Jerrica by Stephanie Earp

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.  

This embellished top-down raglan cardigan calls to mind the embroidered sweaters of the 1950’s, but with a completely updated palette and silhouette. Plus, no embroidery! The details here are knit into the sweater as you go. Technically, the raglan details are made using intarsia, but don’t be frightened off if you don’t know the technique - with so few stitches worked in the contrast colour, there’s no need to twist the yarns as you work.

SIZES

Finished Bust Circumference: 35 (39, 43, 47½) (51½, 55, 58, 62)”, including 1” overlapped front bands when buttoned

Length: 18 (18¾, 19, 19¾) (20¼, 20¾, 21¼, 21¾)”

Cardigan shown measures 39”.

Yarn

Manos del Uruguay MAXIMA (100% extrafine merino wool; approx. 219 yds/100 g): 4 (4, 5, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) sks MC, and 1 sk CC for all sizes.

Shown in M2602 Prince (MC) and M2414 Larkspur (CC)

Needles & Notions

US 8 / 5mm 32” circular and double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

US 6 / 4mm 32” circular needle and double-pointed needles

Note: You may substitute your preferred needles for small- circumference knitting in place of the double-pointed needles.

Stitch markers

Stitch holders or waste yarn

13 (13, 14, 14) (15, 15, 16, 16) buttons, about ½” diameter

Tapestry needle

Gauge

16 sts and 24 rows/rnds = 4”/10cm in St st with larger needles, after blocking.

Notes

This project features cluster stitches along the raglan lines and lower edge of the body that look like embroidery, but are actually knit in as you work. In the hem, the 3-into-3 Cluster adds a line of decorative stitches to match the raglans. Be sure to strand your CC loosely in this section to avoid puckering.

The 3-into-5 Cluster increases 3 stitches to 5 stitches. The raglan shaping takes advantage of this by placing clusters along the raglan lines to create new stitches, instead of using conventional raglan increase methods.