Lucky Penny Cardigan

Description

Lucky Penny is a top-down V-neck raglan cardigan with a five-color haloed fade. The fade comes from holding one strand of worsted with two strands of mohair/silk and marling from one color into the next as you go.

The yoke and body are worked flat. A 5-stitch decorative raglan seam runs along each side of the sleeves and changes direction at the underarm, angling toward the center front and back. The sleeves are worked in the round with balloon shaping. The button band is double knit.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished bust without button band: 33.75 (39, 43.5, 47, 51) (55.5, 57, 62.25, 66.25)” / 85.5 (98.5, 110.5, 119, 129) (141, 145, 158, 168.5) cm
Finished bust with button band fastened: 35.75 (41, 45.5, 49, 53) (57.5, 59, 64.25, 68.25)” / 91 (104, 115.5, 124.5, 134.5) (146, 150, 163, 173.5) cm

Designed to be worn with 4-8” / 10-20 cm of positive ease at the full bust. The sample is size 2, worn with 4” / 10 cm of positive ease.

Yarn

Main color (MC): A Verb for Keeping Warm Bread and Butter Everyday (worsted; 100% Merino; 200 yds / 183 m per 100 g), shown in Cottontail
4 (5, 5, 6, 7) (7, 7, 8, 9) skeins

Contrast colors (CC), held double: A Verb for Keeping Warm Frond (laceweight; 64% kid mohair, 36% silk; 459 yds / 420 m per 50 g)
CC A (Kishu): 1 skein, all sizes
CC B (Glow): 1 skein, all sizes
CC C (Falling Leaves): 1 (1, 1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins
CC D (Mango): 1 (1, 1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins
CC E (Lucky Penny): 1 (1, 1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins

Or substitute approximately 772 (888, 984, 1057, 1234) (1317, 1396, 1516, 1692) yds / 706 (812, 900, 967, 1129) (1205, 1277, 1387, 1548) m of worsted plus laceweight, or the same yardage of a bulky yarn held single that gets gauge. Full laceweight yardage for each CC is in the pattern.

Gauge

14 sts and 20 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch, worked flat with 1 strand MC and 2 strands CC, after blocking.

Needles

US 9 / 5.5 mm, 32” / 80 cm circular, plus your preferred small-circumference needles, for body and sleeves (or size to get gauge)
US 8 / 5 mm, 40” / 100 cm circular, for hem and cuffs
US 6 / 4 mm, 40” / 100 cm circular and 1 dpn, for the double knit button band

Notions

8 stitch markers, 6 (7, 8, 9, 10) (11, 11, 13, 14) removable markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle, six 5/8-1” / 15-25 mm buttons. Optional: cable connector for an extra-long circular.

Techniques

Long tail cast on, backwards loop cast on, tubular cast on, kfb, m1l/m1r, m1pl, k2tog, ssk, k2tog tbl, picking up stitches, double knitting, Magic Loop, Italian bind off. Video links for each are included in the pattern.

Tech edited by Sarah Walworth.