Astilbe is a classic, Aran-inspired cardigan with subtle, wear-every-day textures. 

Pattern is charted.

Skill level:  Intermediate

Shown in size 36″

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Bust (closed) – 36(39-42-45-48-51-54)″

Length – 28(28½-28½-29-29½-30-30)″

Note:  This garment was designed with approximately 6 – 8″ of ease.  Please take this into consideration when selecting your size.

MATERIALS

7(8-8-9-9-10-11) balls BERROCO REMIX (100 grs), #3903 Almond

Straight knitting needles, sizes 6 (4.00 mm) and 7 (4.50 mm) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

36″ length circular knitting needle, size 6 (4.00 mm)

3 st holders

2 st markers

GAUGE

22 sts and 24 rows = 4″ in charted pat on larger needles

17 sts and 24 rows = 4″ in Moss St on larger needles

TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

Astible, p. 12 in booklet

A number of small corrections were made to make the ribbing instructions easier to follow, to make the ribbing flow more naturally into the Moss St pattern, and to include 2 purl sts on either side of the Back chart which were omitted. Please download the latest version, available (free) as a PDF download.