Effective cardi by Ririko @ Hand Knit Life, to wear in mid season or layer over other knits.
It has a quite comfortable wearability and fun construction!
We used The Twisty Chic in colorway CASSANDRA, for our first version, but as this base is now discontinued, we decided to make anothe one in AESTIVA... it's just too beautiful not to have it in our range!
The new sample is knitted in Marzapane, the natural undyed base of Aestiva, but you may pick up the shades you prefer directly in the SHOP, and even substitute with any of our fingering bases, they would all do great in this lace, with quite different result.
Please follow yarn requirements that follow:
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
Bust circumference: 141 (157, 173, 197, 213) cm / 55½ (61¾, 68, 77½, 83¾)”
Length from underarm to hem: 35 (36, 37.5, 38, 35) cm / 13¾ (14¼, 14¾, 15, 13¾)”
Positive ease: 50 – 70 cm / 19¾ – 28” at bust.
Our sample is knitted in size 2 with some length removed from the body, to have a cropped effect.
Yarn Requirements
Aestiva - 50g - 300m 5 (6, 8, 10, 12) skeins
Needles
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle for body and neckband – Adjust cable length to fit sts comfortably.
3.75 mm / US 5 needles for sleeves
3 mm / US 2½ needles for cuff
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Gauge
20 sts and 31.5 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Kaga pattern on 3.5 mm / US 4 needle (lightly stretched at blocking to open up lace)
25 sts and 31.5 rows = 10 cm / 4” in 1x1 rib on 3.75 mm / US 5 needle (lightly stretched at blocking)
Note: The number of stitches fluctuates every 2 rows. Cast on at least 24 sts (3 repeats) and measure the stitch gauge at Row 12 or 24.
