Aloe Vera

Stalks of blooming aloe vera plants are what I see in the stitch pattern on the front of this sweater.
On the sleeves, a similar but narrower pattern. And to add to the swoon factor - pretty eyelet ribbing !

Style-wise, this cardigan is a classic. It's knit flat from the bottom in one piece, then separated at underarms, and the ribbed buttonband is worked as part of the sweater body. Slip-stitch crochet forms the after-thought buttonholes and stabilizes the front edge. Neckline band is attached I-cord.

Sleeves are worked separately and are set in. Cable decreases (love those!) shape the sleeve caps and "full-fashioned" shoulders.

Subtle shaping whittles the back waist a bit. And while the length shown is cropped, the sweater couild be made any length desired.

Stats

Sizes of finished sweater, buttoned and measured at chest: 32.5 (34.5, 37, 40.5, 44.5, 48.5, 53)". Wear with recommended ease of -2 to +2". Shown in size 32.5 worn with -1.5" ease on a 34" dress form and with -1" ease on model.

Yarn: 5 (6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins Sunday Knits Heaven (100% cashmere sport weight - 225 yd / 200 m per 50g skein): or Sunday Knits 3 ply (sport weight - 246 yds / 225 m per 50g skein) Angelic (merino angora), Eden (merino), Nirvana (merino cashmere), or Brigadoon (merino tweed).
Shown in Heaven ash.

Substitute any sport weight yarn that works nicely to gauge: 1250 (1340, 1460, 1600, 1780, 1960, 2150) yds.

Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch.

Needles & Notions: US size 4 (3.5 mm) needles, size 2 (2.75 mm) needles for ribbing, size D (3.25 mm) crochet hook, markers, tapestry needle, eight 5/8" (15 mm) buttons.

Techniques used: Tubular cast on (recommended), reading charts, lace knitting (pattern worked on both RS and WS of fabric), cable decreases, short rows, crochet slip stitch.

Pattern includes: Written instructions, schematics, glossary, Aloe Vera stitch patterns in charted format only.

Knit Aloe Vera

© Sunday Knits 2017. All rights reserved. Design and photography by Carol Sunday.
Edited by Sandra Whittaker.
Modeled by Jamie Mail.