Knitted Lacy Cardigan

The knitted lacy cardigan is the perfect blend of cozy and chic for any outfit! With its delicate lace pattern and soft yarn, this cardigan adds a touch of sophistication to your wardrobe while keeping you snug and stylish. Whether you're layering it over a simple tee or dressing it up for a special occasion, this versatile piece is sure to become a favorite in your closet. So go ahead, wrap yourself in the warmth and elegance of the knitted lacy cardigan - you deserve to feel fabulous!

SIZE

XS[S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X]

shown in size S with 4 inches of negative ease

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Note: Choose a size based on the back bust width and the desired amount of ease; note that the cardigan is fastened at the neck only and is free at the bust and sides.

Back Bust Width: 12[14.25, 16.75, 19, 21.5, 23.75, 26] inches

Bust Circumference: 24.25[31.25, 33.75, 36, 43, 45.5, 52.5] inches

Length: 21.5[24, 24.5, 27, 27.25, 27.25, 27.75] inches

MATERIALS

Yarn

Rowan Creative Linen [50% linen, 50% cotton; 219yds/200m per 100g skein] in shade 635; 3[3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7] skeins

Recommended needle size

• [always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below -- every knitter's gauge is unique]
•  US #9/5.5mm circular needle, 32 inches long
•  US #6/4mm circular needle, 32 inches long
• 1 set of 5 US #9/5.5mm DPNs

Notions

•  Large button, at least 1 inch in diameter
• Waste yarn or six stitch holders
• 2 stitch markers
•  Yarn needle

GAUGE (blocked)

• 17 sts/20 rows = 4 inches in Body Chart pattern on US #9/5.5mm needles
• 21 sts/32 rows = 4 inches in Broken Rib on US #6/4mm needles
• 17 sts/21 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch on US #9/5.5mm needles

PATTERN NOTES

The cardigan is worked flat on circular needles in one piece from hem to armholes, where it is divided for the Back and Fronts. Drop sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked down.

The buttonband is knitted on to the body of the cardigan, with an i-cord buttonloop that can be adjusted to fit your button size. A selvedge, worked on the body of cardi (knitting first and last stich on every row) gives a chain between pips, every 2 rows, for attaching the garter stitch buttonband later.

Instead of sewing the corners up during finishing, you can pick up sts from the selvedge edges of the hem and work them together with the body sts during the Body Decrease Row.

Broken Rib Pattern (for gauge swatch; worked over a multiple of 4 sts):

Rows 1-2: *K2, p2; rep from * to end.

Rows 3-4: *P2, k2; rep from * to end.

Rep Rows 1-4 for patt.

Body Chart

(multiple of 10 sts + 11)

Rows 1, 3 & 5 [RS]: K1, *yo, k3, SK2P, k3, yo, k1; rep from * to end.

Row 2 and every foll WS row: Purl.

Rows 7, 9 & 11: K2tog, *k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, SK2P; rep from * to last 9 sts, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, ssk.

Row 12 [WS]: Purl.

Rep Rows 1-12 for patt.

Decrease Bind-Off:

RS: Sl1 k-wise, *k1, sl st back to LH ndl, k2tog; rep from *.

WS: Sl1 p-wise, *p1, sl st back to LH ndl, p2tog; rep from *.

DIRECTIONS

BODY

Hem:

Using US #6/4mm circular needle and long-tail method, cast on 140[156, 176, 204, 224, 240, 268] sts.

Set-up Row [WS]: K37[41, 45, 53, 57, 61, 69] for Left Front, pm, k66[74, 86, 98, 110, 118, 130] for Back, pm, k37[41, 45, 53, 57, 61, 69] for Right Front.

Begin rib:

Row 1 [RS]: K1, (k2, p2) to m, sl m, (k2, p2) to 2 sts before m, k2, sl m, (k2, p2) to last st, k1.

Row 2 [WS]: K2, (p2, k2) to 3 sts before m, p2, k1, sl m, p2, (k2, p2) to m, sl m, p1, (k2, p2) to last 4 sts, k2, p1, k1.

Row 3: K1, (p2, k2) to m, sl m, (p2, k2) to 2 sts before m, p2, sl m, (p2, k2) to last st, k1.

Row 4: K1, p1, (k2, p2) to 3 sts before m, k2, p1, sl m, k2, (p2, k2) to m, sl m, k1, (p2, k2) to end.

