Walking along the path at dusk on a brisk autumn day, you pull up the collar and wrap yourself up in Windwhistle. The open-front, A-line cardigan has cozy knit/purl texture at the collar, bands, and running along the side “seams” to create a classic sweater for your wardrobe.

The cardigan is knit from the top down, beginning with two halves of the back collar. Collar stitches are put on hold as the back is worked from the collar edge to the armholes, building the shoulders as you go. Collar stitches are placed back on the needles to form the seamlessly worked front bands, and the front is knit from the shoulders down to the armholes. At the underarm, back and fronts are joined and the body continues in one piece to the hem. Sleeves are picked up around the armhole and worked down to the cuff.

The pattern stitch is both written and charted.

Finished Measurements 
• Bust: 35½ (39½, 44, 47¼, 52¼) (55½, 58, 62½, 66½)” / 89 (99, 110, 118, 130.5) (139, 145, 156, 166)cm with front bands overlapped

Cardigan is shown in Size 2 and is modeled with 3½” / 9cm of positive ease.

Yarn 
• 8 (9, 10, 11, 11) (12, 13, 14, 15) skeins 
Barrett Wool Co. Woolens 
100% American wool 
180 yds / 165m per 50g

Shown in color October Road

• 1 skein (for contrasting pocket linings) 
Barrett Wool Co. Woolens 
100% American wool 
180 yds / 165m per 50g

Shown in color Garner

or

• 1323 (1490, 1642, 1794, 1971) (2133, 2267, 2435, 2608) yds / 1213 (1366, 1505, 1645, 1806) (1955, 2078, 2233, 2391)m sport weight yarn

• 15 yds / 14m sport weight yarn in contrasting color for pocket linings

Needles 
• US 5 / 3.75mm circular needle*

* No needle lengths are listed. It is recommended to have various lengths of circular needles on hand to accommodate different numbers of stitches. For the sleeves, any method of working small circumferences in the round (short circular, double-pointed, two circulars or a long circular for magic loop) may be used, as preferred.

Gauge 
• 22 sts and 35 row/rnds = 4” 10cm in Stockinette stitch, blocked 
• 24 sts and 39 rows/rnds = 4” 10cm in pattern stitch, blocked

Notions 
• stitch markers 
• waste yarn 
• tapestry needle

Skills Used 
• knitting flat 
• knitting in the round 
• increasing 
• decreasing 
• German short rows 
• picking up stitches 
• wrap & turn short rows 
• reading charts (optional)

The pattern has been professionally tech-edited.

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