THE ITALIAN PASSEGGIATA CARDIGAN is an elegant, plein, useful item, a must-have in your wardrobe.
It is made up of 4 parts, the 2 FRONT panels, the BACK panel and the 2 sleeves, worked from the bottom up, back and forth in rows. All parts will later be sewn and finished.

Level: easy / intermediate

This is a pdf with written instructions and some useful video tutorials included.

Languages: English and Italian

Sizes:
(xs) s (m, l, xl)
Our sample is in size s. You will find this size outside the brackets.

Finished measurements:
Width (from shoulder to shoulder): (50.6) 52.8 (55.0, 57.2, 59.4) cm / (19.9) 20.8 (21.7, 22.5, 23.4) in
Length (at centre back): (54.3) 57.1 (60.0, 62.9, 65.7) cm / (21.4) 22.5 (23.6, 24.7, 25.9) in
Sleeves length (at shoulder seam): (48.6) 48.6 (49.5, 50.5, 51.4) cm / (19.1) 19.1 (19.5, 19.9, 20.2) in

Note: pick a finished size that offers 8-10 cm / 3.1-3.9 in of positive ease

Yarn requirements:
(811.3) 858.0 (914.1, 972.5, 1032.8) mt / (887.3) 938.3 (999.6, 1063.5, 1129.5) yds of DK weight yarn.
Suggested Yarn:
(246) 260 (277, 295, 315) gr of ALPACOTTON (www.bettaknit.com), or other DK weight yarn with the same features.

Gauge swatch:
4”X4’’ - 10x10 cm in Stocking Stitch with 5 mm (US 8) needles: 18 stitches x 21 rows.

Needles:
mm 4 (US 6) for ribbing.
mm 5 (US 8) for body.
1 Auxiliary needle
1 Tapestry needle

Skills required:
Stocking Stitch
2 knit / 2 purl Rib Stitch
Increases: make 1 stitch
Decreases: s1k1psso, k2tog
Picking up stitches (video tutorial)
Making pleats (video tutorial)
Vertical Invisibile seaming (video tutorial)
Horizontal invisible seaming (video tutorial)
Perpendicular invisible seaming (video tutorial)

Before we begin, I’d like to give you some simple pointers:

First, read the whole text. On the last page you will find the finished measurements for the various sizes. Choose yours, considering that the sweater has a fairly soft fit. Isolate instructions in text, underlining them or highlighting them with a different color.
If you find that you do not know the techniques used, watch the video tutorials now. Scan the QR you find next to the explanations and access, without any registration, to canva.com, in view-only mode.
It is always important to make a small gauge swatch with the yarn you have chosen. Check that, with the same number of stitches and rows, your gauge matches ours. If not, try to increase or decrease the tension while working or, even, to change the needles size. In any case, being a handmade product, it is normal that small differences may be between our sample and your finished garment. Always give space and confidence to your creativity!

In case of doubt, I am more than happy to respond to any questions or resolve any concerns you might have.

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