Perfect light cardigan for those Spring, and Autumn days when the weather is changing, and you need to keep the chill at bay. Lace weight might be daunting, but the gauge is the same as a fingering weight cardigan, so you are knitting the same number of stitches over the same area. This cardigan is knitted in a looser gauge. It is light and airy like a warm soft breeze around your shoulders.

Material
Needles
Body of cardigan: 3.50 mm/US 4 at least 100cm/40” long circular needle
Ribbing: 3.25 mm/US 3 at least 100cm/40” long circular needle

If you need a different needle size to get gauge, then go down 2 needle sizes from that for the ribbing
(if you prefer to knit your sleeves on DPNs rather than magic loop then you will need a set of DPNs in the size that you need to achieve gauge)

Yarn
Lace weight yarn
Sample knitted in: Drops lace; 70% Alpaca, 30% silk, 100g: 800m / 875yds
Colourway: Light Grey

Yardage: 1052 (1190, 1280, 1372, 1463, 1554, 1737, 1920, 2103, 2286, 2560) meters /1150 (1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1900, 2100, 2300, 2500, 2800) yards

I have been a bit generous with the yardage as it does depend on how long you make your cardigan.

Notions
8 stitch markers for the raglan increases.
4 different stitch markers for the sleeve and side pattern.
Stitch holder or scrap yarn
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge
25 stitches and 32 rows over 10cm / 4” stocking stitch with 3.5mm needles, knit flat after blocked.

Size
Finished bust circumference 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62)”/ 76.5 (81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 107, 117, 127, 137.5, 148, 157.5) cm

This is the finished garment size, not your bust measurement, see the notes for how to pick your size. Can be worn with up to 2”/5cm of negative or positive ease.

Notes:

Picking a size: When choosing a size decide firstly how fitted you would like your final cardigan to be. If you like a tighter fitting finished garment, pick a size the same or up to 2”/5cm smaller than your actual bust measurement. This is called negative ease.

However, if you prefer your cardigan to be a bit looser then pick a finished size up to 2”/5cm bigger than your actual measurement. This is called positive ease.

The size shown in the pictures is the 38” and I am a 36” bust measurement.

The length of the cardigan and the sleeve length is totally customisable. Make something that you are going to love wearing.

I am very tall, so I make my cardigans much longer than the average length. The schematic shows standard lengths.

Please remember all customisation will affect total yardage used.