Dandelion Honey Cardigan

This product is a knitting pattern that provides only the instructions to create the item—it does not include a finished garment. Please read the full description. The pattern may include additional instructions for design variations.

This breezy cardigan in 10 sizes (XS to L and 1X to 6X) is a workhorse in disguise—in heavy lace yarn, it’s a pretty little nothing. Fingering weight yarn adds an organic coziness to span the seasons. Every part of this design has options—mix and match sleeve and body lengths, then choose your favorite neck style to customize. 

Shown here in size S crewneck crop, knit in Kent Lace, color Wet Sand and a size M crewneck crop in White Sand. The dark sample is a size M v-neck crop, knit in Stone Soup Fingering, color Slate

Buttons shown on the samples are the Devon and Mabel.

Suggested Yarns: 
Kent Lace, Stone Soup Fingering, Modern Deco Lace, Fresh Lace, Jacob Fingering, Shetlandia Fingering or any heavy lace/light fingering yarn that knits to pattern gauge
  
Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, drape, or yardage requirement

Finished Size:
33.25(37, 40.75, 44.75, 48.5, 52.5, 56.25, 60, 64, 67.75) inches / 84.5(94, 103.5, 113.5, 123, 133.5, 143, 152.5, 162.5, 172) cm chest circumference to fit with 2 to 6 inches / 5 to 15 cm ease

Yarn Requirements:
short sleeve crop length: 900(1000, 1125, 1250, 1375, 1525, 1650, 1825, 2000, 2175) yards / 825(925, 1050, 1150, 1275, 1400, 1525, 1700, 1850, 2000) meters 3/4 sleeve tunic length: 1225(1350, 1500, 1650, 1775, 1950, 2100, 2300, 2475, 2700) yards / 1125(1250, 1375, 1525, 1625, 1800, 1925, 2100, 2275, 2475) meters

Buttons:
crop length: 8(8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10) buttons that are .375 inch / 1 cm in diameter for crew neck OR 7 buttons in same size for v-neck
tunic length: 9(9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12) buttons that are .375 inch / 1 cm in diameter for crew neck OR 8 buttons in same size for v-neck

Gauge:
25 sts and 38 rows = 4 inches in pattern stitch on larger needles (washed and blocked)
25 sts and 38 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needles (washed and blocked)

Needles:
size 6US (4.0 mm) circular needle and DPNs for body (or size to obtain correct gauge)
size 4US (3.5 mm) circular needle and DPNs for trims (or .5 mm smaller than gauge needle)