Harvest Moon Cardigan by Beach House Knits

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

The Harvest Moon cardigan is a statement piece: it features openwork sleeves, with large moon-like eyelets, along with a bell-sleeve shaping. The deep, autumnal orange of Miel in Franca recalls the color of September’s Harvest Moon.

Construction

This cardigan is worked in one piece from the top down. The body is worked in stockinette with garter stitch front bands, and the sleeves are worked in the pistachio pattern. After completing the raglan yoke, the stitches are divided for working the lower body in rows to the lower edge, and the sleeves are worked separately in the round, in pattern, down to the cuffs.

The cable patterns are charted.

Sizes

Finished Chest Circumference: 35¼ (38½, 44¾, 48, 52¾) (56, 59¼, 64, 68¾)” with front edges meeting in center

Length: 19 (19½, 20¼, 20¾, 21¼) (22, 22½, 23¾, 24¼)” from back neck cast-on to lower edge (not including neckband)

Sweater shown measures 44¾”.

Note: This sweater has an oversized fit and is intended to be worn with 6” to 8” of positive ease.

Yarn

Manos del Uruguay FRANCA (100% superwash merino; 114 yds/150 g): 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) sks.

Shown in F1 Miel

Needles & Notions

US 15/10 mm 16” and 32” - 40” circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

US 13/9 mm 16” circular and double-pointed needles

US 10/6 mm 32” circular needle

Note: You may substitute your preferred needles for small circumference knitting in place of the largest 16” circular needle or the medium double-pointed needles.

Stitch markers

Stitch holders or waste yarn

Tapestry needle

Gauge

10 sts and 13½ rows = 4”/10 cm in St st using largest needles, after blocking.

8¾ sts and 11½ rows = 4”/10 cm needles in Pistachio Stitch using largest needles, after blocking.