Charleston Top-Down Cardigan #109

Charleston, South Carolina, has a reputation for friendliness, good taste, and culture. Those describe this stunning short-sleeve cardigan beautifully. Easily dressed up or down, Charleston has a classic feel and fitted silhouette, slightly wider in the hips than the bust. As with all Basix patterns, tips are included to help you change the waist and hip shaping if you’d like, to better fit your own shape.

This cardigan is worked from the top down, beginning at the back shoulders. The back is worked to the armholes, then placed on hold while the fronts are picked up from the back shoulders and worked to the armholes. Then the back and fronts are joined and the body is worked to the bottom edge. The sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked to the cuffs, with short-row shaping to shape the sleeve caps.