Moon Shadows Cardigan

MATERIALS

• RED HEART® Boutique Midnight®: 5 (5, 6, 7, 7) balls 1933 Aura
• Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 6mm [US 10] circular needles, 29” (75 cm) and 16” (40 cm)
• Stitch markers
• stitch holders
• yarn needle

GAUGE: 16 sts = 4” (10 cm); 22 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette st (k on right side, p on wrong side).

CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

Moon Shadows Cardigan Construction Diagram

INSTRUCTIONS

Directions are for size Small. Changes for sizes Medium, Large, 1X and 2X are in parentheses.

To Fit Bust: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50)” (86.5 (96.5, 106.5, 117, 127) cm)

Finished Bust: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52)” (91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132) cm)
Finished Length: 20 (20½, 21, 21½, 22½)” (51 (52, 53.5, 54.5, 57) cm)

Special Stitches
M1L (Make 1 Left Increase) = Insert left needle from front to back under strand between needles, knit strand through the back loop, twisting it to prevent a hole.

M1R (Make 1 Right Increase) = Insert left needle from back to front under strand between needles, knit strand through the front loop, twisting it to prevent a hole.

ssk = Slip next 2 stitches, one at a time as if to knit, to right needle, insert point of left needle through front of sts, knit these sts together through back loops.

Pattern Stitches
Lace Border Pattern (multiple of 8 sts)
Rows 1–3: Knit.
Row 4 (WS): P1, *p2tog, yo; repeat from * to last st, p1.
Rows 5 and 6: Knit.
Row 7: K3, *yo, ssk, k6; repeat from * to last 5 sts, yo, ssk, k3.
Rows 8: Purl.
Row 9: K2, *[yo, ssk] 2 times, k4; repeat from * to last 6 sts, [yo, ssk] 2 times, k2.
Row 10: Purl.
Row 11: K1, *[yo, ssk] 3 times, k2; repeat from * to last 7 sts, [yo, ssk] 3 times, k1.
Row 12: Purl.
Rows 13 and 14: Repeat Rows 9 and 10.
Row 15: Repeat Row 7.
Rows 16 and 17: Knit

Rows 18–20: Repeat Rows 4–6.

Lace Border Pattern in the Round
(multiple of 8 sts)
Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: Purl.
Round 3: Knit.
Round 4: K1, *k2tog, yo; repeat from * to last st, k1.
Round 5: Knit.
Round 6: Purl.
Round 7: K3, *yo, ssk, k6; repeat from * to last 5 sts, yo, ssk, k3.
Round 8: Knit.
Round 9: K2, *[yo, ssk] 2 times, k4; repeat from * to last 6 sts, [yo, ssk] 2 times, k2.
Round 10: Knit.
Round 11: K1, *[yo, ssk] 3 times, k2; repeat from * to last 7 sts, [yo, ssk] 3 times, k1.
Round 12: Knit.
Rounds 13 and 14: Repeat Rounds 9 and 10.
Round 15: Repeat Round 7.
Round 16: Purl.
Round 17: Knit.
Rounds 18–20: Repeat Rounds 4–6.

Note: Cardigan is worked in one piece beginning at neck edge. Piece is divided at underarms and body and sleeves worked separately down to lower edges.

YOKE
With longer needle, cast on 46 (48, 54, 56, 58) sts.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): P1, place marker, p1, place marker, p8 (8, 10, 10, 10), place marker, p1, place marker, p24 (26, 28, 30, 32), place marker, p1, place  marker, p8 (8, 10, 10, 10), place marker, p1, place marker, p1. In all following rows, slip markers as you come to them.

Row 1 (neck and raglan increase – right side): K1, M1R, yo, slip marker, k1, slip marker, yo, [knit to marker, yo, slip marker, k1, slip marker, yo] 3 times, M1L, k1—56 (58, 64, 66, 68) sts.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3 (raglan increase only): [Knit to marker, yo, slip marker, k1, slip marker, yo] 4 times, knit to end of row—64 (66, 72, 74, 76) sts.
Row 4: Purl.
Rows 5–24 (32, 32, 40, 48): Repeat last 4 rows 5 (7, 7, 9, 11) more times—154 (192, 198, 236, 274) sts.

