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Designed by Claudia Q

Florentina is perfect for chilly spring days and summer nights. It is a girly cardigan with a cable-knit look, but in reality, it is an easy project for every knitter.

The cardigan is worked from the bottom up with a circular yoke and a broken garter ridge pattern in the front and yoke. The sleeves are worked separately in the round to the base of the yoke, then joined. A section of short rows is worked at the back of the neck for a more comfortable fit.

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SIZES
0–3 mos (3–6 mos, 6–12 mos, 12–18 mos, 2 yr) (4 yr, 6 yr, 8 yr, 10 yr)
Recommended ease: 2” / 5 cm of positive ease at chest

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 16 (18, 20, 22, 24) (26, 28, 30, 32)“ /
38 (43, 48, 53, 58) (63, 68, 73, 78) cm
Yoke Depth (front): 3.5 (4, 4.5, 5, 5) (5.5, 6, 6.5, 7)” / 9 (10, 11, 13, 13) (14, 15, 16, 18) cm
Body Length to Underarm (front): 4 (4.5, 5, 5.5, 6) (7.5, 9, 10, 11)“ / 10 (11, 13, 14, 15) (19, 23, 25, 28) cm
Upper Arm Circumference: 6.5 (7, 8, 8.25, 9) (9.75, 10.5, 11, 11.25)” / 16 (17, 20, 21, 23) (25, 26, 27, 28) cm
Sleeve Length to Underarm: 5.75 (6, 7, 8, 8.5) (10, 11.5, 13, 14)“ / 14 (15, 18, 20, 21) (25, 29, 33, 35) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn:
Pink version shown in size 4 yr on Ilana (height 38” / 97 cm)
2 (2, 2, 2, 3) (3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Tosh DK by Madeleinetosh (100% superwash merino wool, 225 yds /
205 m – 100 g), colourway Pink Mist Smoke Tree

Grey version shown in size 6 yr on Anja (height 47” / 120 cm)
2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins of Merino DK by La Bien Aimée (100% merino, 252 yds / 230 m – 100 g), colourway Smoke

Or 238 (274, 346, 403, 452) (564, 672, 783, 879) yds / 218 (251, 317, 369, 414) (516, 615, 716, 804) m of DK-weight yarn

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needles, 24” / 60 cm and a set of DPNs. US 6 / 4 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needles, 24” / 60 cm and a set of DPNs

Notions: Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, tapestry needle, 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 7, 7, 8) small buttons

GAUGE
22 sts x 30 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in St St, after blocking

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