Size: A (B) C (D) E (F) G (H)
Finished garment circumference: 99 (108) 119 (130) 137 (146) 152 (159) cm
(measured under the sleeve and including the button band on each front piece)
Length (mid back): 46 (47) 48 (50) 52 (54) 56 (58) cm
(measured from the transition between the button band and the yoke)
Gauge (two-color brioche stitch knit flat, after wash/blocking):
9 sts x 16 brioche knit rows on 8 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm
Suggested needles:
8 mm (US11; 40, 80 and 100/120 cm) circular needles,
a single 8 mm double-pointed needle for working the double-knitted button band (optional),
6 mm (US10; 80 cm) circular needles or double-pointed needles for twisted rib edges (sleeves)

You’ll also need:
8 stitch markers
2 stitch holders (or some waste yarn to hold the resting sleeve sts)

Suggested materials:
Hip Wool from HipKnitShop (50 g = 80 m):
Size A (10 skeins): 300 g (color A) and 200 g (color B)
Size B (11 skeins): 300 g (color A) and 250 g (color B)
Size C-D (12 skeins): 350 g (color A) and 250 g (color B)
Size E (13 skeins): 350 g (color A) and 300 g (color B)
Size F (15 skeins): 400 g (color A) and 350 g (color B)
Size G-H (16 skeins): 450 g (color A) and 350 g (color B)

Molly Fine from Mayflower (100 g = 135 m) or
The Petite Wool from We Are Knitters (100 g = 140 m):
Size A (5 skeins): 300 g (color A) and 200 g (color B)
Size B (6 skeins): 300 g (color A) and 300 g (color B)
Size C-E (7 skeins): 400 g (color A) and 300 g (color B)
Size F-H (9 skeins): 500 g (color A) and 400 g (color B)

About the design
The FAB cardigan is a loose-fitting raglan cardigan worked from the top down in two-color brioche stitch. Thanks to its raglan construction, it’s knitted in one piece; after you’ve worked the yoke with raglan increases, the sleeve stitches are placed on stitch holders to rest while the body is finished. The yoke and body are worked in two-color brioche stitch knit flat. After finishing the body, a double-knitted button band (with or without buttonholes) is worked along the front pieces and neckline. Lastly, the sleeve stitches are picked up again and worked straight in two-color brioche stitch in the round. Both body and sleeves are finished with a twisted rib edge.

A note about sizes
The FAB cardigan is designed to have a positive ease of approx. 20-30 cm for sizes A-E and 15-20 cm for sizes F-H, meaning that the circumference of the finished garment (after wash and blocking) should be 20-30 cm (A-E) or 15-20 cm (F-H) wider than your widest upper body measurement.

Level and techniques
The level of the FAB cardigan is intermediate, and the pattern is written only.

The pattern includes the following techniques:

• Long tail cast-on (slingshot method)
• Two-color brioche stitch knit flat
• Two-color brioche stitch in the round
• Brioche increases: kyok (knit yarn over knit), pyop (purl yarn over purl)
• Left-leaning increase (m1L)
• Twisted rib (k1tbl, p1tbl)
• Backwards loop cast-on
• Italian cast-on and Italian bind-off
• Picking up stitches
• Double-knitting

About the depicted versions:

• My first version (the FAB cardigan prototype ☁️) is a mix between size C and D. It’s knitted in The Petite Wool from We Are Knitters in the colors Natural (color A) and Yarnicorn (color B).
• My second version (❄️) is a size C. It’s knitted in Hip Wool from HipKnitShop in the colors Dusty Candyfloss Pink (color A) and Pale Blue (color B). The buttons are 26 mm.