Your go-to cosy cardigan with added fun details. The slipped stitch pattern and contrast piping provide chance to play with colour, and gathered cuffs add structure to the relaxed comfortable fit.

YARN (Main colour / MC): Lily Kate Makes Axis Worsted (90% merino, 10% suri alpaca, 100m per 50g skein), 11 (11; 12; 13; 14) 14; 15; 16; 16 skeins, shown in shade Albedo.

Alternatively, you will need approx. 1047 (1094; 1128; 1295; 1341) 1387; 1487; 1544; 1573 metres / 1141 (1193; 1230; 1411; 1462) 1511; 1621; 1683; 1714 yards of worsted weight yarn.

Contrast colour / CC: Lily Kate Makes Axis Worsted, 2 (2; 2; 2; 3) 3; 3; 3; 3 skeins, shown in shade Helio.

Alternatively, you will need approx. 159 (167; 172; 197; 204) 211; 227; 235; 240 metres / 174 (182; 187; 215; 223) 230; 247; 257; 261 yards of worsted weight yarn.

GAUGE: 18 sts and 24 rows to 4” / 10cm in stocking stitch on 5mm needles, blocked.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS:
4.5mm and 5mm needles for working the body
4.5mm & 5mm needles of your preferred length for working sleeves (ie. magic loop, 2 circulars, DPNs).
6 buttons of approx. 22 mm diameter
1 stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn

Sizing: 1 (2; 3; 4; 5) 6; 7; 8; 9 detailed below, designed to be worn with around 8-10 inches / 20 - 25 cm positive ease. Sample shown is a size 2 worn on a 34” bust with around 8 inches / 18 cm positive ease.

To fit bust: 28-30 (32-34; 36-38; 40-42; 44-46) (48-50; 52-54; 56-58; 60-62) inches / 71-76 (81-86; 91-97; 102-107; 112-117) (122-127; 132-137; 142-147; 152-157) cm.

Finished bust: 39 (41.5; 44; 49.5; 55) 57.5; 60; 65.5; 68 inches / 99 (106; 112; 126; 139) 146; 153; 167; 173 cm.

NOTES
Construction: the Winckley cardigan is worked seamlessly from the bottom up, with an allover slip stitch pattern and ribbed edgings. Stitches are cast on at the hem and worked in one piece to the underarms, where the back and fronts are then divided. Gentle decreases shape the front neck, whilst the armholes are left without shaping to produce a relaxed drop shoulder fit.
A 3 needle bind off is used to join the shoulder ‘seams’. Stitches are picked up around the fronts for the buttonband which features contrast piping. The sleeves are worked from the top down by picking up stitches around the armhole. The slipped stitch pattern decreases in size towards the cuff, which is gathered into a 1x1 rib.

Pattern support: for pattern support queries please EMAIL lilykate@jolihouse.com rather than sending an Instagram DM.

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