Fading Diamonds Cardigan - Knitting Pattern
Fading Diamonds Cardigan - Knitting Pattern
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Fading Diamonds is a top down raglan cardigan with a diamond lace motif. The motif starts out simple during the raglan shaping, then becomes more complex as the cardigan grows.
Construction:
The cardigan is seamlessly knit flat in one piece until the raglan shaping is complete, then the sleeves are placed on hold. The body is continued flat, and the sleeves are later picked up and knit in the round. The neckband and button band are worked simultaneously with the rest of the body.
Despite the complexity of the lace, the cardigan comes together quickly due to the worsted weight yarn and loose gauge.
Difficulty: Intermediate
As with all my size inclusive garment patterns, you can use the code ANTIFATTAX to get 20% off the pattern, intended for sizes 6-10 to help combat the extra costs incurred by knitting larger sizes.
This pattern has been professionally tech edited by Hannah Middleton, and test knitted.
Details
Sizing
Please see the schematic and size chart in the photos for all the measurements. The first 4 rows are the body measurements the cardigan was graded to fit, A-H are the finished garment measurements.
Sample is size 2 worn with 4” / 10 cm of positive ease.
Fading Diamonds features compound raglan shaping for impeccable fit across the size range.
Gauge
One full diamond (17 stitches and 28 rows) should measure ~4” x 4.75” / 10 cm x 12 cm.
Please note that row gauge does make a big difference in cardigan and sleeve length, if your row gauge is different from the patterns you may need to make adjustments.
Needles & Notions
(Larger) US 9 / 5.5 mm circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge after blocking.
(Smaller) US 7 / 4.5 mm circular needles for the ribbed hem, or 2 sizes smaller than (Larger) needles.
10 stitch markers, darning needle, scissors, waste yarn for putting stitches on hold.
Yardage
Cascade Yarns Cantata 5, 5, 6, (6, 6, 7) {8, 8, 8, 9} skeins (218 yards / 200 meters per 100 g), 70% Cotton, 30% Merino. Sample shown in color 23 Pink.
OR 970, 1031, 1215, (1237, 1282, 1471) {1531, 1677, 1704, 1763} yards / 886, 942, 1110, (1129, 1171, 1343) {1398, 1531, 1555, 1609} meters of worsted weight yarn.
Two of my samples are made with 100% cotton yarn, which also worked well.
Techniques
Long Tail Cast On
Backwards Loop Cast On
PU and K
K2tog
SSK
SK2P
YO
Sl1p wyb
M1L / M1R
What’s Included
-Illustrated Construction Overview
-2 PDFs, one with mostly charted instructions, the other with all the instructions written out
-Illustrations of tricky bits
-Hyperlinks for easy electronic pattern navigation
-Guidance on how to modify lengths
-Special Techniques with links to YouTube videos