A summery, slightly cropped cardigan with a fun lace edging and two sleeve options. Worked from the bottom up, the cap sleeve version is completely seamless, while the short sleeve version has minimal seaming.

 

Meant to be worn open (but you can also add a button or tie). This fingering weight version takes a little longer to knit, but works up surprisingly quickly. A wonderful sweater to knit with your sock yarns too beautiful to hide! Bellevue is a perfect topper to take that short sleeved or sleeveless dress into the evening, air conditioning and autumn.

Shown in size 35.5” / 90cm with 0.5”/1.25cm negative ease and short sleeves. Note that the fronts do touch, but swing back when worn.

FINGERING WEIGHT BELLEVUE

Takes a little longer but is so wearable. Perfect for summer mornings and evenings.

SIZES

Finished Bust: 32.5” (35.5”, 38.5”, 41.5”, 44.5”, 48”, 51”, 54”, 57”) / 82.5 (90, 98, 105.5, 113, 122, 129.5, 137, 145) cm

MATERIALS

Fingering weight (4ply/sock) yarn. Shown in Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock (80% superwash wool, 20% nylon; 215 yds/67g skein) in colour Douglas Fir, 4 skeins for size 35.5” / 90cm.

Yards: 580 (640, 700, 760, 820, 880, 950, 1020, 1090) for cap sleeve version.

For short sleeves, add an additional:

Yards: 40 (50, 50, 50, 50, 60, 60, 60, 60)

US 2.5 / 3mm circular needles, 32” / 80cm or longer, or size needed to obtain gauge

an additional set of US 2.5 / 3mm needles, circular or straight, if working short sleeves

waste yarn

stitch markers

tapestry needle

GAUGE

26 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10cm square in Stockinette Stitch.

MORE INFO

Skills needed: cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease, optional chart, seaming for short sleeve version only.

Each pattern contains written and charted directions for the lace pattern, schematics and abbreviations.