Lacy Spencer

This lacy spencer cardigan will flatter you in jeans, skirts or a special dress. The yoked bodice encircles the shoulders while the body flares gracefully over the hips. A lace edging adds extra femininity.

The yoke is knit first from the bottom edge up to the neck, then stitches are picked up around the bottom of the yoke. The body is worked down toward the hem, increasing in width to create the flared shape. A lace edging is added last. The cardigan can easily be made longer (more yarn may be required). Sample is shown in Size 1 and Truffle, with the Textured Circle Shawl Pin. NOTE: Fiddlesticks Knitting patterns are charted. Recommended for Intermediate knitters.

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Recommended yarn:

Fiddlesticks Knitting Enticing (70% merino,
10% silk, 20% angora) each ball 50 g / 240 m

Knitted measurements at bust (can be adjusted by how much lace is stretched in blocking) and yarn requirements:

Size 1: 32 to 34 inches – 4 balls

Size 2: 36 to 38 inches – 5 balls

Size 3: 40 to 42 inches – 6 balls

Size 4: 44 to 46 inches – 6 balls

Size 5: 48 to 50 inches – 7 balls

Size 6: 52 to 54 inches – 7 balls

Needles:

3.5 mm (US 4) 24-inch circulars (note: larger sizes may also need 32-inch circulars)

3.5 mm (US 4) 16-inch circulars for armhole edges

or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge in eyelet lace pattern (at yoke):

4 inches = 21 stitches and 32 rows