Alpaca-mix, cables and feminine 3/4 sleeves. The oversized blouse-like cardigan is the perfect outerwear garment. So beautiful, yet practical.

Size: Medium (Large)

Instructions are for size Medium. Changes for size Large are in parentheses. If there is only one number, it applies to both sizes.

Materials:

Lana Grossa "Alta Moda Alpaca" (90% Baby Alpaca, 5% Merino Wool, 5% Polyamide, yardage = 140 m/50 g) 750 (800) g taupe (#15).

Margret Willson has a totally different take on ribbing, one that combines cables and rib stitches to resemble columns. Her Crossing Columns Cardi is designed to be an elongated classic jacket, knitted in Plymouth Yarn's Galway.

Designed By: Margret Willson

Skill Level: Intermediate

Yarn Weight: #4

Sizes

Women's S (M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X):

With up-and-down, back-and-forth and side-to-side stitching being so hot, Wilhelmine Peers thought why not have some cables knit horizontally and others vertically? The result is her intreguing Cabled Comfort Cardi, in Cascade Eco+.

DESIGNED BY: Wilhelmine Peers

SKILL LEVEL: Experienced

YARN WEIGHT: #5

SIZES

Women's S (M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X):

We're into multiple pattern stitches in the same cardi, but Gloria Tracy's Four-Pattern Cardi focuses on more classic stitches including a broken 1 x 5 rib, a faux cable, cable, and eyelet.

SIZES

Women's S (M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X):

To Fit Bust: 32-34 (36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50, 52-54)"/81.5-86.5 (91.5-96.5, 101.5-106.5, 112-117, 122-127, 132-137)cm

Finished Measurements

Bust: 36 (39 1/2, 44, 47 1/2, 52, 55 1/2)"/91.5 (100.5, 112, 120.5, 132, 141)cm

Tourmaline by Martin Storey

Cropped cardigan with a pattern of eyelets is knitted in sumptuous mulberry silk.

This heat little cardigan by Martin Storey showcases Rowan's lovely new spring-summer yarn, Truesilk. This 100% mulberry silk yarn, which comes in 10 gleaming shades, gives an elegant softness and sheen to this cropped, round-necked design. Martin has used a simple ridge and eyelet pattern to give texture to the garment.

SIZE S (M:L:XL:XXL)

YARN Rowan Truesilk (Baby/sport weight; 100% silk; 150m/164yds per 50g ball)