Item #1195A

LION BRAND®WOOL-EASE® CHUNKY

BOX STITCHKNIT CARDIGAN

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LION BRAND® WOOL-EASE® CHUNKYBOX STITCH KNIT CARDIGAN

Item #1195AEASY

SIZES (M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X). Finished chest measurement 46 (48, 50, 52, 54, 56)".Length 27 (28, 28, 29, 29, 30)"

MATERIALS• LION BRAND Wool-Ease Chunky: 10 (10, 11, 11, 12, 12) balls #402 Wheat or color

of your choice• Size 10.5 (6.5 mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE• Size 9 (5.5 mm) needles• Size 8 (5 mm) needles• 1" (25 mm) Buttons – 7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 9) [Durango B12 Bone Plain shown]

GAUGE16 sts + 22 rows = 4" (10 cm) on size 10.5 (6.5 mm) needles in pattern st. BE SURE TOCHECK YOUR GAUGE.

NOTEFor ease in working, circle numbers that pertain to your size.

STITCH EXPLANATIONSOne Row Buttonhole Work to where you want buttonhole to be. Bring yarn to front, slipnext st as to purl, then take yarn back. *Slip st from left needle onto right needle, pass firstslip st over last st on needle*, repeat twice. Slip last st from right needle onto left needle.Turn work, take yarn back and, using cable cast on (see below), cast on 4 sts onto leftneedle, turn work, with yarn in back slip first st from left needle onto right needle and passextra cast on st over it to close hole. Continue making buttonholes in this way.

Cable Cast-on Cast on one stitch and knit it, but do not drop the old stitch off the left needle.Instead, slip the new stitch from the right needle to the left one. *Insert the right needlebetween the first and second stitches on the left needle, yo as if to knit, and pull the yarnthrough with right needle, making a new stitch. Place this stitch on left needle. Repeat from *.

PATTERN STITCH (18 rows)Rows 1-3 Knit (garter stitch).Row 4 Knit.Row 5 P6, *k2, p6* repeat from *.Rows 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Repeat Row 4.Rows 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 Repeat Row 5.Repeat Rows 1-18.

BACKUsing largest sized needles, use your usual method to cast on 91 (95, 99, 103, 107, 111)sts. Work k1, p1 ribbing for 2 1/2" ending with RS row, inc 1 st on last row of ribbing, 92 (96,100, 104, 108, 112) sts. Using chart pattern set-up for each size, work in pattern until piecemeasures 16 (16, 16, 16 1/2, 16, 17)" long. Shape armhole Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 2rows - 86 (90, 94, 98, 102, 106) sts. Continue working until piece measures 26 (27, 27, 28,28, 29)" long. Shape shoulder and neck: Row 1 Bind off 9 (9, 10, 10, 11 ,11) sts. Worknext 23 (24, 24, 26, 26, 27) sts. Join second ball of yarn and bind off next 22 (24, 26, 26,28, 30) sts. Work to end of row. Work in two halves with these separate balls Row 2 Bindoff 9 (9, 10, 10, 11, 11) sts. Work to end of first half. On second half, bind off 2 sts. Work toend of row. Row 3 Bind off 9 (10, 10, 11, 11, 11) sts. Work to end of first half. At beg ofsecond half, bind off 2 sts. Work to end of row. Row 4 Bind off 9 (10, 10, 11, 11, 11) sts.Work to end of first half. At beg of second half, bind off 2 sts. Work to end of row. Row 5Bind off 10 (10, 10, 11, 11, 12) remaining sts. At beg of second half, bind off 2 sts. Work toend of row. Row 6 Bind off 10 (10, 10, 11, 11, 12) remaining sts.

RIGHT FRONTCast on 41 (43, 45, 47, 49, 51) sts on largest sized needles. Work k1, p1 ribbing for 2 1/2"ending with RS row. Increase 1 st on last row of ribbing - 42 (44, 46, 48, 50, 52) sts. Usingchart for where to start pattern for each size, work 2 complete pattern repeats, then work 1 row of the next pattern repeat. On Row 2, start pocket opening with RS facing, work11 (11, 11, 11, 12, 12) sts. Work next 15 sts with a strand of CC yarn, slip these sts back toleft needle, now work across CC sts with main yarn and complete row. Continue workinguntil piece measures 16 (16, 16, 16 1/2, 16, 17)" long. Shape armhole Dec 4 (4, 3, 3, 4, 4)sts on right edge of front - 38 (40, 43, 45, 46, 48) sts. Continue working until piece meas-

ures 24 (25, 25, 25 1/2, 25 1/2, 26 1/2)" long. Shape shoulder and neck On RS of work,bind off 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 5) sts. On Row 3, bind off 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4) sts. Then bind off 1 st everyother row 5 times. At same time, when piece measures 26 (27, 27, 28, 28, 29)" long, startshaping shoulder as for back.

LEFT FRONTSame as Right Front, reversing all shaping to correspond.