Rep last 4 rows 3[3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4] times more, removing markers during last row.

Body Decrease Row:

Size XS Only [RS]: K3, k2tog, *k2, k2tog, k3, k2tog; rep from * to end. 109 sts.

Size S Only [RS]: *K8, k2tog, (k7, k2tog) 7 times; rep from * to last 10 sts, k8, k2tog. 139 sts.

Size M Only [RS]: K5, k2tog, *k4, k2tog, k5, k2tog; rep from * to end. 149 sts.

Size L Only [RS]: (K3, k2tog) 3 times, *k2, k2tog, k3, k2tog; rep from * to end. 159 sts.

Size 1X Only [RS]: *(K4, k2tog) 3 times, (k5, k2tog) 2 times; rep from * to end. 189 sts.

Size 2X Only [RS]: (K4, k2tog) 5 times, *k3, k2tog, (k4, k2tog) 5 times; rep from * to end. 199 sts.

Size 3X Only [RS]: (K5, k2tog) 4 times, *k4, k2tog, (k5, k2tog) 6 times; rep from * to end. 229 sts.

ALL SIZES:

Change to US #9/5.5mm circular needle.

Next row [WS]: P3 then slip these 3 sts onto holder, p26[36, 36, 36, 46, 46, 56], pm, p51[61, 71, 81, 91, 101, 111], pm, p26[36, 36, 36, 46, 46, 56], slip rem 3 sts of row to holder. 103[133, 143, 153, 183, 193, 223] sts.

Begin Body Chart Pattern:

Row 1 [RS]: K5, *work Body Chart to m (beg on st 1 and ending on st 21 of chart), sl m; rep from * once more, work Body Chart to last 5 sts (beg on st 1 and ending on st 21 of chart), k5.

Row 2 [WS]: K1, p4, work chart as set to last 5 sts, p4, k1.

Cont in patt as set for 58 rows more, ending on Row 12 of chart (for a total of 5 chart repeats).

Divide for armholes:

Break yarn.

Slip first and last sets of 26[36, 36, 36, 46, 46, 56] sts to separate holders for each front.

Back:

With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem 51[61, 71, 81, 91, 101, 111] sts for Back and cont in chart patt, working Rows 1-12 of chart 3[4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5] times more.

Work 2[2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 6] rows in St st.

Next row [RS]: K15[18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33] then slip these sts to holder for right shoulder, bind off 21[25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45] sts, knit to end and place these 15[18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33] sts on holder for left shoulder.

Right Front:

With RS facing and US #9/5.5mm needle, rejoin yarn to 26[36, 36, 36, 46, 46, 56] sts held for Right Front.

Row 1 [RS]: K5, work Body Chart to end.

Row 2 [WS]: Work chart to last 5 sts, p4, k1.

Cont in patt as set for 22[34, 34, 46, 46, 46, 46] rows more, ending after Row 12 of chart (for a total of 2[3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4] chart repeats).

Shape Right Front Neck:

Note: Keep in chart pattern, making sure stitch count is correct. You may wish to work any partial lace repeats in St st.

Work 2 rows even in patt.

Row 3: Using Decrease Bind-Off method, bind off 4[6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 8] sts, patt to end. 22[30, 31, 32, 40, 41, 48] sts.

Row 4 and every foll WS row: Work even in patt.

Row 5: K1, (ssk) 2[3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4] times, patt to end. 20[27, 28, 30, 36, 38, 44] sts.

Row 7: K1, (ssk) 2[3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4] times, patt to end. 18[24, 25, 28, 33, 35, 40] sts.

Row 9: K1, (ssk) 2[3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4] times, patt to end. 16[21, 23, 26, 30, 32, 36] sts.

Row 11: K1, (ssk) 1[3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3] times, patt to end. 15[18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33] sts.

Row 12 [WS]: Work even in patt.

Work 2[2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 6] rows in St st.

Join rem sts to 15[18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33] sts held for back right shoulder using Three-Needle Bind Off.

Left Front:

With RS facing and US #9/5.5mm needle, rejoin yarn to 26[36, 36, 36, 46, 46, 56] sts held for Left Front.

Row 1 [RS]: Work Body Chart to last 5 sts, k5.

Row 2 [WS]: K1, p4, work chart to end.

Cont in patt as set for 22[34, 34, 46, 46, 46, 46] rows more, ending after Row 12 of chart (for a total of 2[3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4] chart repeats).

