Daisy
INSPIRED BY the American West for her latest design collection, Debbie Bliss has used a soft cotton denim yarn for this cardigan. It’s brightened with bands of stranded colourwork, knitted in Debbie’s own Rialto DK yarn. The buttonless cardigan is fastened with a knitted belt, and has a shawl collar. It is designed to have a loose, comfortable fit.
SIZE
NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
1 pair 3.75mm (US 5/UK 9) knitting needles 1 pair 4mm (US 6/UK 8) knitting needles
TENSION
22 sts and 28 rows to 10cm over st st on 4mm needles
YARN
Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (DK weight; 100% extrafine merino; 100m/109yds per 50g ball)
Plus 1 x 50g ball of each:
C Burnt Orange (43); D Sea Green (81);
E Mustard (99); F White (01); G Earth (37);
H Apple (09)
YARN STOCKISTS
Debbie Bliss c/o LoveCrafts
For general abbreviations, see p81
CHARTS
Chart B
Chart A
Chart C
KEY
This pattern is part of the Debbie Bliss Prairie collection, which was inspired by the American West. Find out more at www.lovecrafts.com.
BLOCKING DIAGRAM
BACK
Using 3.75mm needles and yarn A, cast on 137 (155:173) sts.
Beg with a K row, work 9 rows in st st.
Next row: K to end, to mark hemline.
Change to 4mm needles.
Beg with a K row, work 12 rows in st st.
Work in patt from Chart A as follows:
Row 1 (RS): Beg on st 3, work Row 1 of Chart A, working the 4-st patt repeat 34 (38:43) times and ending on st 7 (9:7).
Row 2: Beg on st 7 (9:7), work Row 2 of Chart A, working the 4-st patt repeat 34 (38:43) times and ending on st 3.
These 2 rows set the patt.
Work 2 more rows.
Work 4 rows in yarn A.
Work in patt from Chart B as follows:
Beg on st 10 (12:3), work Row 1 of Chart B,
