Betty Cardigan Pattern.
Legend has it that Betty Martin was a Gansey knitter from Filey on the North Yorkshire coast. She gave her name to a simple, textured stitch which can be seen on many Gansey jumpers from this area.
This Gansey inspired cardigan is oversized, with dropped shoulders and useful pockets. It is comfortable and easy to wear, and will be an all year round wardrobe staple.
Betty cardigan is knitted bottom up on circular needles, back and fronts together. The pockets are knitted in as you go. The garment is then split at the underarms and the back and fronts knitted separately to the shoulders. The shoulders are shaped with German short rows and joined together with a 3 needle cast off on the right side which gives a visible seam.
The stitches for the sleeves are picked up from the armhole and the sleeve is knitted in the round down to the wrists.
The original sample was knit in Life In the Long Grass, DK Tweed - shown in colourway Shield. 85%SW Merino, 15% Donegal Nep 100g / 212 m/ 231 yds
Yarn requirements per size: 5 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10 100g skeins.
Or approx 1051 1148, 1278, 1390, 1480, 1623, 1745, 1895, 2023 metres / 1150 (1256, 1398, 1521, 1619, 1775, 1909, 2073, 2213] yards of DK yarn.
The updated sample is knit in Natur-ally Yarns British Bluefaced Leicester DK, shown in colourway Woad Blue. 100g / 225m/ 246 yds/100g.
Please be aware that this is a pdf download pattern not the actual garment. The pattern pdf will be available to you after purchase. There is no refunds available on this item.