Shape Left Front Neck:

Work 3 rows even in patt.

Row 4 [WS]: Using Decrease Bind-Off method, bind off 4[6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 8] sts, patt to end. 22[30, 31, 32, 40, 41, 48] sts.

Row 5: Patt to last 5[7, 7, 5, 9, 7, 9] sts, (k2tog) 2[3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4] times, k1. 20[27, 28, 30, 36, 38, 44] sts.

Row 6 and every foll WS row: Work even in patt.

Row 7: Patt to last 5[7, 7, 5, 7, 7, 9] sts, (k2tog) 2[3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4] times, k1. 18[24, 25, 28, 33, 35, 40] sts.

Row 9: Patt to last 5[7, 5, 5, 7, 7, 9] sts, (k2tog) 2[3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4] times, k1. 16[21, 23, 26, 30, 32, 36] sts.

Row 11: Patt to last 3[7, 5, 5, 7, 5, 7] sts, (k2tog) 1[3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3] times, k1. 15[18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33] sts.

Row 12 [WS]: Work even in patt.

Work 2[2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 6] rows in St st.

Join rem sts to 15[18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33] sts held for back left shoulder using Three-Needle Bind Off.

SLEEVES

With set of five US #9/5.5mm DPNs, rejoin yarn beneath armhole and pick up and knit 54[56, 56, 64, 68, 72, 72] sts evenly around armhole. Join to work in the rnd and pm for beg of rnd if desired.

Knit 5[5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 1] rnds.

Begin Islet Pattern:

Round 1: Purl.

Round 2: *K2tog, yo; rep from * to end of round.

Round 3: Knit.

Round 4: Purl.

These 4 rnds form the Islet Pattern.

**Knit 3 rnds.

Rep Rnds 1-4 of Islet Pattern once more.

Rep from ** once more.

Knit 8[8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10] rnds.

Next 2 rnds: (K2, p2) to end of round.

Next 2 rnds: (P2, k2) to end.

Next rnd: (K2, p2) to end.

Cast off in (K2, p2) rib patt.

Repeat for other sleeve.

Buttonband

With smaller circular needle, pick up (do not knit) 42[48, 48, 54, 54, 54, 54] sts (approx. 1 st for every purl bump) on Right Front from 3 held sts at top of hem to neck bind-off, pm, pick up 4[6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 8] sts across neck bind off, pick up 14[12, 12, 16, 14, 12, 12] sts to shoulder seam, pick up 21[25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45] sts across Back neck bind off, pick up 14[12, 12, 16, 14, 12, 12] sts from shoulder seam to front neck bind off, pick up 4[6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 8] sts from neck bind off, pm, pick up 42[48, 48, 54, 54, 54, 54] sts (approx. 1 st for every purl bump) to 3 sts held for Left Front. 141[157, 159, 181, 185, 183, 193] sts.

Using two US #9/5.5mm DPNs and with RS facing, place 3 sts held for Right Front band on one DPN and work these sts as follows:

Row 1 [RS]: K3.

Row 2 [WS]: K3.

Row 3 [RS]: K2, sl1 k-wise, k1 from circular needle, psso. 3 sts.

Row 4 [WS]: K3.

Rep Rows 3-4 until 4 sts rem on circular needle before first marker.

Make Buttonhole I-cord:

I-cord row [RS]: K3. Do not turn, but slide sts back to other end of DPN, bringing yarn firmly across WS of work.

Rep last row 8 times more.

Neck Edging:

I-cord joining row [RS]: K2, sl1 k-wise, k1 from circular needle, psso. Do not turn, but slide sts back to other end of DPN, bringing yarn firmly across WS of work.

Next row [RS]: K3. Do not turn, but slide sts back to other end of DPN, bringing yarn firmly across WS of work.

Rep last 2 rows to 4 sts past second marker on circular needle (removing both markers).

Continue Garter Band:

Next row [RS]: K2, sl1 k-wise, k1 from circular needle, psso. 3 sts.

Next row [WS]: K3.

Rep these 2 rows until all sts on circular needle have been worked (removing marker).

Join to 3 sts held for Left Front using Three-Needle Bind Off.

FINISHING

Fold up each corner of the hem to the WS so the selvedge edge lies parallel to the top edge of the hem. Pin and sew in place.

Weave in loose ends. Block to measurements. Attach button at neck edge opposite buttonhole.