Radmere

CONSTRUCTION

• The cardigan is worked in pieces from the bottom up and sewn together. The collar stitches are picked up around the front edges and back neck edge. The collar is then worked flat and shaped using Short Rows: Turn & Slip Method.
• The Sloped Bind Off is used when shaping the armholes, shoulders, and sleeve caps.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 41½ (44¾, 49¼, 52½, 57¼, 60¾)”  [105.5 (113.5, 125, 133.5, 145.5, 154.5) cm] circumference at chest, buttoned
• Sample shown is size 44¾” [113.5 cm] with 6¾” (17 cm) ease on model

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.

GAUGE

• 25 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in chart patterns with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 18 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One 40″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

YARDAGE

• 1905 (2050, 2325, 2530, 2855, 3040) total yards of worsted weight yarn

YARN

• 14 (15, 17, 19, 21, 22) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
• Sample photographed in color Hayloft

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

REQUIRED TECHNIQUES 

• Sloped Bind Off
• Binding Off Over Cabled Fabrics
• Short Rows: Slip & Turn Method
• One Row Buttonhole

23 January 2017: Version 2.0

The Left Side Sleeve Chart has been changed so that the cables on the far left now occur on rows 1, 5, 9, 13 and 17.

22 August 2017: Version 3.0

The cast on number for the Left and Right Fronts has been changed to 54 (62, 66, 74, 78, 86). The end of the Work Ribbing section of Left and Right Fronts has been changed to “…ending with a WS row, and increasing 2 (0, 2, 0, 2, 0) stitches evenly spaced on last row. [56 (62, 68, 74, 80, 86) stitches now on needle]”

If you purchased a copy of the print book CAPSULE: Michele Wang, click here to download the errata for Radmere.