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Women's cardigan Novita Venla
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The thin Novita Venla yarn is ideal for light garments. The crocheted edgings on the front and the sleeves of this cardigan beautifully complement the stockinette stitch.
Novita Talvi 2016 -lehti (in Finnish)
7
Intermediate
Availability: In stock
N04167
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Size
XS/S(M)L(XL)XXLYarn demand
Novita Venla(545) Rose hip 200(250)300(350)400 g
Needles and other supplies
Needles:Novita 3½ mm or the size needed to obtain gauge.
Crochet hook:
Novita 2 mm and 2½ for the crocheted border.
Designer
Lea PetäjäThe back
Cast on 96(106)116(128)140 sts and work in garter stitch for 5 rows. Then switch to stockinette stitch.
When the piece measures 5(5)6(6)7 cm, increase 1 st to both ends of the piece, inside the outermost stitches. Repeat the increases every 5 cm for 2 more times = 102(112)122(134)146 sts.
When the piece measures 22(23)24(25)26 cm, on every 2nd row bind off for the underarm at both ends 1x5(5)6(6)7 sts, 0(0)0(1)1x3 sts, 1(2)3(3)3x2 sts and 3(3)2(2)3x1 st = 82(88)94(100)108 sts.
When the armhole measures 17(18)19(19)20 cm, bind off the middle 32 sts for the neckline and switch to working one side of the neckline at a time. Bind off 2x2 sts on every 2nd row at neckline edge.
When the armhole measures 19(20)21(21)22 cm, bind off the remaining 21(24)27(30)34 sts on the shoulder.
Knit the other side of the neckline to match.
The right front
Cast on 22(26)31(37)43 sts and work 5 rows in garter st.
Switch to stockinette st and begin the increases at the front edge (right edge): on the RS row k1, make a right-leaning increase (m1r) (= insert the left-hand needle from back to front under the strand of yarn between the sts and knit it through the front loop) and knit to end of row. Repeat the increase every 4th row for another 9(9)10(10)11 times.
Note: When the piece measures 5(5)6(6)7 cm, increase 1 st inside the outermost st at the left end. Repeat the increase every 5 cm for 2 more times.
When the piece measures 17(17)18(18)19 cm, decrease 1 st at front edge: k1, skp (=slip 1, knit 1, and pass the slipped st over). Repeat the decrease every 4 rows for 16(16)17(17)18 more times.
When the piece measures 22(23)24(25)26 cm, on every 2nd row bind off for the underarm at left end 1x5(5)6(6)7 sts, 0(0)0(1)1x3 sts, 1(2)3(3)3x2 sts and 3(3)2(2)3x1 st.
When the armhole measures 19(20)21(21)22 cm, bind off the remaining 8(10)13(16)20 sts on the shoulder.
The left front
Knit as the mirror image of the right front piece. Work left-leaning increases on the front edge (= insert the left-hand needle from front to back under the strand of yarn between the sts and knit it through the back loop).
The decreases at front edge are worked as k2tog.
Sleeves
Cast on 64(66)68(70)72 sts and work in stockinette stitch.
When the piece measures 5(3)4(2)5 cm, increase 1 st at both ends. Repeat the increases every 2,5(2,5)2(2)1,5 cm for 6(7)9(10)12 more times = 78(82)88(92)98 sts.
When the piece measures 22(23)24(25)26 cm, on every 2nd row bind off at both ends 1x5(5)6(7)8 sts, 1x3 sts, 2(2)3(3)3x2 sts, 13(15)15(16)18x1 st, 2x2 sts and 1x3 sts.
Knit the other sleeve to match.
Finishing
Lay the pieces to measurements wrong side up, mist with a spray bottle, and allow to dry.
Crochet edging on the fronts: Join the yarn with 1 double crochet (dc) into the upper corner on the front edge of the left front, onto the right side of the work. Using the 2 mm crochet hook, work 1 row of double crochet. Work 1 dc per each row on the front edge, making sure that the stitch count is divisible by 5 + 2 sts.
Change to the larger crochet hook and continue crocheting from row 1 of diagram I: (wrong side of the work) chain 3 ( = 1st treble), work 3 trebles into the next dc, ch 1, *skip 4 dc, work 4 trs into the next dc, ch 1*, repeat from * to * and work 1 more tr into the last dc. Now repeat rows 2-3 of the diagram twice and work row 2 once again. Break the yarn and sew the seam on the left shoulder.
Join the yarn with 1 dc into the bottom corner on the front edge of the right front, onto the right side of the work. Using the 2 mm hook, work 1 row of double crochet as you did on the left front.
