Piano Black is a super simple cropped cardigan with a dropped shoulder construction and 3/4-length sleeves with two length options. The cardigan is worked in a fluffy yet lightweight yarn making it airy and comfortable to wear. The whole cardigan is worked in garter stitch. There is no waist shaping but the shoulders are shaped with short rows. The back of the neck has a beautiful V-line detail. The pattern contains tips on lengthening both the body and sleeves.

Size:
1-2-3-4 (5-6-7-8) 9-10-11-12

The cardigan is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 5” / 12 cm ease at the bust circumference.

Finished measurements:
Body circumference: 35-37.5-39-41.5 (44-45.5-48-52) 56-60-64-68 ” / 88-94-98-104 (110-114-120-130) 140-150-160-170 cm

Body length from underarm to hem: 8 ” / 20 cm

Sleeve length 1: 10-10-10-10.5 (10.5-10.5-10.5-11) 11-11-11-11 ” / 25-25-25-26 (26-26-26-27) 27-27-27-27 cm

Sleeve length 2: 12.5-12.5-12.5-12.75 (12.75-12.75-12.75-12.75) 12.75-13.25-13.25-13.25 ” / 31-31-31-32 (32-32-32-32) 32-33-33-33 cm

Armhole depth: 5.5-5.75-6.25-6.5 (6.75-6.75-7.25-7.5) 7.75-8.75-9.5-10.25 ” / 14-14,5-15,5-16 (17-17-18-19) 19,5-22-24-25,5 cm

Sleeve circumference: 11.5-12-12.75-13.5 (14.5-14.5-15.25-16) 16.75-18.5-20-21.5 ” / 29-30-32-34 (36-36-38-40) 42-46-50-54 cm

Yarn:
Drops Brushed Alpaca Silks (77 % alpaca, 23 % silk, 140 m/25 g) or other similar fluffy yarn. For non-fluffy version I recommend sport/dk-weight yarn.

Shown in colour 16 Black.

5-6-6-6 (7-7-8-9) 9-10-12-13 balls.

Yardage:
735-795-850-915 (990-1030-1115-1245) 1360-1530-1720-1890 yards /
665-720-770-830 (900-935-1010-1130) 1235-1390-1560-1715 meters.

Needles:
4 mm (US 6) - 40”/100 cm circular needle. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge:
20 sts x 38 rnds = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm
in garter stitch worked flat and in the round (after blocking).

Others:
stitch markers, a removable stitch marker, tapestry needle, crochet hook, slick scrap yarn, 3 buttons (0.75” / 2 cm in diameter)