Sizes Small (Medium) Only
Row 25 (33) (neck increase only): K1, M1R, knit to last st, M1L, k1—156 (194) sts.
Row 26 (34): Purl.
Row 27 (35) (raglan increase only): [Knit to marker, yo, slip marker, k1, slip marker, yo] 4 times, knit to end of row—164 (202) sts.
Row 28 (36): Purl.
Rows 29 (37)–44 (48): Repeat last 4 rows 4 (3) times—204 (232) sts.

Sizes Large (1X, 2X) Only
Rows 33 (41, 49) and 34 (42, 50): Repeat Rows 1 and 2—208 (246, 284) sts.
Row 35 (43, 51): Knit.
Row 36 (44, 52): Purl.
Row 37 (45, 53) and 38 (46, 54): Repeat Rows 1 and 2—218 (256, 294) sts.
Rows 39 (47, 55)–50 (54, 58): Repeat last 4 rows 3 (2, 1) more times—248 (276, 304) sts.

All Sizes
Work even in Stockinette st until piece measures 8½ (9, 9½, 10, 11)” (21.5 (23, 24, 25.5, 28) cm), end with a wrong side row.

Divide for Armholes
Dividing Row (right side): Removing markers as you come to the, k30 (34, 36, 40, 44) sts for left front, slip 42 (48, 52, 58, 64) sts to holder for left sleeve, cast on 12 (12, 16, 16, 16) sts for left underarm, k60 (68, 72, 80, 88) sts for back, slip 42 (48, 52, 58, 64) sts to holder for right sleeve, cast on 12 (12, 16, 16, 16) sts for right underarm, k30 (34, 36, 40, 44) sts for right front—144 (160, 176, 192, 208) sts remain on needle for body.

BODY
Work even in Stockinette st until body measures 6” (15 cm) from underarms, end with a wrong side row.
Work Rows 1-20 of Lace Border pattern.
Work even in Stockinette st until body measures 10” (25.5 cm) from underarms, end with a wrong side row.
Next Row (right side): K3, p2, *k2, p2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
Next Row: P3, k2, *p2, k2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p3.
Repeat last 2 rows until body measures 11½” (29 cm) from underarms, end with a wrong side row.
Bind off in pattern.

SLEEVES (work 2)
With right side facing and shorter needle, beginning at center of underarm, pick up and k6 (6, 8, 8, 8) sts across cast-on edge of underarm, k42 (48, 52, 58, 64) sts from holder, pick up and k6 (6, 8, 8, 8) sts across cast-on edge of underarm—54 (60, 68, 74, 80) sts. Place marker for beginning of round. Prepare to work in the round.
Next Round: Knit.
Decrease Round: K2tog, knit to 2 sts before marker, ssk—52 (58, 66, 72, 78) sts.
Repeat last 2 rounds 6 (9, 10, 7, 4) more times—40 (40, 46, 58, 70) sts.

Repeat Decrease Round 0 (0, 3, 9, 15) times—40 sts.
Work Rounds 1-20 of Lace Border pattern in the Round.
Next 6 Rounds: Knit.

Note: Sleeve should measure about 7½ (8½, 9½, 9½, 9½)” (19 (21.5, 24, 24, 24) cm) from underarm.

Ribbing
Next Round: *K2, p2; repeat from * around.
Repeat last round until ribbing measures about 1½” (4 cm). Bind off.

FINISHING
Front and Neck Bands
Row 1 (right side): With right side facing and longer needle, beginning at lower right front corner, pick up an k54 sts across right front edge, 33 (34, 35, 36, 39) sts across right front neck edge, 8 (8, 10, 10, 10) across top of right sleeve, 28 (30, 32, 34, 36) sts across back neck, 8 (8, 10, 10, 10) sts across top of left sleeve, 33 (34, 35, 36, 39) sts across left front neck edge, and 54 sts across left front edge—218 (222, 230, 234, 242) sts.
Row 2: P2, *k2, p2; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 3: K2, *p2, k2; repeat from * to end of row.
Repeat last 2 rows until band measures about 1½” (4 cm), end with a wrong side row.
Bind off in pattern.
Weave in ends.