Ruusa Girl Cardigan

Ruusa Girl Cardigan is a cropped cardigan with a circular yoke where the roses start to blossom. A rosy stripe adorns also the hem and cuffs. The cardigan is a smaller version of Ruusa Cardigan that was inspired by traditional rose cross stitch motifs on table cloths.

Cardigan is worked top down without any seams and the stranded motif is mainly worked flat. Rose and leaf motif includes using three different colours at the same time and the neckline is shaped with short rows while working the motif.

Pattern includes tips on how to keep the stranded part neat.

SIZES: 100 – 110 – 120 – 130 – 140 – 150 cm (40 – 44 – 48 – 52 – 56 – 60”) – height of the child

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: bust 63 – 67 – 70 – 75 – 78 – 82 cm (25 – 27 – 28 – 30 – 31 – 33”)

YARN WEIGHT: fingering (14 wpi)

MATERIALS: MC about 330 – 430 – 550 – 710 – 925 – 1200 m (360 – 470 – 600 – 780 – 1010 – 1315 yd), CC1 about 110 – 120 – 130 – 140 – 150 – 160 m (120 – 130 – 145 – 165 – 185 – 210 yd) and CC2 about 35 – 40 – 45 – 50 – 60 – 70 m (40 – 45 – 50 – 55 – 65 – 80 yd)

NEEDLES: 2.5 and 3 mm (US 1.5 and 2.5) or a size to obtain gauge

GAUGE: 10 x 10 cm (4”) = 24 sts and 34 rows

SKILL LEVEL: advanced

TECHNIQUES: short rows, stranded knitting in flat, chart, intarsia, Provisional Crochet CO