​Cozy Cardigan-Blanket

You’ll need:

8 skeins (127 yards/ skein – Total 1016 yards) of Lions Pride Woolspun Yarn in Linen;

Circle knitting needles 15mm;

2 buttons;

Sewing needle and thread to attach buttons;

Scissors;

Tapestry needle.

Stitches control:

Just under 2 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Just over 2 ½ rows per inch

Size

From end of arm to end of arm, measurement is approximately 40.5” inches *Note that the stockinette will curl in a bit at the arms. This measurement is when the stockinette is flat and uncurled

From top of neck, to bottom of shrug, measurement is approximately 34” long

Instructions

Holding two strands of yarn together, CO 73 stitches

Row 1 Knit across row

Seed Stitch Edge:

Row 2 *K1, p1; Repeat from * to end (Alternate knit and purl stitches across row)

Row 3 – 7 Repeat row 2

Stockinette Portion

(Stockinette is made by creating a row of knit and then a row of purl stitches)

Row 8 Knit across row

Row 9 Purl across row

Repeat rows 8 & 9, until you have completed 29” inches of stockinette stitch, or total length is approximately 31.5” inches (this is approximately 73 rows of stockinette stitch)

Once your piece measures 31.5” inches, you will work another band of seed stitch.

Final Seed Stitch Portion

Repeat rows 2 – 7

Knit cast off

Weave in ends.

Create your arm openings

Lay your piece out flat, lengthwise like a hot dog. Fold in each corner as pictured.

You will now seam in the two sides to create your arm holes. With a length of yarn and your tapestry needle, work from the inside towards the outside of the sleeve using a simple whip stitch (or preferred stitch) to close the seed stitch portion. Once you reach the stockinette portion, use the mattress stitch to seam. Using this type of seam will make the join nearly invisible. Once your seam is 7.5”inches long, tie off and weave in ends.

Repeat this for both arms.

Attach Buttons

With your piece laid out in front of you just as it was while seaming the arm openings, place the lowest of the two buttons approximately 9” inches from the top of the sweater. Place the upper button approximately 7” inches down from the top of the sweater, or 2” inches above the lower button.