As You Like It Cardigan Pattern | Sizes 12, 14, 16

Sizes 12, 14, 16

Instructions are for size 12, changes for sizes 14 and 16 are in parentheses.

MATERIALS— Bear Brand Wonderized De Luxe Sock and Sport Yarn, 7 (7-8) skeins.
Bucilla Plastic Knitting Needles, 1 pair each Sizes 1 and 3; or
Bear Brand Wonderized Zephyr-Laine, 9 (9-11) balls.
Bucilla Plastic Knitting Needles, 1 pair each Sizes 1 and 2.

MEASUREMENTS OF GARMENT—At bustline buttoned 33 (35- 37) ins.
Width of back at underarm 16 (17-18) ins.
Sleeves—width at underarm 12 (12½-13) ins.

GAUGE: 8 sts = 1 inch; 21 rows = 2 inches

BACK—With size 1 needles, cast on 100 (108-116) sts. Work k 1, p 1 ribbing for 12 rows.
With larger needles, work stocki­nette st—k 1 row, p 1 row—for 1 in. Inc. 1 st each side of next row. Repeat incs. every ½ in. 13 times; 128 (136-144) sts. Work even until 9 ins. above ribbing.

Armholes—Bind off 7 (8-9) sts at beg. of next 2 rows for underarm. Dec. 1 st each side every 2nd row 7 (8-9) times; 100 (104-108) sts. Work even until armholes measure 7 (7¼-7½) ins., straight up from underarm.

Shoulders—Bind off 5 (7-9) sts at beg. of next 2 rows; 9 sts at beg. of next 6 rows. Bind off remaining 36 sts for back of neck.

LEFT FRONT—With size 1 needles, cast on 58 (62-66) sts. Work p 1, k 1 ribbing for 12 rows; increasing 1 st at end of last row; 59 (63-67) sts.
With larger needle, k to within 10 sts of end of row; with size 1 needle, work p 1, k 1 ribbing to end for front band. Next row, with size 1 needles, p 1, k 1 for 10 sts; with larger needles p to end. Continuing stockinette st with larger needles and ribbed band with size 1 needles, shape underarm edge as on back at beg. of k rows; 73 (77-81) sts. Work even until same length as back to armholes, end at underarm edge. Shape armhole as on back; 59 (61-63) sts. Work even until armhole measures 6 ins., end at front edge.

Neck Shaping—Work 10 sts of front band, slip on holder for neckband, bind off next 9 sts, finish row. Dec. 1 st at neck edge every row 8 times. Work even until armhole is same length as on back. Shape shoulder as on back.

RIGHT FRONT—With size 1 needles, cast on 58 (62-66) sts. Work k 1, p 1 ribbing for 6 rows.

Buttonhole—Continuing ribbing, work 4 sts, bind off 2 sts for buttonhole, finish row. Cast on 2 sts over buttonhole on next row. Work ribbing for 4 more rows, increasing 1 st at beg. of last row; 59 (63-67) sts.
Next row—With size 1 needle, work ribbing for 10 sts for front band; with larger needle, k to end. Finish to correspond to left front, shaping underarm edge at end of k rows, re­peating buttonhole every 2½ ins. including previous button­hole, 6 times; 8th buttonhole will be on 2nd row of neck ribbing. Sew shoulder seams.

NECKBAND—With size 1 needles, work ribbing on 10 sts of right front band, pick up and k 91 (95-99) sts evenly spaced around neck edge, work ribbing on 10 sts of left front band. Work 1 row of ribbing. Work 8th buttonhole on next 2 rows. Work 6 more rows ribbing. Bind off in ribbing.

SLEEVES—With size 1 needles, cast on 56 (58-60) sts. Work k 1, p 1 ribbing for 3 ins. Inc. row—Continuing ribbing, inc. 2 (4-6) sts evenly spaced across row; 58 (62-66) sts.
With larger needles, work stockinette st, increasing 1 st each side every ¾ in. 19 times; 96 (100-104) sts. Work even until 15 ins. above ribbing. Bind off 7 (8-9) sts at beg. of next 2 rows. Dec. 1 st each side every 2nd row 9 (10-11) times; every 4th row 6 times; every 2nd row 3 times. Bind off 3 sts at beg. of next 6 rows. Bind off remaining 28 sts.

FINISHING—Steam and finish. Sew on buttons. Trim fronts with small pearl buttons as illustrated.