Two-colour brioche is a breath of fresh air to the classic shape of this cardigan. In other words: Your old friend’s got a new look!

“Hello, old friend” is worked bottom up with top-down set-in sleeves. Only a little seaming is needed on the sides. Stitches are then picked up to work the collar and bottom ribbing.

Yarn
1170 (1240, 1310, 1380, 1460, 1550, 1640, 1730, 1830, 1930, 1990, 2080) m / 1280 (1360, 1430, 1510, 1600, 1690, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2110, 2170, 2270) yds of a sport-weight yarn in MC

270 (280, 300, 310, 330, 350, 370, 390, 420, 440, 450, 470) m / 290 (310, 330, 340, 360, 380, 410, 430, 450, 480, 490, 520) yds of a sport-weight yarn in CC

Sample uses Blacker Yarns Swan 4-ply (100 % merino; 174 m / 190 yds per 50 g ball): 7 (8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 12, 12) balls in Storm Cloud, 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) balls in Lavender

Skills required
• knitting and purling
• increasing and decreasing
• working in the round
• picking up stitches
• brioche knitting
• wrap and turn short row technique
• knitted cast-on
• 3-needle bind-off
• seaming
• sewing on buttons
• sloped bind-off (tutorial at end of pattern)

Notions
• 7 (8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8) x 15 mm / 0.55 in buttons
• 3 stitch holders or smooth scrap yarn
• 2 stitch markers
• tapestry needle