La Dame de Fer Cardigan

Decorated with an easy-to-work slip stitch pattern, this cardigan will have you dressed for the Eiffel Tower in no time. Inspired by the ironwork that makes up the exquisitely engineered tower, you will work from the top down, seamlessly to have a season-spanning sweater *tout de suite.* Pattern provided in both charted and written formats. ***Errata for Book Only***: Page 13, column 1, lines 46-9: Under Sleeves there should only be one k2tog at the end of Rounds 1&2; the stitch counts are correct. **SIZE** XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X) to fit bust sizes 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52) inches/71 (81, 91, 101, 111, 122, 132) cm, shown in size S with 2 inches/5 cm of positive ease **MATERIALS** * Les Petits Points Parisiens Basique fingering (100% Superwash Merino; 437 yd/400 m per 100 g skein); Color: Abbesses; 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5) skeins or approximately 900 (1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 1800) m of fingering yarn * US4/3.5 mm circular needle, 24-inch/60 cm for yoke, body, and sleeves (or size needed to achieve gauge) * US2/2.75 mm circular needle, 24-inch/60 cm for ribbing (or approximately 0.75 mm smaller than gauge needle) * Tapestry needle, stitch holders and waste yarn, stitch markers, 11–13 ½-inch/10mm buttons **GAUGE** 26 sts x 35 rows = 4 inches/10 cm with larger needle in Stockinette stitch, after blocking 26 sts x 38 rows = 4 inches/10 cm with larger needle in La Dame de Fer stitch, after blocking. ------ Dame de Fer est un gilet avec un empiècement circulaire tricoté de haut en bas sans couture. Un motif de texturé simple inspiré de la structure métallique de la Tour Eiffel donne du relief à l’empiècement. **TAILLES** **Tour de buste sur le vêtement fini :** 78 (90, 95, 108, 119, 130, 141) cm **FOURNITURES Laine** Environ 1060 (1130, 1270, 1340, 1480, 1620, 1760) m de laine fingering. Le prototype a été tricoté en Les Petits Points Parisiens Fingering (100% Merino) dans la couleur Abbesses. **Aiguilles** Corps et manches : aiguilles circulaires 3, 5 mm Côtes : aiguilles circulaires 3 mm N’hésitez pas à ajuster la taille d’aiguille pour obtenir le bon échantillon. **Autres** anneaux marqueurs aiguilles à tapissier arrête-mailles 7 boutons de 10 à 12 mm