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Rusty

Rusty by Steinunn Birna Guðjónsdóttir

Sizes: X-small/small Medium Large X-Large
Hips/waiste: 80 cm 90 cm 103 cm 114 cm
Length from hips to armhole: 36 cm 38 cm 40 cm 42 cm
Sleeve length: 46 cm 47 cm 48 cm 49 cm

Materials:
Knitting circular needles no 4 and 3,5, 40-80 cm. Double pointing needles (DPNs) no 4 og 3,5.

One-ply Plötulopi (unspun wool yarn from Ístex)

1 plate is approx. 300 m (328 yd):
1426 Dark amber heather – 2-3-3-4 plates
0001 White – 1 plate.

Gauge:
In 10x10 cm swatch are 17 stitches and 24 rows.

Edging: Repetition of two rows: Row 1: K1, p1. Row 2: Knit. Repeat row 1 and 2.

Open cardigan: Every row starts with P2. Those two stitches will be purled throughout the
piece until bind off at the neckline.

Body piece:
Cast on 139 – 157 – 179 – 197 sts on circular needle no 3,5. Connect in a round and knit edging
until measures 5-7 cm. Knit (+p2 in beginning of every row) until piece measures 36 – 38 – 40 –
42 cm from cast on.

Sleeves:
Cast on 40 – 48 – 52 – 60 st on DPNs no 3,5. Connect in a round and make edging for 5-7 cm.

Switch to DPNs no 4 and knit 5 rows. *Increase with 2 st in next row (1 st after first stitch and 1
st before last stitch). Knit 7 rows.* Repeat from * to* 6 – 6 – 7 – 7 times => 54 – 62 – 68 – 76 sts
on needles. Knit until sleeve measures 46 – 47 – 48 – 49 cm from cast on.

Put 10 sts (all sizes) on a stitchholder. (Take 5 sts from beginning of row and 5 sts at the end of
row. => 44 – 52 – 58 – 66 sts.

Repeat second sleeve in same way.

Shoulder piece:
(P2) Knit 29 – 34 – 39 - 44 sts of body piece (right front). Put next 10 sts on stitchholder. Knit
first sleeve together. Knit 58 – 66 – 78 – 87 sts (back) of body piece. Put next 10 sts on
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stitchholder. Knit second sleeve together. Knit last 30 – 34 – 40 – 44 sts from body piece (left
front). => 207 L – 241 – 275 – 309 sts on needle.

Knit pattern and decrease as shown in picture.

After pattern => 159 – 185 – 211 – 237 sts on needle.

*Knit 2 rows. Decrease in next row ( K2tog, k2) repeat throughout row => 121 – 139 – 159 – 178
sts.* Repeat from * to * two times. After first repetition => 91 – 107 – 120 – 134 sts. After second
repetition => 69 – 81 – 91 – 101 sts. Knit 2 rows. Change to shorter needles if you have to.
Change to needle size no 3,5 40 cm. Make edging: 2 repetitions or 4 rows. Bind off loosely.

Finishing:
Graft underarm stitches together and weave in loose ends. Carefully wash in hands with warm
water (not too hot) or use gentle wool wash program on your washing mashine (I recommend
using handwash). Lay down to dry, good to press down with towels. Be careful not to stretch the
garment too much while washing and drying.

Opening the cardigan:

Sew in a mashine two rows with a straigth and tight stitch in the purl stitches in front middle.
Carefully cut the piece open between the sewing stitches.
Make a single crochet (sc) egding from bottom to top of front middle. Sc in approximately every
other knitting row. Do 4 rows of sc on rigth front. Make buttonholes on left front: Starting at the
top. Begin with 2 rows of sc. Make buttonholes (bh.) in 3rd row. Measure and mark where you
want your bh. to be, the first one will be at the top. Good to have approx. 6-7 cm between the bh.
Chain 2, skip 2 sc, sc until next bh. Repeate throughout row. Sc in next row, 2 sc in each bh. Sc 1-2
rows addtitionally. Weave in loose ends.