Point Reserve Cardigan by Meaghan Schmaltz

Point Reserve Cardigan

Knitting
April 2018
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stitch Pattern on Large needle
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1200 - 1750 yards (1097 - 1600 m)
1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7): see details in Notes below
English
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THE STORY
On a recent weekend getaway to the coast of the PNW, my husband and I discovered the Kilchis Point Reserve - a beautiful trail system nestled into a quaint little town. I knit up this easy-wearing cardigan to take back the next time we visit!

YARN
* Black Trillium Fibres Pebble Worsted (100% superwash merino; 190 yds / 178 m per 100g / 2.5 oz), 6 (6, 6, 7)(7, 8, 8) skeins: ‘Floo Powder’
OR
* Quince & Co Lark (100% American wool; 134 yds / 123 m per 50g), 9 (10, 11, 11)(12, 13, 13) skeins: ‘Twig’

NOTIONS

  • US 5 (3.5 mm) 16” / 40 cm circular needle (or set of DPNs for small circumference work)
  • US 5 (3.5 mm) 47” / 120 cm circular needle
  • US 8 (5 mm) 40” / 100 cm circular needle
  • US 8 (5 mm) DPNs (2, for grafting)
  • Fixed/ring stitch markers (2)
  • Removable/locking stitch marker (1)
  • Row counter (optional, recommended)
  • Tapestry needle
  • Smooth waste yarn or additional needles to hold sts

FINISHED SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7): 37 (39, 41, 44)(47, 51, 54)” / 94 (99, 104, 112) (119.5, 129.5, 137) cm

To fit actual bust circumference:
32 (34, 36, 39)(42, 46, 49)”/ 81 (86, 91.5, 99)(106.5, 117, 124.5) cm

To be worn with up to 5”/13 cm positive ease.
Modeled with 2.5”/6.5 cm positive ease (Floo Powder) and 4.5“/11.5 cm positive ease (Twig).

NOTES

  • This sweater is worked seamlessly from the top-down, beginning with Judy’s Magic Cast-On at the top of the Left shoulder. Each shoulder is worked separately and then joined at the back of the neck to continue an almost-seamless construction to the bottom of the hem.
  • To create the kimono-style sleeves, a small number of sts are placed on hold and seamed before finishing the cuffs.
  • Adjust needle size as necessary to match gauge. The Small needle should be 3 needle sizes smaller than the Large needle when gauge is met (i.e.: a US 5 if gauge is met on a US 8, a US 6 if gauge is met on a US 9).
  • Written instructions are provided for the entirety of the garment. There is no charting necessary.