Clara-Jane is a retro-cool chick, stylish and modern, with a love of all things natural and pure. She keeps to herself mostly, she makes her own clothes, bakes her Grandmother’s old recipes for her family and even makes her own cleaning products to save money for the things that really matter in life. She does enjoy a good night out occasionally though, listening to her favourite girl-bands.

The Clara-Jane cardigan is worked from the top down, in a raglan style. She’s an unfussy, cropped and fitted design, embellished at the hem with a little bit of mosaic colourwork. The neck and button bands are picked up and worked onto the body.

Sizes
The finished bust circumference is 80 (89.5, 100, 109.5, 120, 129.5, 140, 149.5) cm / 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60) in and is designed to fit an upper bust circumference of 75 (85, 95, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145) cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58) in with approx 5 cm / 2 in positive ease.

Yarn
Yarnfloozy Machinist, 4ply / fingering weight; 70% merino, 20% yak, 10% nylon; 400 m / 437 yds per 100 g. Sample in photo one is made in colourways Pyralid (Colour A) and Oxidation (Colour B).

Yardage
Colour A: 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) 400 m / 437 yd skeins
Colour B: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) 400 m / 437 yd skein
If substituting for another 4 ply / fingering-weight yarn, use approx:
Colour A: 624 (720, 816, 896, 1008, 1104, 1200, 1296) m / 792 (902, 1012, 1141, 1270, 1399, 1509, 1620) yd.
Colour B: 156 (180, 204, 224, 252, 276, 300, 324) m / 198 (226, 253, 286, 318, 350, 378, 405) yd.
NB: There is a 15% buffer included in this yardage for extra safety.
The sample (size two) used approx 170 g of Colour A and 35 g of Colour B of Yarnfloozy Machinist, and is worn on an 87.5 cm / 35 in upper bust.

Gauge
25 sts x 34 rows = 10 cm / 4 in over stocking stitch on a 3.5 mm (US 4) needle, blocked and rested.
Always make sure that your gauge matches the pattern — especially if you’re substituting yarn.

Needles & Notions
• 3.5 mm (US 4) circular knitting needle for working the body and your preferred needle type for working small circumferences
• stitch markers
• waste yarn
• approx eleven buttons
• darning needle.

This pattern has been test knitted and professionally tech edited.