This decorative cardigan is worked flat from the bottom up, with waste yarn pocket placement. Colors are striped on the fronts of the cardigan, while the back features stripes and intarsia colorwork.

The Pink version is knit without the intarsia diamonds or the outermost stripes, and features patch pockets.

Yarn
Greens Version: Harrisville Highland (100% wool, 200 yds per 100 g), 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5)(5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins in Oatmeal
(MC), 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4)(4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins in Hemlock (C1), and 1 skein each of Walnut (C2), Toffee (C3), Jade (C4)

Pinks Version: The Border Mill North Coast Tweed knit double-stranded throughouthetland wool,
360m per 100g), 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5)(5, 6, 6, 6, 7) skeins in Dunrobin (MC), 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4)(4, 5, 5, 5, 6) skeins in Rose Canina (C1), and 1 skein each of Rosebay Willowherb (C2), Black Isle (C3), Achiltibuie (C4)

Approximate yardage required per color:
MC: 665 (670, 725, 780, 820, 870)(935, 1000, 1080, 1160, 1240) yards
C1: 530 (535, 575, 620, 655, 690)(745, 795, 860, 925, 985) yards
C2, C3 & C4: 85 (85, 95, 100, 105, 110)(120, 130, 140, 150, 160) yards

Sizing
To fit chest measurement 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42)(46, 50, 54, 58, 62)”
Shown in Size 38 with approx ± 8.5” ease

Chest Circumference: 38 (41, 44, 46.5, 48.5, 50.5)(54, 57.5, 61.5, 65, 69)”
Back Length: 31.75 (32.75, 33, 33.5, 34, 34.5)(34.75, 34.75, 35, 35.5, 35.75)”

Availability
This pattern is free with the purchase of an Issue #10, 11 and 12 subscription to By Hand Serial as part of that cycle’s free patterns. It is also available for single purchase here on Ravelry beginning February 15th.