Light (100% wool; approx. 210 yds (192 m) / 100 g) shown in Into the Pink

Pattern Designer: Cheryl Kubat