Cardigan knitting pattern

Pick up your needles and get stitching this lovely nostalgic pearl-button cardigan with this gorgeous knitting pattern

This beaded, round-neck cardigan has shaped sides and set-in sleeves. It's knitted in an all-over lace pattern with single-rib edgings. The yarn is kid mohair and silk mix, and is hand-wash only.

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Knitting pattern

To fit sizes 81-86 (91-97) (102-107) cm/32-34 (36-38) (40-42) in.
Actual measurements 94 (106) (120.5) cm/37 (41¾) (47½) in.
Side seam 26 (27) (29)cm/10¼ (10½) (11½) in.
Length to shoulder 46 (49)(51.5) cm/18 (19¼) (20¼) in.
Sleeve seam 9.5 (11) (13.5)cm/3¾ (4¼) (5) in.

Materials
8 (8) (9) 25g balls of Rowan Kid Silk Aura. 3¼mm (No. 10) and 4mm (No. 8) knitting needles; approx. 200 (230) (270) pearl beads; 5 buttons. Yarn costs about £6.25 per 25g ball. We used Powder (753). Pack of pearl beads, Ain:-287949 (approx. 200 beads per pack) costs 86p, from HobbyCraft.

For yarn stockists, write to:
Rowan Yarns, Green Lane
Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
HD7 1RW (01484 681881).

Tension
21 stitches and 28 rows, to 10 x 10cm, over pattern, using 4mm needles.

Abbreviations
K, knit; p, purl; st, stitch; sl, slip; tog, together; dec, decrease (by working 2 sts tog); inc, increase (by working twice into same st); yf, yarn forward to make a st; skpo, sl1, k1, pass sl st over; sl2k, sl2kwise as if about to k2tog, k1, then pass 2 sl sts over; B1, bead 1 (bring yarn to front, sl 1 st, push bead close to work so that it lays over the sl st on right side of work, take yarn to back).

Do remember...
Yarn amounts based on average requirements and are therefore approximate. Instructions given for small size. Where they vary, work figures in round brackets for larger sizes. Instructions in square brackets are worked as stated after 2nd bracket

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