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Park Ave Cardigan
Kelly Daniels
Park Ave Cardigan for personal and gifting use only
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Park Ave Cardigan
Perfect for crisp autumn
days, Park Ave Cardigan is
an easy to wear, easy to
style, open front cardigan
with deep ribbing on the
sleeves, bottom and collar. It
is worked seamless from the
top down, adding the shawl
collar last.
Size: Small/Medium
Finished Measurements:
Chest: 37
Arm Length: 21
Length: 25
Materials:
5 skeins Berroco Vintage DK Yarn
(1440 yards)
US6/4mm circular needles
US6/4mm double pointed needles
4 stitch markers
Yarn needle
Waste Yarn
Gauge:
23 sts x 30 rows = 4 in stockinette st
Abbreviations:
BO - Bind Off
CO - Cast On
K - Knit
K2tog - knit 2 stitches together
Kfab - knit into the front and back of stitch
M - marker
M1L - Make 1 left increase
M1R - Make 1 right increase
P - Purl
Pfab - purl into the front and back of stitch
PM - Place Marker
Skp - Slip, knit, pass
SM - Slip Marker
Ss - stockinette stitch
Ssk - slip, slip, knit
St (s) - Stitch (es)
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Instructions:
CO 32 sts
Set up row: p1, pm, p2, pm, p26, pm, p2, pm, p1
Row 1 (rs): kfab, sm, kfab 2 times, sm, kfab, k to 1 st before
m, kfab, sm, kfab 2 times,
sm, kfab
Row 2 (ws): pfab, p to last st, pfab
Row 3 (rs): kfab, *k to 1 st before m, kfab, sm, k1, kfab*, rep
from * to * 3 more times,
k to last st, kfab
Row 4 (ws): pfab, p to last st, pfab
Repeat the last 2 rows until you have the
following stitch count:
36 / 26 / 50 / 26 / 36
Row 5 (rs): slip first st knit-wise, *k to 1
st before m, kfab, sm, k1, kfab*, rep from
* to * 3 more times, k to end of row
Row 6 (ws): slip first st purl-wise, p to
end of row
Repeat the last 2 rows until you have the
following stitch count:
54 / 62 / 86 / 62 / 54
Row 7 (rs): *k to m, remove marker, place
62 sleeve sts on waste yarn, co 3 sts, pm,
co 3 sts*, rep from * to * once, k to end of
row
206 sts
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Row 8 (ws): p all sts
Row 9 (rs): k all sts
Row 10 (ws): p all sts
Repeat the last 2 rows until the piece measures 10 from the co
neck edge.
Decrease row (rs): *k to 3 sts before m, skp, k1, sm, k1,
k2tog*, rep from * to * once, k
to end of row
Continue working in ss, working the decrease row 3 more times
every 10th row
198 sts
Work in ss until piece measures 16 from co neck edge
Increase row (rs): *k to 2 sts before m, m1r, k2, sm, k2, m1l*,
rep from * to * once, k to
end of row
Continue working in ss, working the increase row 3 more times
every 6th row
206 sts
Next row (rs): k all sts
Next row (ws): p all sts
Ribbing set up row: k3, *pfab, k2*, rep from * to * to the last
4 sts, pfab, k3
Next row (ws): p3, *k2, p2*, rep from * to * to the last 5 sts,
k2, p3
Next row (rs): k3, *p2, k2*, rep from * to * to the last 5 sts,
p2, k3
Repeat the last 2 rows until the bottom ribbing reaches 6
BO loosely in rib pattern
Instructions Continued:
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Sleeves: Place 62 sleeve sts onto needles. Pick up and knit
3 sts, place marker, pick up and knit 3 more sts.
(68 sts) Join for working in the round.
Knit for 3
Decrease Round: K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, ssk,
k1
Repeat the decrease round every 11 rounds 7
more times.
52 sts
Work even until the sleeve measures 16 from
underarm
Work in K2, P2 ribbing for 4.
BO in loosely in rib pattern.
Collar: With RS facing, pick up and knit 23 sts on right
front, 4 sts on right sleeve, 27 sts on back, 4 sts
on left sleeve and 23 sts on left front.
81 sts
Row 1: P
Row 2: K
Row 3: P
Row 4: K1, *pfab, kfab*, repeat from * to * to
last 2 sts, pfab, k1
160 sts
Row 5: P1, *k2, p2*, repeat from * to * to last 3
sts, p2, k1
Row 6: K1, *p2, k2*, repeat
from * to * to last 3 sts, k2,
p1
Repeat rows 5 & 6 until col-
lar measures 6 from picked
up edge.
BO loosely in rib pattern.
Weave in all ends and block.
