What's Up Dot? by Karen Heimburger

What's Up Dot?

Knitting
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking Stitch - Before Blocking
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1080 - 2400 yards (988 - 2195 m)
30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44" / 76, 81, 86, 91, 97, 102, 107, 112cm
English
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What’s Up is the fresh, fun style of this sweet open cardigan featuring eyelet polka dot lace on the fronts and back, trimmed with bands of bobbles and garter stitch. Offered in two lengths, Mid-Hip and Mid-Thigh, it is worked in one piece to the armholes. The front bands are knit along with the body and extend up around the neck, meeting at the center back.

Yarn: (Mid-Hip/Mid-Thigh)
1080/1440, 1200/1680, 1320/1800, 1440/1920, 1560/2040, 1680/2160, 1800/2280, 1920/2400 yds / 990/1320, 1100/1200, 1210/1650, 1320/1760, 1430/1870, 1540/1980, 1650/2090, 1760/2200m of DK weight 21-23 sts to 10 cm (4″) yarn.

OR:
5/6, 5/6, 6/8, 6/8, 7/9, 7/9, 8/10, 8/10 balls of elann.com Milly Milly DK
9/12, 10/14, 11/15, 12/16, 13/17, 14/18, 15/19, 16/20 balls of elann.com Joie De Vivre DK

Sample knit in elann.com Soft Embrace (discontinued) but Milly Milly DK or Joie De Vivre DK are good substitutes.

Blocked Gauge: 22sts / 30 rows = 4”(10cm)

Approximate Finished Size (after blocking):

Bust: 32.5, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42.5, 45.5, 47” / 82.5, 89, 94, 99, 104, 108, 115.5, 119cm
Mid-Hip Length:
21.25, 22, 22.5, 23.25, 24, 24.5, 25, 25.5” / 54 (56, 57, 59, 61, 62, 63.5, 65)cm
Mid-Thigh Length:
29.25 (30, 30.5, 31.25, 32, 32.5, 33, 33.5)“ / 74 (76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 83.5, 85)cm

NOTE: Cardigan is knit at a fairly firm gauge, but the Eyelet Polka Dot Lace may easily be blocked wider for additional ease.