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We thought we’d start 2011 off with a free pattern to whet your appetite for the knitting year ahead! This gorgeous cardigan has been designed by Sandra Manson for Jamieson & Smith, and they’ve kindly given it to TheKnitter.co.uk to share with our readers.
The cardigan is knitted in Jamieson & Smith's new Shetland Chunky, which is worsted spun from their combed tops. main shade is Dumba, a lovely earthy brown that provides a great background for the contrast shades of Steekit, a pale sky blue, and Kirn Mylk, a creamy white reminiscent of the froth on waves. It’s very much a colour scheme inspired by the landscape of the Shetland Isles, the home of Jamieson & Smith.
The colours and shape of the cardigan also means it looks just as great on men as on women, making this a great project to knit for any of your friends or family.
Click on the image below to download a free pdf of this chart.
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Yarn
Jamieson & Smith Chunky Yarn
5 of Main Shade (all sizes)
1 each of 1st Contrast Shade and 2nd Contrast Shade (all sizes)
5.5mm (US 9) needles
6.5mm (US 10.5) needle (Or sizes required for correct gauge)
7 buttons
84-89 cm (34-35 in), 94-99 cm (37-39 in); 104-109 cm (41-43 in)
6 sts and 8 rows equal 5 cm (2 in) over stst (1 row knit, 1 row purl)
using size 6.5 mm (US 10.5) needles
k knit
p purl
stst stockinette stitch
st(s) stitch(es)
in(s) inch(es)
cm(s) centimetre(s)
inc increasing
dec decreasing
k2tog knit next two stitches together
rep repeat
comm commencement
patt pattern
Using circular needles or set of 4 size 5.5 mm needles and 1st
contrast shade cast on 108 [120, 132] sts and work in K1, P1 rib for
8 rows increasing one st at end of last row. (109 [121, 133] sts.)
Change to size 6.5mm needles and work in stst in Main Shade until
work measures 38 [39,42] cm (15 [15.5, 16.5] in) from comm.
Divide Armholes (Right side facing)
Next Row K24 (26 : 28), cast off 6 (9: 10) sts, K49 (51 : 57) sts, cast
off 6 (9: 10) sts, knit to end. Leave these sts on a spare needle.
Using size 5.5 mm needles and Main Shade cast on 26 [30, 30] sts and work in K1, P1 rib for 7 cm (2.75 in), inc 5 [7, 7] sts evenly along last row. (31 [37, 37] sts.)
Change to size 6.5 mm needles and work 10 rows in stst. (1st Row = Knit)
Continue in stst in Main Shade inc one st at each end of next row and every following 6th row until 41 [45, 49] sts are on needle.
Continue on these sts until work measures 41 [44, 47] cm (16.5 [17.5, 18.5] in from comm, dec one st at end of last row on 2nd size only. (41 [44, 49] sts.)
Shape Armholes (Right side facing)
Cast off 3 [4, 5] sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Leave these 35 [36, 39] sts on a spare needle.
Using circular needles or a set of 4 size 6.5 mm needles with wrong side of work facing rejoin Main Shade and purl across 24 [26, 28] sts of Left Front, purl across 35 [36, 39] sts of 1st Sleeve, purl across 50 [52, 58] sts of Back, purl across 35 [36, 39] sts of 2nd Sleeve, and finally purl across 24 [26, 28] sts of Right Front. 168 [176, 192] sts.
Work 0 [4, 6] rows in stst. (1st Row = Knit) in Main Shade.
Now work 32 rows as Chart A, starting on st 5 [1, 1) and reading from right to left. 63 [66, 72] sts remain.
Continue in 1st Contrast Shade only.
Next Row K0 [0, 2] *K2tog, K5 [4, 5] rep from * to end of row.
Next Row Purl. 54 [56, 62] sts remain.
Change to size 5.5 mm needles and work in K1, P1 rib for 6 rows.
Cast off loosely in rib.
Using size 5.5 mm needles and Main Shade cast on 5 sts and work in rib as follows:
1st Row *K1, P1, rep from * to last st, K1.
2nd Row *P1, K1, rep from * to last st, P1.
Next Row (Make buttonhole), Rib 2, cast off 2.
Next Row Rib 1, cast on 2, rib to end.
Continue in rib making further buttonholes as before at 9.5 [10, 11] cm (3.75 [4, 4 .5] in intervals (measuring from base of previous buttonhole) until 7 buttonholes in all have been worked.
Work 1 row more in rib.
Cast off in rib.
Work another Band in the same manner omitting buttonholes.
Pin out and press each piece on wrong side under a damp cloth avoiding ribbed welts. Join sleeve seams. Sew cast off sts at underarm together with sts cast off on Sleeves.
Sew Front Bands neatly in position placing buttonhole band to Right Front for women’s and to Left Front for men’s.
Add buttons.
Press all seams.
Jamieson & Smith have been the major purchasers of the Shetland wool clip for over 60 years, annually buying from over 700 local producers. Located in Lerwick’s Old North Road, J&S are busy throughout the year, sorting and grading raw wool, to ensure the finest parts of each fleece go into the wide range of knitting yarns.
Each fleece is examined and hand sorted, the finest part contributing to the range of yarn, and the rougher parts being put into other products, such as Shetland wool carpeting, to ensure minimum wastage.
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