Pattern by Gina Mastrianni. This pattern is intended for private use only and is not permitted to be reshared or to sell garments using this pattern. Thank you for supporting small business and slow fashion initiatives! Please tag me on IG @gina.making.art and use the #thedragonflycardigan hashtag so that I can see your work!

Disclaimer: This sweater has only been tested in Sizes 1, 2, 3, 4. If I receive any requests to test knit other sizes, I will edit the pattern (if needed) and send out an update!

Garment Construction
This garment is worked with yarn held double. The yoke is worked top-down flat and increases are worked until the underarm divide. The lower half of the garment is worked flat. Stitches are picked up at the sleeve openings and knit in the round. Stitches are picked up at the front opening edges and button bands are worked flat. Buttons are crocheted with yarn held single and sewn onto the button band.

Fit
A simple cropped cardigan with a fitted neck, 3/4 length sleeves and a tapered waist. Does not include short row shaping for the neckline.

Yarn, held double
Hillesvåg Tinde pelsullgarn (100% wool, 260 m / 284.4 yards per 100 g /3.5 oz)
Sample size shown in grøn (green)
DK, 8ply, 11 wpi

Gauge / 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (blocked)
Stockinette with 10 mm / 15 US / 000 UK needles: 10.5 sts x 13.5 rows
k1tbl, p1 with 7 mm / 2 UK needles:
12 sts x 17.5 rows

Yardage Estimates
813 (874, 944, 1043, 1115) (1202, 1296, 1388) m / 890 (956, 1033, 1141, 1220) (1315, 1418, 1518) yds

*Yardage Estimates with 10% buffer*
Note that Tester for Size 4 needed a 10% buffer.
854 (918, 992, 1096, 1171) (1263, 1361, 1458) m / 934 (1004, 1085, 1199, 1281) (1382, 1489, 1595) yds

Materials

• 2.25 mm / US 1 / B-1 crochet hook
• 6.0 mm / 10 US / 4 UK double pointed needles or short cable length
• 7.0 mm / 2 UK circular needles, cable length about 50 - 80 cm
• 10 mm / 15 US / 000 UK circular needles, cable lengths 40 - 50 cm and 50 - 80 cm
• Waste yarn (approx 1 meter / 40” length)
• Tapestry needle
• Measuring tape
• 8 stitch markers
• 5 (5, 5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 6) buttons if you do not want to crochet them

Sizes
Sizes are written as follows: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8) and intended to fit bust sizes:
80 (90, 100, 110, 120) (130, 140, 150) cm
/ 31.5 (35.5, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25) (51.25, 55, 59)”

Total length: 44 (45.5, 47, 48.5, 50) (51.5, 53, 54.5) cm / 17.25 (18, 18.5, 19, 19.75) (20.25, 20.75, 21.5)”

Bust Circumference: 89.5 (97.25, 108.5, 116.25, 127.5) (135.25, 146.75, 158) cm /
5.25 (38.25, 42.75, 45.75, 50.25) (53.25, 57.75, 62.25)”

Hem Circumference: 77.5 (84.25, 94.25, 104.25, 114.25) (124.25, 134.25, 144.25) cm / 30.5 (33.25, 37, 41, 45) (49, 52.75, 56.75)”

Other terms that may come up
m1L/m1R increases, increasing/decreasing sts evenly over a given row, magic loop (crochet)

Tester Yarn:
Size 1: Fibrelya (Kamuro)
Size 2: Hillesvåg Tinde (grøn)
Size 3: DROPS Snow uni-color Toffee (code 90) held single
Size 4: Schachenmayr merino extrafine 120 held double (Schoko 00111 and Kamel 00105)