Cultivar Cardigan

Get absorbed in the details of this lightweight cardigan.

A botanical motif gently climbs the front bands of Cultivar, and subtle details emerge at the sides and cuffs. Side shaping, set-in sleeves, and button-front closure give this a classic look, and the garter stitch collar, broken rib and bobble details give it texture. The collar, shaped with short-rows, frames the neck gracefully.

Skill Level intermediate

Finished Measurements
Finished bust (buttoned) 36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56)"
Length 24 (25, 25½, 26¼, 26¾, 27½)"
Intended to be worn with 2-4" positive ease; photographs show size 40 worn on 36" bust

Yarn
5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 8) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft 100% wool 275 yards/50 grams per skein (shown in Tent)

Gauge
24 sts and 36 rows = 4" in Stockinette Stitch, blocked, on 3.5/US 5

Needles
3.5 mm/US 5 in 24-32" circular needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
3.25 mm/US 4 32" or longer circular needles

Other Supplies
5 buttons, 8 stitch markers, blunt yarn needle

Construction notes
Cultivar is worked from the bottom up. Fronts and back are worked together on circular needles, back and forth, to the underarms. They are worked separately from there. Sleeves are worked flat, and set in and seamed during finishing. Button bands are picked up and worked at the end. Stitch patterns are charted.

Acknowledgements
Thanks to my mom, Cynara de Goutiere, for her expert knitting and suggestions. And thanks to Cameron being such a clever photographer, and to Chris for his cheerleading.

Errata On Back neck and shoulder, knit 21 (25, 24, 25, 27, 28) stitches (including the 1 stitch left from the shoulder bind off) to the center decrease, not 27 (31, 31, 32, 34, 35).

Related pages to help you with Cultivar:
Knitting Techniques: The Bobble
Short Row Shaping in Knitting
Decreases and Increases used in Lace Knitting