Calligraphy cardigan

With its short sleeves, the Calligraphy Cardigan gives us a new way of thinking about the garments we make. Freedom from long sleeves means we can wear this cardigan with a T-shirt, long sleeved or short, or button it up and wear it as is.

The sculptural yoke shows us cable innovator Norah Gaughan playing with circles and curves, creating a yoke that looks as much like a calligraphy doodle as a knitting pattern. The scale is big—a juicy, dimensional design that is probably not like any cable you’ve worked.

Notes
Cardigan is worked from top down to armholes, then sleeves and body are divided and worked separately to bottom edge. Short rows are used to shape back neck. Place markers between cable pattern repeats to track position in pattern. Special Technique: German short rows.

Materials
DK weight yarn [100 g skeins, each approx 225 yds (205 m), 100% merino]: 4 (4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins
Size US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needle, 24″(60 cm) long or longer, or size needed to achieve gauge
Size US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 24″ (60 cm) or longer, and double-pointed needles (set of 4 or 5)
Stitch markers
Cable needle
Waste yarn
7 buttons, .5″ (15 mm) diameter

Knitted Measurements
Bust: 33.5 (37.5, 41.5, 45.5, 49.5, 53.5, 57.5)” [85 (95.5, 105.5, 115.5, 125.5, 136, 146) cm], buttoned
Length: 21 (22, 22.5, 23.5, 24, 25, 25.5)” [53.5 (56, 57, 59.5, 61, 63.5, 65) cm]

Size
To fit bust sizes 28–30 (32–34, 36–38, 40–42, 44–46, 48–50, 52–54)” [71–76 (81.5–86.5, 91.5–96.5, 101.5–106.5, 112–117, 122–127, 132–137) cm]

Gauge
20 sts and 28 rows = 4″ (10 cm) st st, using larger needle

Errata
Page 14, column 2, the last abbreviation should read:
4/3 RPC (4 over 3 Right Purl Cross): Slip the next 3 stitches to cn and hold at back of work, k4, p3 from cn.