Cattail is a softly flowing A-line cardigan with textured stripes. Knit in one piece from the top down, the cardigan begins with the back neck. Shoulders and sleeve caps are shaped using Susie M’s contiguous method of construction. The eye-catching stripes are created by using an off-set stitch pattern and a beautiful hand-dyed yarn by Amanda Hope Yarn.

The yoke increases are given in table format, making for easy-to-follow shaping for each given size.

The textured stripe pattern is both written and charted.

Sizes 
• 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

Finished Measurements 
• Bust: 34½ (38½, 42¾, 47, 51, 54½, 58¾, 63)” / 86 (96.5, 107, 117.5, 127.5, 136.5, 147, 157.5)cm, buttoned

Cardigan shown in Size 2 and is modeled with 2” / 5cm of positive ease.

Yarn 
• Amanda Hope Aussie Extra Fine Sport 
100% Australian superwash Merino 
327 yds / 300m / 100g 
• 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins (MC) 
• 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins (CC) 
Shown in colors Steel (MC) & Tin Roof Rusted (CC)

or

• 703 (834, 921, 1048, 1158, 1234, 1401, 1514) yds / 643 (762, 842, 958, 1059, 1128, 1281, 1384)m sportweight yarn (MC) 
• 318 (376, 416, 474, 524, 558, 634, 685) yds / 291 (344, 381, 434, 479, 510, 580, 626)m sportweight yarn (CC)

Needles 
• US 5 / 3.75mm circular needle*

* It is recommended to have various lengths of circular needles on hand to accommodate changing numbers of stitches. For the sleeves, any method of working in the round (double-pointed needles, two circulars or a long circular for magic loop) may be used.

Notions 
• stitch markers (4) 
• waste yarn 
• tapestry needle 
• 1 button, ¾” / 19mm (optional)

Gauge 
• 23 sts and 36 rows/rnds = 4” / 10cm over Stockinette stitch, blocked

Skills Used 
• knitting flat and in the round 
• increasing and decreasing 
• reading charts (optional) 
• maintaining pattern stitch 
• picking up stitches

I’ve uploaded 2 videos on working and maintaining the textured stitch pattern used to create the stripes in this pattern. You can watch them here and here.

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