215w-01 Cats Cardigan

Suggested yarn:
• PurpleYarns Wildcat Long Fur [92% nylon, 8% polyester; 44 yds/40m per 3.53 oz./100g hank]; color #01 ivory, 6 hanks [590g]
• Pierrot Yarns Soft Merino [100% merino wool; 104 yds/95m per 1.41 oz./40g skein]; color #6 light beige 2 skeins [50g]

Tools/Notions:
• 3.9mm (approx. US 6) and 12.0mm (US 17) knitting needles or sizes necessary to achieve gauge
• 3.5mm (US E) crochet hooks or size necessary to achieve gauge
• 3 buttons (15mm/0.59")

Finished measurements:
• bust 99.5cm/39.17"
• cross back width 36cm/14.17"
• back length 63.5cm/25.00"
• sleeve length 56cm/22.05"

Gauge (10cm/4" square):

• stockinette stitch: 8.5 sts and 8.5 rows

Gauge may vary according to individual knitting style. Change needle size if necessary to achieve gauge. Alternatively, rework pattern with your own gauge measurements.

Summary
Back: Cast on with long-tail cast-on method. Work in stockinette stitch.

Front: Cast on with long-tail cast-on method. Work in stockinette stitch. Shape curve at hem edge by working backwards loop cast-on increase.

Sleeve: Cast on with long-tail cast-on method. Work in stockinette stitch. Shape sleeve cap by binding off stitches as indicated and by working decreases at edges. Pick up stitches
along cast-on edge; work cuff in k1p1 ribbing. Bind off in pattern.

Finishing: Seam shoulders with slip stitch seam. Seam sides and sleeve undersides with mattress stitch. Work sc edging in the round around hm, front edges, and neckline,
working buttonholes in right front edging as you go. Seam sleeves to body with slip stitch seam.

Abbreviations:
BO = bind off CO = cast on k = knit p = purl PU = pick up RE = row(s) even sc = single crochet (US) #-#-# = rows-stitches-times

© 2016 Pierrot Yarns (Gosyo Co., Ltd.). Translation by Linda Lanz. All rights reserved.
 Back Right front Sleeve
9cm 18cm 9cm 9cm 9cm BO 14
8 sts 16 sts 8 sts 8 sts 8 sts 2 RE
2-3-1
2-1-1 11cm
2cm 2 rows -10 sts 2-2-2 10 rows
BO 2

same as back
1 RE BO 14 40cm | 34 sts
1-1-1 20cm
4-1-1
17 rows
4 RE 39cm
2-1-2 4-1-7 33 rows
stockinette stitch
-5 sts BO 2 -5 sts 1-1-1
56cm 4 RE
4-1-7 38cm
st st 12.0mm needles 32 rows
62cm
stockinette stitch +7 sts
12.0mm needles 24.5cm | 21 sts
42cm 14cm
36 rows 12.0mm needles CO 20 sts | 23cm
12 rows
24.5cm | 21 sts +30 sts k1p1 rib 7cm 20 rows
49cm | 42 sts +10 sts 9cm Soft Merino
13cm 2-3-2 8 rows
11 sts 2-2-2 PU 50 sts 3.6mm needles

CO 11 ※When picking up stitches for ribbing at cuff, you will

CO 42 sts need to work 2-3 stitches into each stitch. Suggested
sts
method: work *k1, YO, k1* into one stitch.
38 sts sc
1.5cm | 3 rounds

Edging
Soft Merino
3.5mm hook 73 1 st
sts
buttonhole
Buttonhole 3.5mm hook (2 sts) 8 sts
27
buttonhole 8 sts sts
(2 sts) 27
sts 4 sts
27 sts 52 sts