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Inspired by the ballet at Christmas, Pirouette is a classic ballet wrap cardigan in a gently cropped length with dainty picot edging and a luxurious satin bow closure.

Sizing

Pirouette comes in 5 sizes: 2 (4, 6, 8, 10) years, with a finished circumference of 59 (63, 69, 73, 77) cm.

Materials

• approx. 307 (351, 394, 493, 580) yards / 280 (320, 360, 450, 530) metres DK weight yarn
• 4mm needles (or size needed for gauge) suitable for working both flat and small circumferences in the round
• 3.5mm needles (or size 0.5mm smaller than above) suitable for working both flat and small circumferences in the round
• stitch marker (optional, to note the beginning of the round when working sleeves)
• tapestry needle, to weave in ends and sew cast off
• spare yarn, cable, stitch holder, or other tool for putting stitches on hold, x2
• pins, locking stitch markers, or other notions for holding pieces together while seaming
• your preferred blocking equipment

Construction

Pirouette is a top-down raglan construction with folded picot edging, vertical buttonhole, and sewn ribbon closure.

Stitches

knit
purl
knit 2 together
left lifted increase
right lifted increase
slip slip knit
yarn over

Other Techniques

knitting flat
knitting in the round
long tail cast on
sewn bind off (instructions included)
working with a yarn bobbin / second ball (similar to intarsia)

Sample Details

Yarn: Rowan Alpaca Soft DK (70% wool, 30% alpaca)
Size: 4
Yardage: 351y / 320m

Accessibility

Pirouette includes two versions of the pattern: the main version, and a second version designed for low vision and screen reader users.

Both versions of the pattern are colour blind friendly.

The accessible version of the pattern has:

• 24 point sans-serif font (Arial) throughout
• Fully saturated black text on white background
• Single column layout
• Left-aligned text
• No italics
• No header or footer – just page numbers (bottom left)
• Consistent use of heading tags for easy navigation
• Internal links to aid navigation
• All instructions written out in text without reliance on diagrams or charts
• All words written out in full (i.e. no abbreviations)
• No bulleted lists
• No tables
• Tested with screen readers

You can read full details here: Accessible Patterns

This pattern was previously published in Knit Now magazine. Read more about that here: https://www.craftstash.co.uk/knit-now-magazine-146.html