Bailey's Irish Cream
Baileys is a delicate cardigan that balances elegant details and seamless design a classic cardigan. Featuring a cable and lace motif in a seemingly complex pattern that’s actually quite simple. Body and sleeves are each worked from the bottom up and joined at yoke, which is worked seamlessley to neckline. Lace is both charted and written.
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Yarn: Shalimar Yarns Breathless DK (75% merino wool, 15% cashmere, 10% silk; 270yds/247m per skein). Sample knit in Oyster.
If substituting, use a DK weight yarn that is solid, semi solid or heathered to show off the detail of the sweater. Choose a light blend or a delicate mix with a bit of silk or cotton in it, especially in a light color, to give you the feminine feel of the sample.
Gauge: 22 sts/28rows = 4”/10cm in stockinette, based on final fabric. Lace pattern gauge given in pattern
Needles: US 5/3.75mm
Sizes:
33(36,39,42,45,48)(51,54,57,60)“
84(91.5,99,106.75,114.25,122)(129.5,137.25,144.75,152.5)cm
Sizes are based on finished fabric and reflect measurement around bust and hips, worn closed. Sample worn with 3”/7.75cm of positive ease.
Yardage:
950(1050,1200,1350,1500,1600)(1750,1900,2050,2100)yds
870(960,1100,1240,1380,1470)(1600,1740,1870,1920)m