Butterfly short cardigan

The Butterfly cardigan is a short style knit with a V-neck and short wide sleeves. This cardigan is worked top-down in Stockinette stitch pattern, in raglan using increases LLI and RLI. Cuffs and the hem are worked in a Rib stitch pattern. As the cardigan body and sleeves are worked straight, it can easily be made longer, but more yarns will need to be estimated. Beginners can knit it to learn how to work increases and start knitting sweaters and cardigans. The Butterfly cardigan is a timeless knit and has a narrowing silhouette in the bottom, so it looks very feminine and elegant.

Yarn (two yarns held together): 2 x Drops, Lima (65% wool, 35% alpaca wool; 50g (1.8oz) = 100m (109 yds)), colour no. 4434.

**Yarn weight for two strands (Chunky / Craft / Rug):**700 (700) 750 (800) 850 (900) 950 (1000) g 24.6 (24.6) 26.4 (28.2) 29.9 (31.7) 33.4 (35.2) oz

**Gauge:**10cm x 10cm (4in x 4in) = 13 stitches x 19 rows in Stockinette stitch after washing.