A little rustic, just a bit girly, extremely cozy and easy to wear - in my mind, this describes the quintessential autumn sweater. Saltaire hits all of the marks with its not-too-fussy lace back, deep ribbed shawl collar, and patch pockets. It’s a cardigan to wear for rainy day hikes and puddle jumping, tea parties and library outings.

A top-down construction makes Saltaire a seamless knit (aside from just a bit of stitching to secure the pocket sides), and there are plenty of details to keep things interesting, including contiguous shoulder shaping, icord and tubular bind-offs, and one row horizontal buttonholes.

This pattern is suitable for intermediate knitters. Skills include:

• Tubular Cast-on and Bind-Off
• Increases/decreases
• Simple Lace knitting
• Short rows
• Picking up stitches
• Mattress Stitch (for seaming two small pocket edges)
• Icord Bind-Off

Finished Chest Measurements
20¼(21, 22¼, 23¼, 25¼, 27, 28½, 30) inches; 51.5(53.5, 56.5, 59, 64, 68.5, 72.5, 76) cm

Yardage Requirements
385(445,595,635,700,775,850,910) yards; 355(410,550,580,640,710,775,835) meters woolen spun heavy fingering weight yarn or light sport weight

Designer Notes

The lace pattern is charted only. The back yoke is fully charted for all sizes. These charts are compiled in a supplementary PDF so you can print only the pages you need for your size.

The sample is knit with Brooklyn Tweed LOFT, a fingering weight yarn that blooms considerably when soaked and blocked. If you are not using a woolen spun yarn like LOFT, a light sport weight will help you achieve the desired fabric.

The pattern begins with a provisional cast-on. However, you may begin with a long tail cast-on if you prefer.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited.