Pattern available on LoveCrafts
Coming soon to Etsy

Indira is a warm, soft cardigan with a positive ease at the chest for comfort. Knit “seamless” from the top-down, its construction includes round yoke as well as raglan yoke shaping. The colored stripes are knit using a diamond stitch pattern, to bring more definition to the yoke and hem.

You may also wish to knit the stripes in stockinette stitch, without having to worry about changing the stitch count.

Sizes and Finished Measurements
28 (30, 32, 34, 36)(38, 40, 42, 44) chest/bust circumference

(The measurements below account for some growth in the fabric, especially in length).

Finished Chest
30” (32”, 34”, 36”, 38”)(40”, 42”, 44”, 46”)

Finished Upper Arm Circ.
10” (10.5”, 11.25”, 11.75”, 12.5”)(13.25”, 13.75”, 14.5”, 15.25”)

Yoke depth
7.5” (7.75”, 8”, 8.25”, 8.5”)(8.75”, 8.75”, 9.25”, 9.5”)

Difficulty
Intermediate

Gauge
24 stitches x 36 rows = 4” (10cm) in stockinette stitch on US size 4 (3.5 mm) needles

Stitches
Stockinette Stitch, 2x2 ribbing, diamond stitch (that includes left and right twists, as well as a start stitch), kfb, m1p, ssk, k2tog

Materials
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas sport weight, 110 yards per skein
1 (1, 1, 1, 1)(2, 2, 2, 2) skeins each of the 2 contrast colors
8, (8, 8, 10, 10)(10, 12, 12, 12) skeins of the main color

Buttons: 13 (more or less) 5/8” buttons

Needles: US Size 4 (3.5 mm) needles