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Summer cardigan in openwork pattern

Pattern ID: Robin 13701
Wool brand: Columbine, Landscape, or Reward.

Wool weight: Double knitting
Tension (10cmx10cm): 18sts x 23rows over pattern

Leaflet dimensions: approx. 9x7 inches
Number of pages: Single sheet

Price: SOLD

Description: Short-sleeved summery cardigan; knitted in an open stitch, achieved very simply through uneven needle sizes; reminiscent of older patterns from the 1940s, where the sleeves would have been a slightly longer elbow-length, and the shoulders squarer.

Pattern size: Chest size 28 - 36 inches

Wool quantity required: 4-6 x 50g balls.

Needle size: Nos 8 and 10 (4mm and 3¼mm) needles plus one size 000 (10mm).