Ittybittyblog's Malabrigo Lace Cardigan Pattern: Top-Down Knitting Guide with Gauge, Stitch, and Lace Chart Instructions

lila[c]loud (ittybittyblog)

12 months size (see measures on the last page) gauge22st/10cm circular and double pointed 3.5mm needles stitch holders 3buttons 2 skeins of Malabrigo Lace periwinkle 192 (430 meters each) yarn is knit in double (at the end, i had 30gr left) for a nice result, it's important to get the gauge ! no matter if you have to change needles or yarn to get it, the given metrage will help you if you change yarn the cardigan is worked in one piece, top down

c0 58 stitches and knit 3 rows garter stitch, in the beg of the 4th row, make a buttonhole like this : k2, yo, k2tog continue in garter stitch until the beg of the 6th row (you have 3 garter ridges now) and make the first increases row like this : k4 (border), \*k2, m1\* and rep from \* until 4 stitches before end of row, k4 (border), knitonerow the increases rows are always worked the same manner, every 8th row, so after the 3th, the 7th and the 11th garter ridge you have 176 stitches, knit again until you have 13 garter ridges on next row, place the last increases 《 in group 》 like this : k4 (border), k4, kfb, kfb, kfb, \*k9, kfb, kfb, kfb\* ref from \* until 9 stitches from the end, k5, k4 (border) you have 218 stitches, purl one row ! the garter stitch part is done, now you knit in stockinette be carefull ! the 4 first and last stitches, for the border, are always in garter stitch knit 4 rows in stockinette before beg lace chart (se last page) on the first row place the second buttonhole knit rows 1 to 16 of the lace chart body and sleeves separation is worked on row 17, like this : k4 (border) k31 (front), place next 42st on an holder (sleeve), cast on 2 stitches, k64 (back), cast on 2 stitches, place next 42st on an holder (sleeve), k31 (front), k4 (border) purl one row, you have 138 stitches on needles continue following lace chart, knit the whole chart 2.5 times from the body/sleeves separation, ending on the10throw W be carreful ! about the last buttonhole, count how many garter ridges you have between the first and the second buttonhole, and place the third with same space (in my case 13 garter ridges) switch to garter stitch for 9 rows, and bind off on the 10th the sleeves are worked separately, but the same way take back the 42 stitches from the holder and place them on double pointed needles on the first row, decrease 2 stitches (k2tog on the beg and the end of row) knit one row knit lace chart rows 1 to 9, on the 10th decrease like this : \*k3, k2tog\* until end of row switch to garter stitch for 5 rows and bind of on the 6th. weave all in ends, sew buttons and block as you like !

1. the lace chart doesn't show the border stitches 2. the lace chart only present right side rows, always purl on wrong side 3. grey parts are to repeat all over the row