Moura and Natural Yarn Cardigan
Size shown: 40/42 bust circumference Yarn suggestion: Bulky / 12 ply (7 wpi) pure wool
Gauge:
10 sts x 11 rows = 10 cm/4" in Stockinette sts, needles US 17/12 mm
Needles:
Knitting straight needles US 17 / 12 mm and a crochet hook 6 mm
Yardage:
Main Color (MC): Yarn Da Fazenda color Moura Natural - 5 skeins Color 2 (C2): Yarn Da Fazenda color Branca Natural - 1 skein Key Stitches: Knit: stockinette stitch (st-st) Crochet: chain (ch) and single crochet (sc)
Instructions:
Back
Cast on 45 sts with MC, knit on st-st until the piece measures 35 cm. To shape the armholes bind off on each side 3 points one time, and continue knitting on st-st until piece measures 55 cm. Bind off all sts.
Right Side
Cast on 23 sts with MC, knit on st-st until the piece measures 35 cm. Then, to shape the armholes, bind off on each side 3 sts one time, and decrease 1 st at the neck edge every 4th rows until piece measures 55 cm. Then bind off all sts remaining.
Left Side
Work same as right, but reverse shaping of the armhole and the neck edge Sleeves
Ana Lucia Salla - knitter's design raquelssalla@hotmail.com Edna A. Silva - translation to english tricosemcostura@gmail.com Ravelry ID: tricosemcostura Cast on 25 sts with the MC, knit in st-sts until 41 cm. Shape the underarm binding off 3 sts one time at each side, and continue decreasing 1 stitch each side every 4th row 3 times, then 1 st each side 2th row until the piece measure 59 cm.Bind off.
Finishing
Join and weave the shoulders, then weave sleeves on armholes, latest weave the sides of body and sleeves. Using a crochet hook make the fringe with the MC yarn beginning on shoulder: 1 row: make a base round on single crochet; row 2: \*20 ch, a single crochet every 2 cm \* repeat this around all piece: cuff, front, neck edge; 3 row: with the C2 yarn C2 make other row the same way, but alternating with the sc in second row. Waist finishing: 1 row: with MC yarn make a sc round. 2 rows: Sc round with C1 yarn. Neck: 2 ch in the end of neck to fasten the front opening (neck length is 15 cm).
FAZENDA CAIXA DAGUA www.caixadagua.com Ravelry ID: fazendacaixadagua