Change to the 2½ mm hook and continue crocheting from row 1 of diagram II: (wrong side of the work) ch 4 (= 1st treble + 1 ch st), *skip 4 dc, work 4 trs into the next dc, ch1*, repeat from * to *, work 3 trs into the second-to-last dc on the row and 1 tr into the last dc. Now repeat rows 2-3 of diagram II for a total of 2 times and then work row 2 once more. Do not break the yarn. Sew the seam on the right shoulder and continue crocheting into the neckline on the back piece. Using the 2 mm hook work 1 dc into each st (stitch count divisible by 5 + 1 st). Break the yarn.
Join the yarn with 1 dc into the lower corner on the front edge of the left front, to the wrong side of the work. Continue crocheting with the 2½ mm hook from row 1 of diagram III: chain 3, *work 4 trs in between the treble groups, ch 1* repeat from * to * throughout the front edge and on the back neckline work 4 trs into the first dc, **ch 1, skip 4 dc and work 4 trs into the next dc**, repeat from ** to ** throughout the back neckline. Continue crocheting into the front edge of the right front: ch 1, *work 4 trs in between the treble groups, ch1*, repeat from * to * and finally work 4 trs. Crochet row 2 per diagram III. Turn work and work the picot row: work 1 dc into the tr, *ch1, crochet the picot stitch (= ch 3 and work 1 dc into the 3rd ch st from the hook), ch 1, 1 dc in between the treble groups* and repeat from * to *. Break the yarn.
Sew the sleeve seams.
Crochet edging on the sleeves: Starting from the seam, join the yarn with 1 dc into the right side of the work and using the 2 mm hook work 1 round of dc. Always crochet 1 dc into each stitch, making sure the stitch count is divisible by 5. Change to the larger crochet hook and continue working from row 1 of diagram IV: ch 4, *skip 4 dc and work 4 trs into the next dc, ch 1* repeat from * to * and at the end work 3 trs and close the round with 1 slip st into the 3rd chain from the beginning of the round. Continue working from row 2 of the diagram. Keep repeating rows 2-3 until you have 8 treble rows in total. Now work the picot row: *1 dc in between the treble groups, ch 1, work the picot stitch (= ch 3 and 1 dc into the 3rd chain counting from the hook), ch 1*, repeat from * to * and close the round with 1 slip st. Break the yarn.
Crochet a similar edging onto the other sleeve.
Sew the side seams and attach the sleeves at the armholes.
Finished dimensions
body circumference, measured at underarms 84(92)100(110)120 cm length of the garment 41(43)45(46)48 cm inner sleeve length 28(29)30(30)31 cmStitch patterns & gauge
Stitch patterns:- Garter stitch:
knit all rows.
- Stockinette stitch:
on the right side rows knit all sts. On the wrong side rows purl all sts.
- Crochet pattern:
crochet according to the diagrams and the written instructions.
Gauge:
24 sts and 34 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 cm
The back
Cast on 96(106)116(128)140 sts and work in garter stitch for 5 rows. Then switch to stockinette stitch.
When the piece measures 5(5)6(6)7 cm, increase 1 st to both ends of the piece, inside the outermost stitches. Repeat the increases every 5 cm for 2 more times = 102(112)122(134)146 sts.
When the piece measures 22(23)24(25)26 cm, on every 2nd row bind off for the underarm at both ends 1x5(5)6(6)7 sts, 0(0)0(1)1x3 sts, 1(2)3(3)3x2 sts and 3(3)2(2)3x1 st = 82(88)94(100)108 sts.
When the armhole measures 17(18)19(19)20 cm, bind off the middle 32 sts for the neckline and switch to working one side of the neckline at a time. Bind off 2x2 sts on every 2nd row at neckline edge.
When the armhole measures 19(20)21(21)22 cm, bind off the remaining 21(24)27(30)34 sts on the shoulder.
Knit the other side of the neckline to match.
The right front
Cast on 22(26)31(37)43 sts and work 5 rows in garter st.
Switch to stockinette st and begin the increases at the front edge (right edge): on the RS row k1, make a right-leaning increase (m1r) (= insert the left-hand needle from back to front under the strand of yarn between the sts and knit it through the front loop) and knit to end of row. Repeat the increase every 4th row for another 9(9)10(10)11 times.
Note: When the piece measures 5(5)6(6)7 cm, increase 1 st inside the outermost st at the left end. Repeat the increase every 5 cm for 2 more times.
When the piece measures 17(17)18(18)19 cm, decrease 1 st at front edge: k1, skp (=slip 1, knit 1, and pass the slipped st over). Repeat the decrease every 4 rows for 16(16)17(17)18 more times.
