BRIOCHE STRIPED CARDI

Vogue Knitting Magazine Winter 1992/93 #10
Vogue Knitting Magazine Holiday 2018 #20

Design by Nancy Marchant

Difficulty level
Experienced/Complex

MATERIALS
ROWAN
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Original yarn
• 16 (18, 20, 22) ¾oz/25g balls (each approx 92yd/84m) of Rowan/Westminster Trading Lightweight DK (wool) in #97 dark blue (MC)
• 4 (5, 6, 7) balls each in #129 grey (A) and #146 light brown (B)
• 3 (4, 5, 6) balls in #88 light blue (C)
Suggested substitute yarn
• 8 (9, 10, 11) 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 137yd/125m) of Rowan Felted Tweed (wool/alpaca) in #170 seafarer (MC)
• 2 (3, 3, 4) balls each in #191 granite tweed (A) and #175 cinnamon (B)
• 2 (2, 3, 3) balls in #167 maritime (C)
• Size 4 (3.5mm) circular needle 29″/80cm long
• Six 1″/2.5cm buttons

SIZES
Sized for Small, Medium, Large, X-Large and shown in size Small.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Chest/bust at underarm (buttoned) 44¼ (46¼, 48¼, 50¼)”/112.5 (117.5, 122,5, 127.5)cm
• Length 30 (30, 30, 30½)”/76 (76, 76, 77.5)cm
• Sleeve width at upper arm 18¼ (18¼, 19¼, 20¼)”/46.5 (46.5, 49, 51.5)cm

GAUGE
16 sts and 44 rows = 4″/10cm over brioche st using size 4 (3.5mm) circular needles.
Note Measure carefully remembering that each knit loop you see on top of the knit column counts for two rows.

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