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The Sun Shower cardigan is inspired by the intermittent sunshine, clouds, and showers that herald the arrival of warm weather. It’s designed light-weight, loose-fitting and airy for a casual “ready-for-summer” feel.

Special features include French lace “shower” vignettes that look like cloud bursts alternated with a “rain” ribbing and an optional two-tone fade gradient (stripes) to suggest sunshine beyond the rain.

Construction
The Sun Shower cardigan is worked bottom up to preserve correct directionality of the “shower” lace motif. The body is worked seamless to the underarms, then fronts and back separated for the armholes and continued flat. The back shoulders are shaped with short-rows, then attached to the front shoulders with Kitchener stitch grafting or 3-needle cast-off, as preferred. The sleeves are knit circular, attached to stitches picked up along the armhole edges using a circular 3-needle cast-off method (WS) and finished with mattress stitch (RS). The “rain” ribbing motif adds interest to the hem, cuffs and borders.

Sizing and Fit
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) / XXS-S (SM-M, ML-L, 1X-2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
This boxy style cardigan is intended to be worn open, with positive ease of 20-46 cm/8-18 ins at the bust. Body and sleeve lengths are adjustable. The sample garment is shown in size 2, worn with 36 cm/14” of positive ease.

Finished measurements
Chest (= Back width x2) – 102 (119, 132, 155, 165, 188, 198) cm / 40 (47, 52, 61, 65, 74, 78) ins.
Body length (hem to armhole) - 36 (37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37) cm / 14¼ (14½, 14½, 14½, 14½, 14½, 14½) ins
Armhole depth - 14.5 (16.5, 19, 21.5, 24, 26, 29) cm / 5¾ (6½, 7½, 8½, 9½, 10¼, 10½) ins.
Sleeve length (cuff to underarm) - 42 (44, 44, 44, 44, 44, 44) cm / 16½ (17½, 17½, 17½, 17½, 17½, 17½) ins.

Yarn
MC - Lichen and Lace 80/20 Sock (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon) - 100 g/3.53 oz, 366 m/400 yards
- col. Frost Flowers, hand-dyed
CC - Botanical Fibres Cotton/Wool Fingering (50% cotton, 50% superwash merino) – 100 g/3.53 oz, 395 m/432 yards
- col. Spring Leaf, hand-dyed

Quantity
No. of skeins - MC - 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) / CC - 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3)
Weight (grams/oz)
MC - 220 (270, 320, 370, 420, 470, 520) / 7.8 ( 9.5, 11.3, 13.0, 14.8, 16.6, 18.3)
CC - 120 (140, 165, 190, 220, 255, 290) / 4.2 (4.9, 5.8, 6.7, 7.8, 9.0, 10.2)
Yardage (meters/yds)
MC - 800 (990, 1200, 1355, 1540, 1720, 1900) / 875 (1085, 1315, 1485, 1685, 1880, 2080)
CC - 475 (550, 650, 750, 870, 1000, 1150) / 520 (600, 710, 820, 950, 1095, 1260)
Amounts are approximate, with 5% allowance. These may vary if substituting with other fingering-weight yarns.

Tools
3 mm (US 2.5) circ needle (80 cm)
3 mm (US 2.5) 40 cm circ needle (2 used for 3-needle cast-off)
3 mm (US 2.5) needles
1 set - 2¾ mm (US 2.0) dpns
st markers
st holder
tapestry needle
row counter (optional)

Gauge (after blocking)
28 sts and 36 rows to 10 cm/4 in measured over st st using 3 mm (US 2.5) needle.

Knitting Techniques Used

• reading lace charts for flat and circular knitting
• German short-row shaping
• 3-needle circular bind-off
• Chinese waitress cast-on, bind-off (optional)
• Kitchener stitch grafting (optional)

Skill Level
Intermediate