Time for Tea Cardigan Pattern

Sizes

Skeins No 789 Bittersweet

Knitting needles No 5
6 buttons

GAUGE:
Double Seed st — 5 sts = 1 inch; 15 rows = 2 inches
Stockinette st — 10½ sts = 2 inches; 15 rows = 2 inches

BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS:

Sizes

Body Bust Size (In Inches)

Actual Knitting Measurements
Bust (buttoned)

Width across back at underarm

Width across back above armhole shaping

Width across each front at underarm (including front band)

Length from shoulder to lower edge

Length of side seam

Length of sleeve seam

Width across sleeve at upper arm

BACK … Starting at lower edge, cast on … Stitches

1st row: K 2, * p 2, k 2 Repeat from * across 2nd row: P 2, * k 2, p 2. Repeat from * across. 3rd row: Repeat 2nd row. 4th row: Repeat first row. Repeat last 4 rows for double seed st pattern. Work in double seed st pattern until there are 24 rows in all. Now, work in pattern as follows: 1st row: Work in double seed st pattern across first … Stitches

place a marker on needle; k 7, k 2 tog, O, k 1, place a marker on needle; work in double seed st pattern across next … Stitches

place a marker on needle; k 7, k 2 tog, O, k 1, place a marker; double seed st across next 10 sts, place a marker; k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 7, place a marker; double seed st across next … Stitches

place a marker; k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 7, place a marker; work in double seed st across remaining … Stitches

2nd and every even row: (Work in double seed st pattern to next marker, slip marker; p 10, slip marker) 4 times; double seed st to end of row. NOTE: Always slip markers. 3rd row: (Double seed st to next marker; k 6, k 2 tog, O, k 2) twice, (double seed st to next marker; k 2, O, k 2 tog, k 6) twice; double seed st across remaining sts. 5th row: (Double seed st to next marker; k 5, k 2 tog, O, k 3) twice; (double seed st to next marker, k 3, O, k 2 tog, k 5) twice; double seed st to end of row. Continue in this manner shifting the "O" one st to the right on the first 2 knit panels, and one st to the left on the last 2 knit panels on every other row until the 14th row is completed. 15th row: (Double seed st  to next marker; k 2 tog, O, k 8) twice; (double seed st to next marker, k 8, O, k 2 tog) twice; double seed st to end of row. 16th row: Increasing 1 st at both ends repeat 2nd row. 17th row: Being careful to keep in pattern (double seed st to next marker, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 7) twice; (double seed st to next marker, k 7, k 2 tog, O, k 1) twice; double seed st to end of row. Continue in this manner, shifting the "O" one st to the left on the first 2 knit panels, and one st to the right on the last 2 knit panels until the 30th row is completed. 31st row: (Double seed st to next marker, k 8, O, k 2 tog) twice; (double seed st to next marker, k 2 tog, O, k 8) twice; double seed st to end of row. 32nd row: Increasing 1 st at both ends, work in pattern across. Repeat last 32 rows for pattern. Continue to increase 1 st at both ends of every 16th row until there are on row … Stitches

Work even until total length is … Inches

Armhole Shaping: Bind off 7 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Bind off … Stitches

at beg of next … Rows

Dec 1 st at both ends of every other row until there remain … Stitches

Keeping in pattern, work even until length from first row of armhole shap­ing is … Inches

ending with a wrong side row.

Shoulder and Neck Shaping: 1st row: Bind off 8 sts, work in pattern across next … Stitches

bind off the 10 center sts; work in pat­tern to end of row. 2nd row: Bind off 8 sts, work in pattern across next … Stitches

turn. 3rd row: Bind off … Stitches

work across. 4th row: Bind off … Stitches

work across. 5th row: Bind off … Stitches

work across. 6th row: Bind off remaining … Stitches

With wrong side facing, attach yarn to first st at neck of right back, bind off … Stitches

work across. Complete right shoulder and neck to correspond.

LEFT FRONT … Starting at lower edge cast on … Stitches

Work double seed st pattern for 24 rows. Now, work in pattern as follows: 1st row: (Side edge): Double Seed St across first … Stitches

place a marker; k 7, k 2 tog, O, k 1, place a marker; double seed st across next … Stitches

place a marker; k 7, k 2 tog, O, k 1, place a marker; double seed st across remaining 10 sts—Front Band 2nd row: (Double seed st to next marker, slip marker, p 10, slip marker) twice, double seed st to end of row. Continue in pat­tern as for right half of Back, increas­ing 1 st at side edge on every 16th row until there are on row … Stitches

Work even until total length is … Inches

ending at side edge.

Armhole Shaping: 1st row: Bind off 7 sts, work across. 2nd row: Work across. Bind off … Stitches

at beg of next row and every other row … Times

in all, ending at armhole edge.

Neck Shaping: 1st row: Dec 1 St, work in pattern across to last 12 sts, work next 2 sts tog, work Front Band. 2nd row: Work across. 3rd row: Dec 1 st, work across. 4th row: Work across. Continue in this manner, decreasing one st at armhole edge on every other row and decreasing one st within front band as before on every 4th row, until … Stitches

in all have been decreased at armhole edge.

Keeping armhole edge even, shape neck as before until there remain … Stitches

Work even until length from first row of armhole shaping is … Inches

ending at side edge.

Shoulder Shaping: Bind off 8 sts at beg of next row and every other row … Times

Bind off at same edge … Stitches

… Times

Continue to work in double seed st over remaining 10 sts until band reaches to center back of neck. Bind off.

With pins mark the position of 6 but­tons evenly spaced on front band, hav­ing the first pin ½ inch up from lower edge and the last one ¼ inch below first row of neck shaping. To make a buttonhole—1st row: Starting at front edge work 4 sts, bind off 2 sts, complete row. 2nd row: Work across, casting on 2 sts over the bound-off sts.

RIGHT FRONT … Work as for Left Front, making buttonholes to correspond with pins until the 24th row is completed. Next row (Front Band): Double Seed St across first 10 sts, place a marker; k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 7, place a marker; double seed st across next … Stitches

place a marker; k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 7, place a marker; double seed st across remaining … Stitches

Position of pattern is now established. Complete Right Front to correspond with Left Front, making buttonholes as indicated reversing pattern, position of front band and shapings.

SLEEVES … Starting at lower edge, cast on … Stitches

Work in double seed st for 24 rows. Next row: Double seed st across first … Stitches

place a marker; k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 7, place a marker; double seed st over re­maining sts. 2nd row: Double seed st to next marker, p 10, double seed st to end of row. Work in pattern as established, increasing 1 st at both ends on next row and every 8th row thereafter, until there are on row … Stitches

Work even until total length is … Inches

Top Shaping: Bind off 7 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Bind off … Stitches

at beg of next … Rows

Dec 1 st at both ends of every other row until length from first row of top shaping is … Inches

Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining sts.

Block to measurements. Sew shoulder, sleeve and side seams, easing in the front side edges to fit between waistline and armhole. Sew ends of neckband to­gether and sew to back neck edge. Sew in sleeves. Work buttonhole stitch around buttonholes. Sew on buttons.