Hardwick Hall
THIS ROUNDNECKED cardigan by Siân Brown has an elegantly textured fabric. The stitch pattern incorporates twisted stitches, double increases and decreases to produce a rippling, leaf-like effect. The cardigan is knitted in Rowan’s Pebble Island yarn, which is spun in Yorkshire using wool sourced from a single farm in the Falkland Islands. It’s available in a palette of 10 warm shades curated by Erika Knight.
BACK
Using 3.75mm needles, cast on
106 ( 118: 130: 142) sts.
Row 1 (RS): K2, *P2, K2; rep from * to end.
Row 2 (WS): P2, *K2, P2; rep from * to end. These 2 rows form rib.
Work a further 10 rows in rib, inc 3 sts across last row.
109 ( 121: 133: 145) sts.
Change to 4.5mm needles.
WORK IN PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): K1tbl, *P4, K3, P4, K1tbl; rep from * to end.
Row 2 (WS): P1, *K4, P3, K4, P1; rep from * to end.
Row 3: K1tbl, *P3, K2tog, KyoK, skpo, P3, K1tbl; rep from * to end.
Row 4: P1, *K3, P5, K3, P1; rep from * to end.
Row 5: K1tbl, *P2, K2tog, K1, KyoK, K1, skpo, P2, K1tbl; rep from * to end.
Row 6: P1, *K2, P7, K2, P1; rep from * to end.
Row 7: K1tbl, *P1, K2tog, K2, KyoK, K2, skpo, P1, K1tbl; rep from * to end.
Row 8: P1, *K1, P9, K1, P1; rep from * to end.
Row 9: K1tbl, *K2tog, K3, KyoK, K3, skpo, K1tbl; rep from * to end.
Row 10: P to end.
Row 11: K1, *K1, P4, K1tbl, P4, K2; rep from * to end.
Row 12: P1, *P1, K4, P1, K4, P2; rep from * to end.
Row 13: K1, M1, *skpo, P3, K1tbl, P3, K2tog, KyoK; rep from * to last 12 sts, skpo, P3, K1tbl, P3, K2tog, M1, K1.
Row 14: P1, *P2, K3, P1, K3, P3; rep from * to end.
Row 15: K1, M1, *K1, skpo, P2, K1tbl, P2, K2tog, K1, KyoK; rep from * to last 12 sts, K1, skpo, P2, K1tbl, P2, K2tog, K1, M1, K1.
Row 16: P1, *P3, K2, P1, K2, P4; rep from * to end.
Row 17: K1, M1, *K2, skpo, P1, K1tbl, P1, K2tog, K2, KyoK; rep from * to last 12 sts, K2, skpo, P1, K1tbl, P1, K2tog, K2, M1, K1.
Row 18: P1, *P4, K1, P1, K1, P5; rep from * to end.
Row 19: K1, M1, *K3, skpo, K1tbl, K2tog, K3, KyoK; rep from * to last 12 sts, K3, skpo, K1tbl, K2tog, K3, M1, K1.
Row 20: P to end.
These 20 rows form patt.
Work in patt until Back meas 28 ( 29: 30: 31) cm from cast-on edge, ending with a WS row.
SHAPE ARMHOLES
Cast off 6 ( 8: 10: 12) sts at beg of next 2 rows. 97 ( 105: 113: 121) sts.
Next row: K2 tog, patt to last 2 sts, skpo. Next row: Patt to end.
Rep the last 2 rows another 5 ( 6: 7: 8) times. 85 ( 91: 97: 103) sts.
Work straight until armhole meas
21 ( 22: 23: 24) cm, ending with a WS row.
SHAPE SHOULDERS
Cast off 10 ( 11: 12: 13) sts at beg of next 4 rows. Leave rem 45 ( 47: 49: 51) sts on hold for back neck.
LEFT FRONT
Using 3.75mm needles, cast on 55 ( 59: 67: 71) sts.
Row 1 (RS): K2, *P2, K2; rep from * to last 5 sts, P2, K3.
Row 2 (WS): P3, *K2, P2; rep from * to end. These 2 rows form rib.
Work a further 10 rows in rib, inc 1 ( 3: 1: 3) sts across last row.
56 ( 62: 68: 74) sts.
Change to 4.5mm needles.
WORK IN PATTERN
Sizes 1 and 3 only
Row 1 (RS): K1tbl, *P4, K3, P4, K1tbl; rep from * to last 7 sts, P4, K3.
Row 2 (WS): P3, K4, P1, *K4, P3, K4, P1; rep from * to end.
Row 3: K1tbl, *P3, K2tog, KyoK, skpo, P3, K1tbl; rep from * to last 7 sts, P3, K2tog, K1, yo, K1.
Row 4: P4, K3, P1, *K3, P5, K3, P1; rep from * to end.
Row 5: K1tbl, *P2, K2tog, K1, KyoK, K1, skpo, P2, K1tbl; rep from * to last 7 sts, P2, K2tog, K2, yo, K1.
Row 6: P5, K2, P1, *K2, P7, K2, P1; rep from * to end.