This pattern is available in English and in French as a digital download.
The Bumpy cardigan is a top-down DK cardigan with i-cord stripes that uses the same technique as the Moonbumps wrap . It’s a great way to highlight a beautiful gradient yarn like Spincycle Yarns or your own handspun yarn.
MEASUREMENTS
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Choose the size that corresponds to your chest circumference. The Bumpy Cardigan is designed to stay open; the finished width around the chest, including the space between the bands (2¾“ / 6.5 cm) will give a positive ease of 2–6” / 5–15 cm. If your chest size falls between two sizes, choose the size that corresponds to the amount of desired ease; choose the smaller size if you want around 2” / 5 cm of positive ease, or the larger size if you want 6” / 15 cm of positive.
Finished chest circumference:
Width at bust (band to band)
29¼ (33¼, 37¾, 41½, 45¼, 50, 53, 57½, 62)”
74.5 (84.5, 96, 105.5, 115, 127, 134.5, 146, 157.5) cm
To fit chest
26–30 (29¾–33¾, 34½–38½, 38¼–42¼, 42–46, 46½–50½, 49½–53½, 54¼–58¼, 58¾–62¾)“
66–76 (75.5–85.5, 87.5–98, 97–107.5, 106.5–117, 118–128.5, 125.5–136, 138–148, 149–159.5) cm
YARN
Weight: DK
❖ Yarn A (dark blue)
890 (979, 1077, 1185, 1304, 1434, 1577, 1735, 1909) yd
814 (895, 985, 1084, 1192, 1311, 1442, 1586, 1746) m
4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8) skeins of British DK from Les Garçons
Weight: Sport
Yarn B is thinner than Yarn A to avoid puckering on the i-cord stripes
❖ Yarn B (gradient)
195 (215, 236, 260, 286, 315, 347, 382, 420) yd
178 (197, 216, 238, 262, 288, 317, 349, 384) m
2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3) skeins of Dyed in the Wool by Spincycle Yarns
Sample shown in British DK from Les Garçons (70% bluefaced leicester wool, 30% masham wool, non-superwash; 263 yd / 240 m per 100 g skein), in the “Édith’s Butler” colourway (Yarn A), and in Dyed in the Wool from Spincycle Yarns (100% merino wool; 200 yd / 183 m per 50 g skein), in the “After Midnight (TKL Exclusive)” colourway (Yarn B).
Max is wearing size 4 and is 5’11” with a 38” / 96.5 cm chest girth
NEEDLES
❖ Main needles: circular, US 5 / 3.75 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge
❖ Ribbing needles: circular, US 3 / 3.25 mm, or 0.5 mm smaller than main needles
Double-pointed needles in the same two sizes for the sleeves and smaller circumferences, if you’re not using the magic-loop method
GAUGE
❖ 21 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with Yarn A, blocked
NOTIONS
❖ Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, and a tapestry needle