When the piece measures 22(23)24(25)26 cm, on every 2nd row bind off for the underarm at left end 1x5(5)6(6)7 sts, 0(0)0(1)1x3 sts, 1(2)3(3)3x2 sts and 3(3)2(2)3x1 st.
When the armhole measures 19(20)21(21)22 cm, bind off the remaining 8(10)13(16)20 sts on the shoulder.
The left front
Knit as the mirror image of the right front piece. Work left-leaning increases on the front edge (= insert the left-hand needle from front to back under the strand of yarn between the sts and knit it through the back loop).
The decreases at front edge are worked as k2tog.
Sleeves
Cast on 64(66)68(70)72 sts and work in stockinette stitch.
When the piece measures 5(3)4(2)5 cm, increase 1 st at both ends. Repeat the increases every 2,5(2,5)2(2)1,5 cm for 6(7)9(10)12 more times = 78(82)88(92)98 sts.
When the piece measures 22(23)24(25)26 cm, on every 2nd row bind off at both ends 1x5(5)6(7)8 sts, 1x3 sts, 2(2)3(3)3x2 sts, 13(15)15(16)18x1 st, 2x2 sts and 1x3 sts.
Knit the other sleeve to match.
Finishing
Lay the pieces to measurements wrong side up, mist with a spray bottle, and allow to dry.
Crochet edging on the fronts: Join the yarn with 1 double crochet (dc) into the upper corner on the front edge of the left front, onto the right side of the work. Using the 2 mm crochet hook, work 1 row of double crochet. Work 1 dc per each row on the front edge, making sure that the stitch count is divisible by 5 + 2 sts.
Change to the larger crochet hook and continue crocheting from row 1 of diagram I: (wrong side of the work) chain 3 ( = 1st treble), work 3 trebles into the next dc, ch 1, *skip 4 dc, work 4 trs into the next dc, ch 1*, repeat from * to * and work 1 more tr into the last dc. Now repeat rows 2-3 of the diagram twice and work row 2 once again. Break the yarn and sew the seam on the left shoulder.
Join the yarn with 1 dc into the bottom corner on the front edge of the right front, onto the right side of the work. Using the 2 mm hook, work 1 row of double crochet as you did on the left front.
Change to the 2½ mm hook and continue crocheting from row 1 of diagram II: (wrong side of the work) ch 4 (= 1st treble + 1 ch st), *skip 4 dc, work 4 trs into the next dc, ch1*, repeat from * to *, work 3 trs into the second-to-last dc on the row and 1 tr into the last dc. Now repeat rows 2-3 of diagram II for a total of 2 times and then work row 2 once more. Do not break the yarn. Sew the seam on the right shoulder and continue crocheting into the neckline on the back piece. Using the 2 mm hook work 1 dc into each st (stitch count divisible by 5 + 1 st). Break the yarn.
Join the yarn with 1 dc into the lower corner on the front edge of the left front, to the wrong side of the work. Continue crocheting with the 2½ mm hook from row 1 of diagram III: chain 3, *work 4 trs in between the treble groups, ch 1* repeat from * to * throughout the front edge and on the back neckline work 4 trs into the first dc, **ch 1, skip 4 dc and work 4 trs into the next dc**, repeat from ** to ** throughout the back neckline. Continue crocheting into the front edge of the right front: ch 1, *work 4 trs in between the treble groups, ch1*, repeat from * to * and finally work 4 trs. Crochet row 2 per diagram III. Turn work and work the picot row: work 1 dc into the tr, *ch1, crochet the picot stitch (= ch 3 and work 1 dc into the 3rd ch st from the hook), ch 1, 1 dc in between the treble groups* and repeat from * to *. Break the yarn.
Sew the sleeve seams.
Crochet edging on the sleeves: Starting from the seam, join the yarn with 1 dc into the right side of the work and using the 2 mm hook work 1 round of dc. Always crochet 1 dc into each stitch, making sure the stitch count is divisible by 5. Change to the larger crochet hook and continue working from row 1 of diagram IV: ch 4, *skip 4 dc and work 4 trs into the next dc, ch 1* repeat from * to * and at the end work 3 trs and close the round with 1 slip st into the 3rd chain from the beginning of the round. Continue working from row 2 of the diagram. Keep repeating rows 2-3 until you have 8 treble rows in total. Now work the picot row: *1 dc in between the treble groups, ch 1, work the picot stitch (= ch 3 and 1 dc into the 3rd chain counting from the hook), ch 1*, repeat from * to * and close the round with 1 slip st. Break the yarn.
Crochet a similar edging onto the other sleeve.
Sew the side seams and attach the sleeves at the armholes.
This pattern is publish in the latest issue of Novita Magazine. You can buy your own copy here
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