White simple long sleeved cardi, just what you need during summer star-watching! Mediterraneo is a waist shaped cardi and fits close bodied. Front is slightly wider than back, and waist is less accentuated as size grows.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL tangy
SIZE
S [M, L, 1X] (shown in size S) FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Chest: 35.5 [39.5, 44, 48] inches Length: 20 [21, 21.5, 22] inches
MATERIALS
Lana Gatto “Jaipur" [1 $00\%$ Egyptian cotton ; 100m per 50g skein]; color: White; 10 [12, 13, 14] skeins 1 set US 4 [3.5mm] straight needles 1 US 3 [3mm] crochet hook tapestry needle GAUGE 22 sts/32 rows $=4"$ in stockinette stitch
NOTIONS REQUIRED
Garter stitch; stockinette stitch (St st); reverse stockinette stitch (rev St st); decrease k2tog or SSK.
STITCH INSTRUCTIONS
M1: Inc 1 st by picking up the running thread between sts and knitting into the back of it. SSK: Dec 1 st by slipping 2 sts knitwise, then knitting those 2 sts together. K2tog: Dec 1 st by knitting 2 sts together.
PATTERN
Back
Using US#4 [3.5mm] needles CO 98[110, 122, 134] sts. K 6 rows in garter stitch (3 garter ridges).
Shape sides:
Work in St st up to 2[2.5, 3, 3.5] inches. decrease on both sides 1 st every 6 rows for 6[5, 4, 2] times (right edge: k2, then ssK; left edge: k2tog before the last 2 sts of the row). at 8 inches from the beg. increase on both sides1 st every 6 rows for 6[5, 4, 2] times (right edge: k2, M1; left edge: M1 before the last 2 sts of the row). Shape armhole: at 12 [12, 12.5, 13] inches on both sides B0 5 [5, 6, 10] sts, then decrease 1 st every 2rows $\times\,8$ times. Work until piece measures 20[21, 21.5, 22] inches then BO all sts.
Right front
Using US#4 [3.5mm] needles CO 54 [60, 66, 72] sts K 6 rows in garter stitch (3 garter ridges). Set up pattern as follows: (RS) 1 edge st, 48 [54, 60, 66] sts in St st, and 5 sts garter stitch. Shape side and armhole following the instructions given for the back. The central hem goes straight in garter stitch until 12[12, 12.5, 13] inches from the beginning. Lapel shaping: (RS) work hem in garter st. as usual, then start making a triangle in reverse stockinette stitch, so that the back side of sts. appears on the RS of work. In this way you can fold the lapel with the V side of stockinette st. facing you. Shape the triangle in revers st.st. starting with 1 purl, and increase it by changing 1 knit into 1 purl every 2 and 4 rows alternately 13 times. At the same time increase between the garter st. hem and the reverse st.st. triangle 1 st every 6 rows 4[6, 7, 8] times. You'll have 5 garter st. and 17 [19, 20, 21] reverse st.st. making the lapel. To finish the lapel : ?work the first 22[24, 25, 26] sts. in garter st. and the remaining in st st for 2 rows; · work 24[26, 27, 28] sts garter st. and remaining in st st for 2 rows; . work 25[27, 28, 29] sts. garter st. and remaining in st st for 2 rows. ? Finally BO 25[27, 28, 29] sts. to cast off the upper lapel hem.
While shaping revers don't forget to decrease for armhole according to the instructions given for the back.
Neckline shaping : work the remaining sts in St st and go on decreasing 1 st. every 2 rows for 6[6, 7, 8] times. You'll have 14 [20,24, 25] sts. left on the needle. Work until piece measures 20[21, 21.5, 22] inches then BO all sts.
Left front
Work as for right front but symmetrically. I suggest you to knit right and left front together. It may seem more difficult but it will help you making the two parts symmetrical.
Sleeves
Make two.
Using US#4 [3.5mm] needles CO 54 [62, 68, 74] sts work in rev.stockinette stitch for 3 inches, work 2 rows in garter stitch.
Sleeve shaping
Continue in stockinette stitch increasing on both sides 1 st every 8 rows for 10 times (you will have 74[82, 88, 94] sts).
Shape armhole
At 20[20, 20.5, 20.5] inches from the beginning, on both sides B0 5 [5, 6, 10] sts, then decrease : ·1 st every 2 rows 12 [12, 12, 10] times, · 1 st every 4 rows 2 times, · 1 st every 2 rows 7 times. At 25.5[25.5, 26, 27] inches BO the remaining 22[30, 34, 36] sts.
FINISHING
Join shoulders, sides, sleeves. Fold and iron revers and sleeves cuffs. Using a crochet hook make a finishing in crab stitch along neckline. Sew inplace a zip fastener .
Designer
I belong to that army of knitters around the world who, needles in hands, are having fun.I truly believe that the worid-wide-web is made of yarn, a long virtual thread that binds us all. Blog : http://knitaly.blogspot.com/ Email: knitaly.cristiana@gmail.com
