LADDER STITCH CARDIGAN
SKILL LEVEL
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Yarn
11, 12, 14, 15 balls 50g Jo Sharp Desert Garden Aran Cotton 663 Tutti Frutti
Needles and tools
5.00mm knitting needles 4.50mm circular needle 2 stitch holders 5 x 1.5cm buttons
Tension
18 sts by 24 rows over St st on 5.00mm needles to 10cm
MEASUREMENTS
STITCH GUIDE BACK
Using 5.00mm needles, cast on 81 (91, 101, 111) sts.
Row 1: RS – K1, *P1, K1; rep from * to end.
Row 2: WS – P1, *K1, P1; rep from * to end.
These 2 rows form K1, P1 rib pattern.
Cont in K1, P1 rib patt until band measures 10cm, ending on a WS row.
Working in St st for rem, work straight until length (from beg) measures 30cm, ending on a WS row.
Shape armholes
Next Row: RS – Cast off 3 (4, 5, 6) sts at beg next 2 rows. 75 (83, 91, 99) sts.
Next Row: RS dec – K2, sl1, K1, psso, K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2. This row sets patt for dec. Dec 2 sts as set on foll alt rows, 2 (3, 4,
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