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Tea Time Cardigan is a simple raglan cardigan. It features deep armholes and a slightly oversized body, balanced by fitted cuffs. It is worked seamlessly from the top down featuring a minimal buttonhole band. The neckline is shaped with increases and no short rows are used. This design works best with shank or jewel buttons.

This pattern is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches.

Materials

Yarn

Three strands of Lace weight mohair yarn held together knit to a bulky gauge

Shown here:

Miss Babs Moonglow (72% kid mohair, 28% silk; 50 g / 1.7 oz skein; 400 m / 435 yds; color: Flounce): 6 (6, 6, 6, 6) {9, 9, 9, 9, 9} skeins[1]

Shop the original yarn at https://www.missbabs.com/collections/moonglow/products/moonglow-flounce

Yardage:

1505 (1675, 1865, 2015, 2265) {2410, 2505, 2720, 3000, 3190} m / 1645 (1835, 2040, 2200, 2475) {2635, 2740, 2975, 3280, 3490} yds, including 10% allowance

If you are using a single strand of bulky weight yarn, divide the yardage in 3.

Notions

9 (9, 9, 9, 10) {10, 10, 10, 11, 11} shank buttons about 16 mm / 0.625 inch in diameter; locking markers; stitch markers; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

• 6.5 mm / US 10.5 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

• 6.5 mm / US 10.5 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the sleeves.

• 5.5 mm / US 9 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size, for the hem.

• 5.5 mm / US 9 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the cuffs.

Gauge

12.5 sts and 19.5 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette stitch on larger needle worked flat and in the round, blocked.

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10} designed to fit actual bust size 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106,5, 117) {127, 137, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5} cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) {50, 54, 58, 62, 66} inches.

This garment is intended to be worn with about 18-33 cm / 7-13 inches positive ease. For between sizes, choose the smaller size.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 31.5 cm / 12.5 inches of positive ease.

Finished Measurements

Finished bust circumference (buttoned): 108 (118, 127, 136.5, 149.5) {158, 168.5, 179, 188.5, 201.5} cm / 42.5 (46.5, 50, 53.75, 58.75) {62.25, 66.5, 70.5, 74.25, 79.25} inches

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, knitting in the round

[1]This number is rounded to a multiple of 3 since this design is worked with 3 strands held together. If you don’t mind splitting the last 1-2 skeins into 3 mini skeins, the exact number of required skeins is 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) {7, 7, 7, 8, 8}.