MillaMia Blaze Fair Isle Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Description

The MillaMia Blaze Fair Isle Cardigan is a beautiful sweater with a zig-zag colorwork pattern worked over a striped background for a party on the front and sleeves, while the back is all business worked plain. The main color makes up the back, trims, and the the zig-zag pattern, giving the finished cardigan a cohesive look that has a little flair added with the four colors that alternate in stripes. Cardigan is knit flat in pieces from the bottom up and seamed with the back worked in plain stockinette and the fronts and sleeves worked in stranded colorwork. With a classic crewneck and set-in bracelet length sleeves giving a timeless fit, the colorwork takes center stage and sets this sweater apart from the crowd. Worked in Naturally Soft Cotton, this sweater will be comfortable to wear year-round and also be easy to care for with its machine-washable cotton fiber.Stranded colorwork pattern is charted only.

Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes: to fit 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42) chest
Finished Measurements:
Bust 34 (37, 39, 42, 45, 47)
Length to shoulder 21 (22, 22, 23, 23, 23)
Sleeve length 15
Yarn Requirements: MillaMia Naturally Soft Cotton (100% Cotton; 50g/180yds)
Color A 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) balls, shown in #300 Black
Color B 1 ball (all sizes), shown in #330 Bright Green
Color C 1 ball (all sizes), shown in #342 English Rose
Color D 1 ball (all sizes), shown in #321 Indigo Purple
Color E 1 ball (all sizes), shown in #333 Lemon Yellow
Needles:
US 2 (3.00mm) single points
US 3 (3.25mm) single points
Gauge: 25 sts and 34 rows = 4 in stockinette stitch with US 3 (3.25mm) needles