Sunday Best Cardigan

Bust: 37 (41, 45, 49, 53)" [94 (104, 114.5, 124.5, 134.5) cm].
Length: 23 (23¼, 23½, 23¾, 24)" [58.5 (59, 59.5, 60.5, 61) cm].

Sunday Best Cardigan Chart

Using smaller needles cast on 85 (93, 101, 109, 117) sts. Work in Seed st for 1½" [4 cm], ending with a WS row. Change to larger needles and St st. Work even until piece measures 5" [12.5 cm] from beg, ending with a WS row.

Shape sides
Dec 1 st each side of next row, then every 12 rows 3 times — 77 (85, 93, 101, 109) sts. Work even until piece measures 14½ (14¼, 14, 13¾, 13 ½)" [37 (36, 35.5, 35, 34.5) cm] from beg, ending with a WS row.

Shape armholes
Cast off 4 (4, 5, 6, 7) sts at beg of next 2 rows — 69 (77, 83, 89, 95) sts.
Dec 1 st each side every other row 4 (5, 6, 8, 10) times — 61 (67, 71, 73, 75) sts.  Work even until armholes measure 8 (8½, 9, 9½, 10)" [20.5 (21.5, 23, 24.5, 25.5) cm] from beg of shaping, ending with a WS row.

Shape shoulders and neck
Cast off 5 (6, 6, 6, 7) sts at beg of next 2 rows, 6 (6, 7, 7, 7) sts at beg of next 2 rows, then 6 (7, 7, 7, 7) sts at beg of next 2 rows. Place rem 27 (29,31, 33, 33) sts on holder for Back neck.

Using smaller needles, cast on 45 (49, 53, 57, 63) sts.  Work in Seed st for 1½" [4 cm], ending with WS row. Change to larger needles. Next row: (RS). K38 (42, 46, 50, 56) sts, pm, work rem 7 sts in Seed st. Keeping 7 Front edge sts in Seed st and rem sts in St st for pat, work until piece meas 5" [12.5 cm] from beg, ending with a WS row.

Shape side
Maintaining pat, dec 1 st at side edge on next row, then every 12 rows 3 times — 41 (45, 49, 53, 59) sts. Work even in pat until piece measures 14½ (14¼, 14, 13¾, 13½)" [37 (36, 35.5, 35, 34.5) cm] from beg, ending with a WS row.

Shape armhole
Next row: (RS). Cast off 4 (4, 5, 6, 7) sts at beg of next row — 37 (41, 44, 47, 52) sts.
Dec 1 st at beg of every RS row 4 (5, 6, 8, 10) times — 33 (36, 38, 39, 42) sts.
Work even in pat until armhole measures 5 (5½, 6, 6½, 7)" [12.5 (14, 15, 16.5, 18) cm] from beg of shaping, ending with a RS row.

Shape neck
Next row: (WS). Work in Seed st across first 7 sts and place them on a holder, cast off next 3 (3, 4, 5, 7) sts, purl to end — 23 (27, 27, 28, 28) sts.
Next row: (RS). Work even.
Next row: (WS). Cast off 2 (3, 3, 3, 3) sts, purl to end.
Dec 1 st at neck edge on next row and every following alt row 3 times more — 17 (19, 19, 20, 21) sts.
Work even until armhole measures same as Back to shoulder shaping, ending with a WS row.

Shape shoulder
Cast off at beg of every RS row 5 (6, 6, 6, 7) sts once, 6 (6, 6, 7, 7) sts once, then 6 (7, 7, 7, 7) sts once.

Using smaller needles, cast on 45 (49, 53, 57, 63) sts. Work in Seed st for 1½" [4 cm],  ending with WS row. Change to larger needles.
Next row: (RS). Work first 7 sts in Seed st, pm, knit to end. 
Keeping 7 Front edge sts in Seed st and rem sts in St st, work as for Left Front until piece measures 2 (2½, 3, 3½, 4)" [5 (6, 7.5, 9, 10) cm] from beg of armhole shaping, reversing shaping and ending with WS row.

Buttonhole row: (RS). K1, p1, k1, cast off next 2 sts, p1, k1; knit to end.

Next row: (WS). Purl to marker, k1, p1, cast on 2 sts, k1, p1, k1.
Complete as for Left Front, reversing all shaping.

Using smaller needles, cast on 43 (45, 47, 49, 51) sts. Work even in Seed st for 2" [5 cm], ending with WS row. Change to larger needles and St st.
Work even for 4 rows.

Shape Sleeve
Inc 1 st each side of next row, every 4 rows 0 (0, 0, 1, 8) times, every 6 rows 0 (0, 2, 8, 4) times, then every 8 rows 6 (6, 5, 0, 0) — 57 (59, 63, 69, 77) sts. Work even until piece measures 12 (12, 12½, 12½, 13)" [30.5 (30.5, 32, 32, 33) cm] from beg, ending with a WS row.

Shape cap
Cast off 4 (4, 5, 6, 7) sts at beg of next 2 rows — 49 (51, 53, 57, 63) sts.
Dec 1 st each side every other row 12 (12, 13, 13, 14) times — 25 (27, 27, 31, 35) sts. Cast off 3 (3, 3, 3, 4) sts at beg of next 2 rows, 3 (3, 2, 3, 3) sts at beg of next 2 rows. Cast off rem 13 (15, 17, 19, 21) sts.

Block pieces to measurements. Sew shoulder seams. Set in Sleeves; sew Sleeve and side seams.

Neckband
With RS facing, using circular needle and beg on Right Front holder, k1, p1, k1, cast off 2, p1, k1, then pick up and k21 (21, 23, 23, 25) sts up right neck edge, k across 27 (29, 31, 31, 33) sts from back neck holder, pick up and k21 (21, 23, 23, 25) sts down left neck edge, work in Seed
st across 7 sts from left front neck holder — 83 (85, 91, 93, 97) sts.
Next row: (WS). Work in Seed st on all sts and cast on 2 sts over 2 cast off sts of previous row.
Work in Seed st for 4 rows.
Cast off all sts in pat.
Sew buttons opposite buttonholes.
Using yarn needle, weave in ends.