Sweet Pea Cardigan

*Note: Due to GPSR requirements for sellers providing products to the EU market, the Sweet Pea Cardigan is currently unavailable to the EEA states and Northern Ireland. My hope is that this will change in the future. Thank you for understanding.* —————————————————— The Sweet Pea Cardigan is a classic, round neck cardigan with simple and elegant details, including folded hems and a double knit button band. It has been designed to be worn with approximately 1.5-3.5 inches/4-9 cm positive ease in the bust and includes shoulder shaping and set-in sleeves for a flattering and comfortable fit. Knit from the bottom up, the Sweet Pea Cardigan is worked flat before dividing to work back and front shaping. Fronts and back are joined at the shoulders and stitches are then picked up from the armholes to work short row sleeve caps and sleeves. A folded neckband and double knit button band are worked at the end. **Language:** English **Sizes: *XS, (S, M, L, XL)(2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)*** The Sweet Pea Cardigan is designed to have 1.5-3.5 inches/4-9 cm positive ease in the bust, meaning that the garment's measurements will be approximately 1.5-3.5 inches/4-9 cm larger than your actual bust measurement. Designed for an actual bust circumference of: 28-30, (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46)(48-50, 52-54, 56-58, 60-62) inches 71-76, (81-86, 91.5-96.5, 101.5-106.5, 111.5-117)(122-127, 132-137, 142-147, 152-158) cm **Finished Measurements *(after blocking)*** Bust Circumference: 31.5, (35.5, 39.5, 43.5, 47.5)(51.5, 55.5, 59.5, 63.5) inches 80, (90, 100.5, 110.5, 120.5)(131, 141, 151, 161.5) cm Bicep Circumference: 12.25, (12.75, 13.5, 14.5, 16)(18, 19.5, 21, 22) inches 31, (32.5, 34.5, 37, 40.5)(45.5, 49.5, 53.5, 56) cm Length Back Neck to Hem: 21, (21.5, 21.75, 22, 22.25)(22.5, 22.5, 23, 23) inches 53.5, (54.5, 55, 56, 56.5)(57, 57, 58.5, 58.5) cm *Sample shown is a size M on a 36 inch bust and is worn with 3.5 inches/9 cm positive ease.* **Gauge** *(after blocking)* 24 sts x 32 rows = 4x4 inches/10x10 cm in stockinette on US 3/3.25 mm needles **Yarn** DROPS Alpaca (100% alpaca, 183 yards/167 m per 50 g skein) 6, (6, 7, 8, 8)(9, 10, 11, 12) skeins, or approximately 955, (1055, 1170, 1290, 1435)(1605, 1750, 1920, 2050) yards/870, (965, 1070, 1180, 1310)(1465, 1595, 1755, 1870) m of sport weight yarn *Note:* *Yarn estimate includes a 6x6 inch/15x15 cm gauge swatch.* **Suggested Needles** US 3/3.25 mm circular knitting needles, 32 inches/80 cm cable length, for body and sleeves, and a set of dpns for small circumference knitting *(optional)*. US 2/2.75 mm circular knitting needles, 32 inches/80 cm cable length, 1 dpn for button band, or a set of dpns for small circumference knitting *(optional)*. US 1/2.25 mm circular knitting needles, 24 inches/60 cm cable length for neckband. **Other Notions** 8 removable stitch markers, tapestry needle, stitch holders/scrap yarn of a similar weight to main yarn, crochet hook C/2.5 mm, and 8, 0.5 inch/13-14 mm buttons **Techniques** *Provisional cast on*, *w&t short row shaping*, *three-needle bind off*, picking up stitches, *double knitting*, *tubular cast on/bind off* Pick up rate schematics and links to tutorials for italicized techniques are included within pattern for reference.