SLEEVESCast on 33 (35, 35, 39, 39, 39) sts on largest sized needles. Work k1, p1 ribbing for 2 1/2"ending with RS row. Set-up pattern (see chart) and inc 11 (11, 11, 13, 15, 15) sts evenlyacross first row of pattern. Continue working in established pattern. Inc 1 st on each side ofthe sleeve as follows, beginning first inc on Row 4: Small 1 st every 4th row 12 times,then 1 st every 5th row 6 times - 80 sts. (Medium 1 st every 4th row 21 times - 88 sts,Large 1 st every 4th row 21 times - 88 sts, IX 1 st every 4th row 10 times, then 1 st every5th row 10 times - 92 sts, 2X 1 st every 4th row 10 times, then 1 st every 5th row 10 times- 94 sts, 3X 1 st every 4th row 10 times, then 1 st every 5th row 10 times - 94 sts). Bindoff sts when sleeve measures 19 (20, 20, 21, 21, 21)" long.

FINISHINGPocket (Both sides) Remove CC yarn. Pick up bottom 18 sts and place on holder. Forpocket lining, pick up top 18 sts and 1 - 2 extra sts on each side so there is no gap atcorner. Work these sts downwards in stockinette st (k on RS, p on WS) until piece meas-ures 6 1/2" long. Bind off sts. Place bottom sts on needle, join new ball of yarn, pick up 1 - 2extra sts at corner. Purl 1 row and bind off. Sew pocket lining to front piece. Repeat onother side.Front band (RS) Pick up 101 (103, 103, 105, 105, 107) sts on size 9 needles.Row 1 Knit, then work k1, p1 ribbing until band is 2" wide. Right Buttonhole Band MakeOne Row Buttonholes (see Stitch Explanations) 7 (7, 7, 9, 9, 9) times on 4th row of ribbing.Sew shoulders tog. Attach sleeves to body by sewing. Sew all side seams tog. Weave inloose ends. Sew buttons on left band. Collar Facing WS, using size 8 needles, pick up byknitting 87 (89, 93, 97, 101, 105) sts from neck edge (start and end picking up 3 sts fromedges of front band). Knit 1 row. Work 10 rows of k1, p1 rib, always starting row by slippingfirst st. Change to size 9 needles. Work 8 rows, then change to size 10.5 needles. Workuntil piece measures 6". Then work 3 rows of garter st. Bind off.

ABBREVIATIONS

Wool-Ease Chunky (Art #630) comes in 5 oz/153 yd balls

“ F A M O U S F O R Q U A L I T Y S I N C E 1 8 7 8 ”

LION BRAND® YARNS34 W. 15TH ST., NY, NY 10011 1-212-243-8995 www.lionbrand.com

beg = begin(ning)CC = contrasting colordec = decreas(e)(s)(ing)inc = increase(e)(s)(ing)

k = knitp = purlRS = Right Sidest(s) = stitch(es)

tog = togetherWS = Wrong Sideyo = yarn over

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Every effort has been made to have instructionsaccurate and complete. We cannot be responsi-ble for variance of individual knitters, humanerrors, or typographical mistakes.

Back RightFront

Sleeve

10 (1

1, 1

1, 1

11/2,

12,

12)

"

3 (3

, 3, 3

1 /2, 3

1 /2, 3

1 /2)"

24 (2

5, 2

5, 2

51/2,

251

/2, 2

61/2)

"

161 /2

(171

/2, 1

71/2,

181

/2, 1

81/2,

181

/2)"

131 /2

(131

/2, 1

31/2,

14,

131

/2, 1

41/2)

"

26 (2

7, 2

7, 2

8, 2

8, 2

9)"

71/2 (8, 81/2, 81/2, 9, 91/2)"

23 (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)"101/2 (11, 111/2, 12, 121/2, 13)" 8 (9, 9, 10, 10, 10)"

20 (22, 22, 23, 24, 24)"

7 (71/4, 71/2, 8, 81/4, 81/2)"

1"1"

21/2" 21/2"

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LION BRAND® WOOL-EASE® CHUNKYBOX STITCH KNIT CARDIGAN

Item #1195A

“ F A M O U S F O R Q U A L I T Y S I N C E 1 8 7 8 ”

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LF: L, 1X

B: M, 1X, 3X

RF: S, L, 2X

B: S, L, 2X

S: S, 1X

RF: M, 1X, 3X

LF: S, M, 2X, 3X

S: M, L, 2X, 3X

RF: L, 1X

B: M, 1X, 3X

LF: S, L, 2X

B: S, L, 2X

S: S, 1X

LF: M, 1X, 3X

RF: S, M, 2X, 3X

S: M, L, 2X, 3X

S = SmallM = MediumL = Large1X = XLarge2X = XXLarge3X = XXXLarge

B = BodyRF = Right FrontLF = Left FrontS = Sleeves

= Knit on RS, purl on WS

= Purl on RS, knit on WS-

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