Celebration by Deborah Newton

Craft: Knitting

The large gauge turns simple lozenges into a bold and graphic design. Scoop up Cardo, our 100% Corriedale non-superwash yarn, and make this season’s go-to garment in a tic!

MATERIALS

Yarn

Manos del Uruguay CARDO (100% Corriedale wool; approx. 109 yds/100 g): 6 (7, 7, 8) (9, 10, 10) sks

Shown in D2040 Daffodil

Needles & Notions

US 10½/6.5 mm 36” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

US 10/6 mm 16” to 20” circular needle and 36” circular needle

Cable needle

Stitch markers

Scrap yarn for stitch holders

Tapestry needle

Four 1¼” buttons

GAUGE

15 sts and 21½ rows = 4”/10 cm Textured Leaf pattern using larger needle.

NOTES

The lower body is worked in one piece to the underarms using a circular needle to accommodate the stitches, and then divides for working the upper back and fronts separately to the shoulders. The armhole edgings and the combined front bands with short-rowed collar are worked during finishing.

The lower body divides for the fronts and back in Row 8 of the pattern for all sizes. The 2 stitches bound off at each underarm are either the center stitches of a p4 group, or the center stitches of a k6 group when viewed from the RS. This allows the pattern to be mirrored on each side of the divide, so the pattern will match at the shoulders. Because of the placement of the underarm bind-offs, the combined fronts are wider than the back, which is a benefit for those who are wider in the front themselves—more common than being wider in the back!

The Textured Leaf pattern may be worked from the chart or from the written directions in the Stitch Guide.

SIZES

Finished Chest Circumference: 36¼ (41½, 46¾, 52¼) (57½, 62¾, 68¼)” buttoned with 1½” front bands overlapped

Length: 19½ (20, 20½, 21¼) (22, 22¾, 23½)”, not including collar

Note: This garment has a slight oversized fit, and due to the thick fabric is intended to be worn with positive ease. Shown in 41½” size on a 34” bust circumference.