Creative Knitting

LONG CARDIGAN

SKILL LEVEL

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Yarn 15 balls 100gm Katia Peru in shade 11

Needles 6.50mm knitting needles cable needle wool sewing needle

Tension 23 sts by 18 rows over 2 x 2 rib relaxed on 6.50mm needles to 10cm

Special abbreviations C4L = Slip 3 sts onto cable needle, keep in front, K1, then K3 from cable needle. C4R = Slip 1 st onto cable needle, keep in back, K3, then K1 from cable needle. C6R = Slip 3 sts onto cable needle, keep in back, K3, then K3 from cable needle. C7B = Slip 4 sts onto cable needle, keep in back, K3, P1, then K3 from cable needle. C4B = Slip 1 st onto cable needle, keep in back, K3, the P1 from cable needle. C4F = Slip 3 sts onto cable needle, keep in front, P1, then K3 from cable needle.

STITCH GUIDE BACK

Using 6.50mm needles, cast on 74 sts.

Knit 5 rows garter st.

Row 6: K1, inc in each of next 2 sts, * K7, inc in each of next 5 sts, rep from * 4 times, K7, inc in each of next 2 sts, K2. 103 sts.

Beg Cable Patt

Work rows 1 to 26 incl from Graph A or written instructions as folls:

Row 1: K1 (edge st), * K16, P1, rep from * to last 17 sts, K16, K1 (edge st).

Row 2: K1, P3, * K10, P7, rep from * to last 14 sts, K10, P3, K1.

Row 3: K1, C4L, * K8, C4R, P1, C4L, rep from * to last 13 sts, K8, C4R, K1.

Row 4: K2, P3, * K8, P3, K1, P1, K1, P3, rep from * to last 13 sts, K8, P3, K2.

Row 5: K2, C4F, * K6, C4B, K1, P1, K1, C4F, rep from * to last 12 sts, K6, C4B, K2.

Row 6: K2, P4, * K6, P4, K1, P1, K1, P4, rep from * to last 12 sts, K6, P4, K2.

Row 7: K2, P1, C4L, * K4, C4R, (P1, K1) twice, P1, C4L, rep from * to last 11 sts, K4, C4R, P1, K2.

Row 8:

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