Good Harbor Cardigan by Alice Dunn Smith

Good Harbor Cardigan

Knitting
August 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
DK
+ Lace
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
750 - 1690 yards (686 - 1545 m)
28.5 (32, 36.5, 40, 43.5) (48, 52.5, 56, 60.5, 64)” / 72.5 (81.5, 92.5, 101.5, 110.5) (122, 133.5, 142, 153.5, 162.5) cm
English
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When the weather turns just cool enough to wear a cardigan, and Fall calls us to adopt new scheduled routines…that is my favorite time to head to the beach. Good Harbor Cardigan features echoes of smooth sand, waves, tiny bubbles, and cable piers.

Difficulty/Skills Required: Level: Intermediate.
Knit, Purl, Long Tail cast on, Knit in the round.

Yarn Weight:
Light worsted or worsted

Notions:
Tapestry needle
Stitch holders or waste yarn

Gauge: All gauges are calculated per 4” / 10cm finished, blocked fabric. Stockinette and US 8 / 5.0 mm: 18 sts and 23 rows/rnds
K2, P2 rib with US 7 / 4.5 mm: 18 sts and 22 rows/rnds

Suggested Yarns:
Good Karma DK (60% Wool, 40% Alpaca); 300 yds / 274 m per
144 g / 5 oz skein.
Good Karma Silk and Mohair Lace (60% Wool, 40% Alpaca);
218 yds / 200 m per 25 g / 0.88 oz skein.

Yarn shown:
3/4 Length Sleeve:
Good Karma DK and Good Karma Mohair and Silk in colorway Berry, Berry Good

Yardage:
750 (825, 930, 1025, 1160) (1295, 1395, 1470, 1605, 1690) yds / 686 (754, 850, 937, 1061) (1184, 1276, 1344, 1468, 1545) m for 3/4 length sleeves.
Add approx 10-60 yds / 10-55 m if working Long sleeves.

Needle Size: US 7 / 4.5 mm 32” / 81 cm circular needle for working flat and Magic Loop and / or DPN for sleeves, spare needle for 3-needle BO.
US 8 / 5.0 mm 32” / 81 cm circular needle for working flat and Magic Loop and/or DPN for sleeves.

Sizes: 28.5 (32, 36.5, 40, 43.5) (48, 52.5, 56, 60.5, 64)” / 72.5 (81.5, 92.5, 101.5, 110.5) (122, 133.5, 142, 153.5, 162.5) cm

Intended to be worn open, with 0–2” / 0–5 cm negative ease.

Recommend solid, tonal, or slightly tweedy yarn to best show texture.

Sweater is worked flat from the bottom to armholes.

Back, right front, and left front are worked separately from armholes to shoulder.

Lower body of sweater features stockinette and mirrored diagonal texture separated by ridges, upper right and left fronts feature stockinette with mirror cable columns; back is worked in stockinette.

The 3/4 sleeves are designed to have a more full silhouette.
Long sleeve tapers to wrist.

Tech Editing: Annie B. Lin, knitabl