Birdy Cardigan - PDF knitting pattern

PDF knitting pattern from Maschenfein

The idea for the Birdy Cardigan was born out of love for the yarn Water and Marisa has created a charming design for you. "Birdy" is a cozy, stockinette stitch cardigan with a V-neck that is worked seamlessly from the top down and in rows with raglan increases. Short rows are knitted in the neck immediately after the stitches are cast on for a good fit.
knitted. After the sleeve stitches have been cast off, the work continues straight to the wide cuff, which is knitted with knit and purl stitches and bound off in Italian. After the
After picking up stitches from the front pieces, a facing is knitted in double face. The buttonholes are worked in directly
worked in directly. For the sleeves, the cast-off stitches are picked up again and knitted in the round without decreases. The
The sleeves end, like the body, with a wide cuff and an Italian finish.

Sizes

(1/2/3) (4/5) (6/7/8) = (87/92/99) (105/111) (121/132/142) cm bust measurement of the finished cardigan.
The Birdy Cardigan is knitted with a positive ease of 5 to 15 cm.

Recommended yarn

LAMANA - Como Grande (100 % virgin wool) together with

LANG YARNS - Wool Addicts Water (100 % alpaca).

or

CaMaRose - Midnatssol (54 % alpaca, 36 % Tencel, 10 % virgin wool)

It is knitted either in two threads with one thread each of Como Grande and Wool Addicts Water or in three threads with one thread of Como Grande and two threads of Midnatssol.

gauge

13 sts on 10 cm in stockinette stitch (after
washing and stretching)
15 visible sts on 10 cm in double face (after washing and
washing and stretching)

Tools

- 5.0 mm circular knitting needle 80-100 cm (or suitable for the specified gauge)
- 5.0 mm circular needle 30-40 cm or a 5.0 mm double-pointed needle (or suitable for the specified gauge) for the sleeves
- 4.0 mm circular knitting needle 80-100 cm (or suitable for the specified gauge) for the end cuff and the stitch pick-up on the button placket
- 4.0 mm circular needle 25-40 cm or a 4.0 mm double-pointed needle (or suitable for the specified gauge) for the end cuffs
gauge) for the cuffs of the sleeves
- 4.0 mm auxiliary needle (e.g. from a set of needles) or another 4.0 mm circular knitting needle (or matching the specified gauge) for knitting the button placket
- 4 buttons (approx. 24-26 mm)
- 8 stitch markers
- Stitch holder or leftover yarn for resting stitches
- Wool needle for sewing the threads together

Photos: © Maschenfein