Download the free knitting pattern for this stunningly stripy cropped cardigan, first published in Prima, June 2013
Neat, cropped cardigan worked all over in stripes of different widths
Sizes
To fit bust 81-86 (91-97:102-107:112-117:122-127)cm
You will need
4(5:6:6:7) 50g balls of Rowan Siena 4 ply in Black 674 (A), 2(3:3:3:4) 50g balls in Cream 652 (B), one 50g ball in each of Alpine 671 (C) Tandoori 676 (D) and Mariner 672 (F), 1(1:1:1:2) 50g balls in Beacon (E) and 1(1:1:2:2) 50g balls in Madras 675 (G)
Pair each of 2.25mm and 3mm knitting needles
7 buttons
The pattern is taken from Rowan Knitting and Crochet Magazine 53, £11.95. Call 01484 681881 for yarn and book stockists.
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