Serene Sips

This pattern is available in the June, 2017 issue of I Like Knitting.

We all love the bright colors of summer, but the Serene Sips Cardigan gives your wardrobe a nice balance with its calm, laid-back feeling. Plus, the intricate stitches look beautiful and will test your skills with a unique side-to-side and top-down construction.

Skill Level:
Advanced

Finished Bust Size:
29 (33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53)” / 73.5 (84, 94, 104, 114.5, 124.5, 134.5) cm
Shown in size 33″ / 84 cm.

Yarn:
Lace weight yarn Quince & Co. Piper (50% Texas Super Kid Mohair, 50% Texas Superfine Merino; 305 yards 279 meters/50grams): San Angelo, 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) skeins.

Needles:
US sizes 2 (2.75 mm) and 3 (3.25 mm): straight needles and double pointed needles (DPNs).

Notions:
Stitch markers; waste yarn and crochet hook US size D/3 (3.25 mm) for provisional cast on; US size 9 (5.5 mm) needle for binding off; nine 3/8” (9 mm) buttons

Gauge:
24 sts and 34 rows = 4″ / 10 cm in St st with larger needles; 1 patt rep (13 sts) = 2″/ 5 cm and 35 rows = 4″ / 10 cm in Fishtail Pattern with larger needles.