The Braided Cardi is a bomber-style cardigan that can easily be worn as a transitional jacket as well as a classic cardigan. The high neck can be worn closed with a high neck or folded over like a collar. The sleeves, which are wide at the armhole, give plenty of room to wear thinner blouses underneath and make it extremely snuggly.
The cardigan is knitted top down with classic raglan increases and a beautiful braid pattern on the body, which makes it fun to knit - from both the right and wrong sides.
The technical skills you need are twisting and being able to see the increases as the pattern expands.
Sizes (XS) S (M) L (XL)
Goal
Circumference over the chest measures 87 (98) 105 (118) 128 cm Length from neckline (rib not included) 45 (46) 47 (49) (50) cm
A minimum movement space of 10-15 cm is recommended.
Materials with guide wire
Jawoll (210 m/ 50 grams) 250 (250) 300 (400) 400 grams or Merino from Knitting for Olive, (250 m/50 grams) , 200 (200) 250 (300) 300 grams
You can also knit Braided Cardi in Pura Lana without a guide thread. This way you can knit with just 1 thread of yarn and achieve a beautiful result that achieves the same knitting tension as when you knit with the 2 threads listed above.
21 x 27 sts = 10 x 10 cm knitted in stocking stitch on needle size 4.5
Guiding pins
Circular needle size 4.0, 60 or 80 cm (ribbed edges) Circular needle 4.5, 60 or 80 cm (body and sleeves) Circular needle size 3.0, 60 or 80 cm (rib for the cardigan closure) Auxiliary pin for twisting
