Bright cumulus
"Bright Cumulus"” stranded cardigan
Size: M Materials: 200 g [7 oz] Aade Long Solid 8/2 (400 m / 100 g) [438 yards/3.5 oz] in White (color A, white in charts) and 250 g [8.9 oz] Aade Long Artistic 8/2 (color B, blue in charts) Circular needle 3 mm [US2.5] (for stranded colorwork) 40, 60 and 80 cm [16, 24 and 32"] long, circular needle 2 mm [Us0] and 2.5 mm [US1.5] (for double knitting), stitch markers
Techniques:
Stockinette stitch Stranded colorwork in the round and in rows Doublefaced stranded colorwork Gauge stranded: 27 sts and 31 rows = 10 cm [4"] This pattern contains a brief description of the steps in which individual parts are worked, as well as colorwork charts, decreases for waist, armhole, neckline and sleeve cap shaping. Measurements in charts are given in black numbers for centimeters, in red ones - for inches. Gauge swatching and individual size calculations are highly recommended. Difficulty level: - experienced. Working steps: The body of the jacket is worked in one piece from the bottom up in rounds in the Fair isle technique. Here and it all subsequent places, additional sts are always cast on provisionally by crocheting a chain with a piece of waste yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook from which sts are picked up and knit with the working yarn in thecolorindicated. With waste yarn and 2.5 mm crochet hook, chain 246 for a provisional cast on. From this chain of 246, using color B working yarn and 2.5 mm [US1.5] circular needle with long cord, pick up and knit 246 sts. Work in st st for 7 rows. Join to round and create serrated edge in contrasting color (A) as follows: In color A, [k2tog, yo] repeat to end of row. Design and pattern @ 2014 Inchi. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Re-publication prohibited. Translation from the Russian @ 2014 Katharina Sokiran
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Change to color B and 3 mm [US2.5] needle and continue from chart. In Row 7 of chart, transfer sts from carefully undone provisional cast-on to a spare needle and knit one stitch of each needle together with one stitch of the other needle (as in three-needle bind-off, only not binding off any sts: ktog 1 st from main needle and 1 st from spare needle). Continue from chart. The charts shows the placement of shaping darts (if you don't want to work these waist decreases, they might be omitted) and armhole and neckline decreases. All black numbers are measurements in centimeters, red ones - measurements in inches. For ease of work, it is recommended to place stitch markers between individual pattern repeats. The sleeves are worked one at a time in rounds up to the armhole using 40 (60) cm [16 (24) "], featuring a fake seam (p1 at the begin of the round at the inside of the arm). In color B, make a provisional cast-on of 73 sts onto a 2.5 mm [US1.5] circular needle, 40 cm [32"] long. Join to round and continue working in stockinette stitch in rounds. In Row 7, start serrated edge as in body of jacket: Change to color A and repeat [k2tog, yo] to end of round. Continue in color B with 3 mm [US2.5] needles in stranded colorwork as per chart. In Row 7 of chart, transfer sts from carefully undone provisional cast-on to a spare needle and ktog 1 st from main needle and 1 st from spare needle. For sleeve cap shaping, work in back and forth rows according to chart.
Chart Legend:
Color A Color B No stitch kfb: knit fromt and back of same stitch = 1 increased k2tog: knit 2 sts together = 1 decreased, right leaning Ssk: slip, slip, knit 1 decreased, left leaning Design and pattern @ 2014 Inchi. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Re-publication prohibited. Translation from the Russian @ 2014 Katharina Sokiran
Bright cumulus
Left Front
Design and pattern @ 2014 Inchi. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Re-publication prohibited. Translation from the Russian 2014 Katharina Sokiran
Bright cumulus
Left Back
? 2014 Inchi. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Re-publication prohibited.
Bright cumulus
Right Back
? 2014 Inchi. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Re-publication prohibited.
Bright cumulus
Right Front
? 2014 Inchi. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Re-publication prohibited.
Bright cumulus
Design and pattern @ 2014 Inchi. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Re-publication prohibited. Translation from the Russian @ 2014 Katharina Sokiran
Bright cumulus
Assembly and finishing After completion of jacket body, soak and rinse body, steam block and stitch the steek area with a sewing machine, then cut open the steek. Close the shoulder seams and sew in the sleeves.. For neckline and button band finishing, use double knitting technique. For the neckband, cast on 132 sts and work from the following chart (gap in chart marks center back): 3 rows with 3 mm [US2.5] needle, then change to 2.0 mm [Us0] needle and work the remaining 4 rows. For the neckband, pick up and knit 132 sts ea. from the RS and from the WS around the neck opening (\*Faux turned linked double knit neckband"), using 3 mm [US2.5] needle, knit for 3 rounds, then change to 2.5 mm [US1.5] needle and work in double knitting for another 3 rounds. Change to 2.0 mm [Uso] needle and work last 4 rounds.
Bind off all sts using the Italian bind off method. For the button band, using 3 mm [US2.5] needle, pick up and knit 120 sts ea. from the RS and from the WS along the front opening co 120 sts, work 3 rows in st st, then continue in double knit according to chart above. Bind off button band sts using the Italian bind off method, sew on hook and eye fasteners and wear with joy.
Design and pattern @ 2014 Inchi. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Re-publication prohibited. Translation from the Russian @ 2014 Katharina Sokiran
