Brighton Girl Cardigan

Sizes 4 & 6 Only

Fasten off.

Size 8 Only

Row [15]: Rep row 13. Fasten off.

Size 10 Only

Rows [15 & 16]: Rep rows 13 and 14. Fasten off after last row.

ASSEMBLY

Matching up sts and sps of last row on Fronts with Back, sew shoulder seams.

Sleeve

Rnd 1: With RS facing and with white, join at center of underarm, working in row ends around armhole opening, sc in next 1 [0,1, 0] row(s), [sc in next row, 2 sc in next row] up to shoulder seam, [2 sc in next row, sc in next row] 6 [7,7, 8] times, sc in next 1 [0,1, 0] row(s), sk sl st, join in first sc. (38 [42, 44, 48] sc) Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around changing color (see Stitch Guide) to black in last st, join in beg sc. Rnds 4 & 5: Ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, sc in each st around to last 2 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, join in beg sc. (34 [38, 40, 44] sc) Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each st around to last 2 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, changing to white, join in beg sc. (32 [36, 38, 42] sc) Rnds 7 & 8: [Rep rnd 2] twice. Rnd 9: Rep rnd 3. Rnds 10–12: Rep rnds 7–9, changing to white in last st. Rnds 13–18: Rep rnds 7–12. Rnds 19–21: Rep rnds 7–9.

Rnds 22–24: Rep rnds 4–6. (26 [30, 32, 36] sc) Rnds 25–42 [25–48, 25–48, 25–54]: [Rep rnds 7–12] 3 [4,4, 5] times.

Sizes 6 & 10 Only

Fasten off after last rnd.

Sizes 4 & 8 Only

Rnds 43–45 [49–51]: Rep rnds 7–9. Fasten off after last rnd.

Cuff

Rnd 1: With RS facing and with pink, join with sc in any st, sc in each st around evenly sp 3 [5,5, 6] sc dec in next 2 sts, join in beg sc. (23 [25, 27, 30] sc)

Rnds 2–5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc. Fasten off after last rnd.

Rnd 6: With RS facing and black, join with sc in any st, sc in each st around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.

FINISHING Buttonhole Band

Row 1: With RS facing and with pink, join with sc in ch-1 sp of Motif at bottom right, sc dec in next 2 sts, [sc in next st, sc dec in next 2 sts] 2 times, working in row ends along Right Front, sc in next row end, 2 sc in each of next 8 [10, 12, 14] row ends, sc in next row end, turn. (25 [29, 33, 37] sc) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 3 [3,1, 3] st(s), [ch 1, sk next st, sc in each of next 5 sts] 3 [4,5, 5] times, ch 1, sk next st, sc in each of last 3 [2,1, 3] st(s), turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch-1 sp across, turn.

Row 5: Rep row 2. Fasten off.

Button Band

Row 1: With WS facing and with pink, join with sc in ch-1 sp of Motif at bottom left, sc dec in next 2 sts, [sc in next st, sc dec in next 2 sts] 2 times, working in row ends along Left Front, sc in next row end, 2 sc in each of next 8 [10, 12, 14] row ends, sc in next row end, turn. Rows 2–5: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Fasten off after last row.

Bottom Border

Row 1: With RS facing, and with pink, join with sc in last row of Button Band, sc in each of next 4 row ends, working along bottom of Motif strip, sc in next 9 sts, *dc in center of Motif seam, sc in next 8 sts, rep from * across, sc in each row end of Buttonhole Band, turn. (99 [118, 127, 127] sc, 10 [11, 12, 12] dc) Rows 2 & 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Fasten off after last row.

Collar

Row 1: With RS facing and with pink, join with sc in end of last row of Buttonhole Band, sc in each of next 4 row ends, working in row ends of Right Front, 2 sc in each row end across to neck, sc in each st and sp across neck, working in row ends of Left Front, 2 sc in each row end, sc in each row end of Button Band, turn.

Rows 2 & 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. Fasten off after last row.

Outer Edging

Row 1: With RS facing and with black, join with sc in first st of Bottom Border, sc in each st across, working in row ends of Border, sc in each of next 3 row ends, sc in each st of Right Front, working in row ends of Collar, sc in each of next 3 row ends, sc in each row end across Collar, working in row ends of Collar on opposite side, sc in each of next 3 row ends, sc in each st of Left Front, sc in 3 rows of Bottom Border, join in begin sc. Fasten off. With sewing needle and thread, sew buttons to Button Band, lining them up with Buttonholes.