We now offer handy kits of this pattern. All kits include enough yarn to make this cosy cabled cardi along with the pattern, a limited edition button badge and a fab project bag to keep it all safe. Happy knitting!
The Sweet Alford Cardi pattern is designed by Sonja Bargielowska, one of our splendid Mill Folk. Click here if you’d like to buy just the pattern, without the yarn.
This V-neck cardigan is worked seamlessly from the bottom up, with mirrored cables running all the way up the body, alongside the button band and playful cable details on the sleeves. Once the body and sleeves are completed, all are joined together and stitches are decreased in a raglan yoke. The button band is then picked up and worked in 1×1 rib.
Yarn
John Arbon Textiles Appledore, DK
This kit includes all the yarn you will need to make your chosen size.
Blocked Dimensions
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Garment Bust: 82.5 (93, 103, 113, 126, 133, 143.5) cm /
32.5 (36.5, 40.5, 44.5, 49.5, 52.5, 56.5) inches
Garment Waist: 72.5 (82.5, 95, 105.5, 115.5, 127, 137) cm /
28.5 (32.5, 37.5, 41.5, 45.5, 50, 54) inches
Garment Hips: 85 (95, 105.5, 115.5, 126, 136, 146) cm /
33.5 (37.5, 41.5, 45.5, 49.5, 53.5, 57.5) inches
See schematic for full measurements
Designed to be worn with 5-20 cm / 2-8 inches positive ease. Sonja has 94 cm / 37 inch bust and is wearing size 4 (113 cm / 44.5 inch bust).
Needles & Notions
3.75mm (9 UK / US 5) knitting needles suitable for working a large number of stitches and working small circumferences in
the round
3.5mm (- UK / US 4) knitting needles suitable for working a large number of stitches and working small circumferences in the round
10 stitch markers, including 2 locking stitch markers
Cable needle
Length of smooth waste yarn for holding sts not being worked
Darning needle
6 x 15mm buttons – Maggie of Textile Garden always has brilliant ones
Gauge
22 sts x 32 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches on larger needles over Double Moss stitch after blocking
Always use a needle size that results in the correct gauge after blocking
