Pattern Description from Interweave Knits, Summer 2006: “Joan Forgione was reminiscing about the wildflowers that grew outside the window at her former home in upstate New York when she designed this lacy twinset. A short cropped cardigan that fastens at the neck covers a matching elongated tank that features a repeat of the jacket’s openwork stitch along the lower edge.”

Finished Size:

• Tank: 33¼ (36½, 40½, 44½, 48½)“ bust circumference.
• Cardigan: 33¼ (37½, 41½, 45½, 49½)“ bust circumference.

Yarn: Classic Elite Classic Silk (50% cotton, 30% silk, 20% nylon; 135 yd123 m/50 g): #6920 bleached denim. Tank: 5 (6, 6, 7, 8) balls. Cardigan: 6 (6, 7, 8, 9) balls.

Needles: Size 6 (4 mm) 32” circular (cir) and spare needle for three-needle bind-off. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Size E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook; stitch holders; markers (m); one 3/8” ball button for cardigan.

Additional Gauge: 34 sts & 54 rows = 7” (18 cm) in charted thistle lace pattern.

Notes:

• Knit first and last stitch of every row for selvedge stitches.
• The edge stitches at each side of the tank are used up in the side seams, and the edge stitches of the cardigan are covered by the front edging. The measurements on the schematic show the actual size of all pieces, including the edge stitches for blocking purposes. However, the edge stitches are not counted in calculating the finished bust size.
• The cardigan is knitted in one piece to the armholes, then divided for working the fronts and back separately.
• You may find it helpful to place markers between each 10-stitch repeat of the thistle lace pattern. Each repeat contains 2 yarnovers and 2 decreases. If, as a result of shaping, there are not enough stitches to work both a yarnover and its corresponding decrease, work the stitches in stockinette stitch instead until there are enough stitches to resume working in pattern again.