Loughmore Cardigan by Tabetha Hedrick

Loughmore Cardigan

Knitting
June 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1200 - 1800 yards (1097 - 1646 m)
English

Skill Level
Intermediate

Sizes
Woman’s small (medium, large, X-large, 2X-large, 3X-large)
Instructions are given for smallest size, with larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes.

Finished Measurements
Chest: 37 3/4 (42 1/4, 46, 50 1/2, 54 1/4, 58 3/4) inches, buttoned
Length: 24 3/4 (25 1/2, 26 1/4, 26 3/4, 27 1/4, 27 3/4) inches

Materials

  • Plymouth Yarn Encore Tweed (worsted weight; 75% acrylic/22% wool/3% rayon; 200 yds/100g per skein): 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 9) skeins grape jam #T461
  • Size 8 (5mm) straight, 24-inch and 40-inch circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Cable needle
  • Stitch markers
  • 8 (1 1/8-inch) La Mode buttons #2920 from Blumenthal Lansing

Gauge
17 sts and 25 rows = 4 inches/10cm in St st.
To save time, take time to check gauge.