Embrace Cardigan

🇬🇧 This cardigan is a bottom-up worked flat for the body and in the round for the sleeves. A crossed stitches and nupps pattern embellishes the neckline and sleeves. The rest of the cardigan is worked with a simple pattern of slipped and twisted stitches on a reverse stockinette stitch.

YARN – LIGHT FINGERING 2 threads held together:

Consider getting extra yarn if you plan to lengthen the cardigan beyond the specified dimensions.

• Approximately 1752-1980-2224-2518 (2860-3162-3539-3809) meters / 1917-2166-2433-2755 (3129-3459-3871-4167) yards.

Recommended yarn :
Baby Alpaca by BC Garn (100% alpaca – 250 m / 273 yds per 50 gr):

• 8-8-9-11 (12-13-15-16) skeins.

NEEDLES:

4 mm (US 6) circular needles,
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

TECHNIQUES:

• Long Tail Cast On, knitted cast-on
• Stockinette stitch, twisted and slipped stitches, rib (explain in the pattern)
• Crossed stitches and nupp (explain in the pattern)
• Increases & decreases (explain in the pattern)
• Rib bind-off (explain in the pattern)

Written instructions and charts. If you need any help on the pattern, please send us an email: support@lucileateliersdesigns.com