Short Description: Tartelette by Frogginette. This one is as irresistible as those miniature berry tarts, with its pretty cable edging and rich seed stitch “filling”. A very quick and fun knit, with an unusual construction, it will showcase your prettiest yarns and the little ladies are sure to love it! It can be as chic or as casual as you want, either paired up with a pretty summer dress in the evening or on a windy day, or simply dressing up a pair of jeans in the Fall. The back has a slight poof to it, to echo the puffed sleeves. Several options are offered in the pattern: two lengths (shrug and cardigan), two closure types (button and I-cord), and two sleeve types (puffed or regular - short or long). This garment is knit seamlessly from the top down. The cable neckline is worked first, then stitches are picked up along its edge and the upper back and sleeves are worked together. Once the cross-back width is reached, sleeve stitches are put on hold and stitches are picked up along the front raglans to work the fronts together with the back in one piece until either a shrug length or a cardigan length is achieved. Sleeves are worked in the round.
Gauge: 18 stitches and 28 rows = 10 cm in stockinette
Sizes: 3mo (6mo, 12mo, 18mo // 2yo, 4yo, 6yo, 8yo) to fit chest: 16 (17, 18, 19 // 21, 23, 25, 26.5) inches or 40.5 (43, 45.5, 48.5 // 53.5, 58.5, 63.5, 67.5) cm
Finished Measurements: Garment cross-back (from centers of underarms): 9.25 (10.25, 11, 12 // 12.5, 13, 13.75, 14.75) inches or 23.5 (26, 28, 30.5 // 32, 33, 35, 37.5) cm
Materials Used:
- Shrug-length version: Approximately 200 (225, 250, 275 // 300, 325, 350, 400) yds or 160 (206, 229, 251 // 274, 297, 320, 366) meters of worsted to aran weight yarn
- Cardigan-length version: Approximately 225 (250, 300, 325 // 350, 375, 400, 475) yds or 206 (229, 274, 297 // 320, 343, 366, 434) meters
- *Note: these yardages are for short sleeves only. If doing long sleeves, please add approximately 50 (50, 50, 50 // 75, 75, 75, 100) yds or 46 (46, 46, 46 // 69, 69, 69, 91) meters to the yardages above
Needle Size:
- US 8 or 5mm 24-inch or 60cm circular needle (or size needed to match stockinette stitch gauge); 1 set of matching dpns
- US 9 or 5.5mm dpn (or one size larger than needles used for stockinette portions)
- cable needle
Pattern Includes: 8 sizes; Also includes: two body lengths and two sleeve lengths, detailed written instructions, links to tutorials, schematic
Skill Level: Intermediate: Skills required: working a simple cable, casting on, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, knitting in the round, picking up stitches, yarn over, binding off, I-cord bind off (explanations provided), grafting (only a few stitches, link to tutorial provided)
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