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CORRINA
CARDIGAN
ADVANCED
6.5MM (US10.5) NEEDLES Wool and the Gang LTD. 2017
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 RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

1 GET YOUR TOOLS READY.

Everything you need to get making.

2 FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH THE TECHNIQUES.

Everything from the stitches used to the
finishing touches for your project.

3
GET TO KNOW YOUR YARN.
Before you start your piece, play around with
your new yarn to get used to it, and to check
your tension.

4
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Tool kit
13 [15: 16: 18: 20] balls of Rowan Stone Washed Yarn
1 pair of 6.5mm (US10.5) knitting needles
1 Corrina Cardigan pattern
1 sewing needle

Tension
To ensure your crochet project has the same measurements as
the pattern, it is a good idea to make a tension swatch before
you start. A tension swatch is a small sample of crochet where
you count the stitches and rows and check them against the
tension given in the pattern. If you get MORE stitches/rows
than the patterns tension, it means your crochet is TIGHTER.
If you get FEWER stitches/rows than the pattern, your crochet
is LOOSER. Sometimes, it works to crochet tighter or looser to
compensate.

Garter stitch
10 cm/4 = 15 stitches
10 cm/4 = 27 rows

All techniques can be found at the back of the pattern.

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SIZING
The pattern includes directions for 5 sizes. When the
instructions differ between sizes, information is given for size
1 first, then for sizes 2 - 5 in brackets, separated by a colon.
(example: size 1 [size 2: size 3: size 4: size 5].

TO FIT BUST

81-86 91-97 102-107 112-117 122-127 CM

32-34 36-38 40-42 44-46 48-50 IN

ACTUAL BUST MEASUREMENT OF GARMENT

96 107 117 125 136 CM

38 42 46 49 53.5 IN

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 43.5 [43.5: 44.5: 44.5: 44.5] cm
17 [17: 17.5: 17.5: 17.5]
MEASUREMENTS

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19 [21: 23: 24.5: 27]
48 [53.5: 58.5: 62.5: 68] cm

58 [60: 62: 64: 66] cm

23 [23.5: 24.5: 25: 26]

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HOW TO MAKE YOUR CORRINA CARDIGAN
To make the instructions easier to read, we will use some
simple abbreviations:

g st = garter stitch meas = measures

beg = begin(ning) K = knit
RS = right side rem = remain(ing)
WS = wrong side rep = repeat
inc = increas(e)(ing) alt = alternate
dec = decreas(e)(ing) cont = continue
st(s) = stitch(es) 0 = no stitches, times or rows
foll = following

BODY (worked in one piece, beg at back hem edge)

1 Using 6.5mm (US 10.5) needles cast on 64 [72: 80:
86: 94] sts using the cable cast on technique.

Beg with a RS row, work in g st throughout as folls:

2 Work 22 [22: 22: 22: 24] rows, ending with RS facing

for next row.

3 Inc 1 st at each end of next and 2 [1: 0: 0: 0] foll 22nd

rows, then on 1 [2: 3: 3: 3] foll 24th rows. 72 [80: 88:
94: 102] sts.

4 Work 23 rows, ending with RS facing for next row. (Work

should meas approx 42.5 [43: 43.5: 44: 44.5] cm /
16.7 [16.9: 17.1: 17.3: 17.5] .)

5 Place markers at both ends of last row (to denote base of

armhole openings).

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6 Work 6 [6: 8: 8: 8] rows, ending with RS facing for next
row.

7 Inc 1 st at each end of next and 2 [0: 0: 0: 0] foll 6th

rows, then on 2 [4: 4: 2: 0] foll 8th rows, then on 0 [0:
0: 2: 4] foll 10th rows. 82 [90: 98: 104: 112] sts.

8 Work 7 [7: 9: 9: 9] rows, ending with RS facing for next

row. (Armhole should meas approx 15.5 [17: 18.5: 20:
21.5] cm / 6.1 [ 6.7: 7.2: 7.9: 8.5} )

9 Place markers at both ends of last row (to denote

shoulder fold line row).

You will now start shaping the right front.

10 Next row (RS): K41 [45: 49: 52: 56] and turn, leaving
rem sts on a holder.

Work each front separately.

11 Dec 1 st at beg of 8th [8th: 10th: 10th: 10th] and 0 [0:

0: 2: 4] foll 10th rows, then on 2 [4: 4: 2: 0] foll 8th
rows, then on 2 [0: 0: 0: 0] foll 6th rows. 36 [40: 44:
47: 51] sts.

12 Work 5 [5: 7: 7: 7] rows, ending with RS facing for next

row.

13 Place marker at end of last row (to denote base of

armhole opening).

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14 Work 24 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.

15 Dec 1 st at beg of next and 1 [2: 3: 3: 3] foll 24th rows,

then on 2 [1: 0: 0: 0] foll 22nd rows. 32 [36: 40: 43:
47] sts.

16 Work 21 [21: 21: 21: 23] rows, ending with RS facing

for next row.

17 Cast off.

18 With RS facing, rejoin yarn to sts on holder and K to

end.

19 Complete to match right front, reversing shapings.

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SLEEVES
1 Using 6.5mm (US 10.5) needles cast on 28 [30: 32: 32:
34] sts.

Beg with a RS row, work in g st throughout as folls:

2 Inc 1 st at each end of 9th [9th: 7th: 5th: 5th] and every
foll 10th [10th: 8th: 6th: 6th] row to 32 [46: 36: 38: 48]
sts, then on every foll 12th [12th: 10th: 8th: 8th] row
until there are 46 [50: 54: 60: 64] sts.

3 Cont straight until sleeve meas 43.5 [43.5: 44.5: 44.5:

44.5] cm / 17.1 [17.1: 17.5: 17.5: 17.5] , ending with
RS facing for next row.

4 Cast off.

ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING

1 Fold body in half so that the cast on and cast off edges
meet and the neck is central. Place centre of cast-off
edge of sleeves to shoulder point of body. Sew sleeve to
body using the perpendicular invisible seam technique.

2 Join the underarm and side seams using the vertical

invisible seam technique.

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KNITTING TECHNIQUES

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Work! Work! Work!

There are two main ways to work stitches: they can be knitted
or purled. When the pattern asks you to work a number of
stitches/rows/cm, it will always specify which stitch pattern to
work in.

Cable cast on / Online video tutorial

Create a slip knot on the left hand needle. Knit on one stitch,
creating two stitches on the left hand needle. Now insert
the right needle between the two stitches, wrap and bring
through. Transfer the newly created stitch onto the left hand
needle. Repeat until you have cast on the number of stitches
indicated in the pattern.

Garter Stitch / Online video tutorial

A reversible stitch pattern where all stitches are knitted on
every row. Both sides of the fabric look like a series of waves.

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Increase into the next stitch / Online video tutorial
Work into the front and back of the next stitch as follows:
insert your right needle into the front of the next stitch, as if
to knit, wrap the yarn around the hook and draw through the
stitch. Now, keeping the stitch on your needle, lift the right
needle over the left and go into the back of the original stitch
as if to purl. Wrap the yarn around the needle, draw it through
and lift the stitch off the left needle. You have now increased
by 1 stitch.

Yarn markers / Online video tutorial

To make a yarn marker, take a 8cm/3 length of yarn, fold it in
half and knot it together halfway so that you have a loop with a
slightly larger circumference than your knitting needle. When
the pattern tells you to place your marker, simply slip it onto
the right needle, next to the last stitch worked. On the next
row, when you come to your marker you simply slip it from the
left needle to the right.

Decrease / Online video tutorial

Instead of knitting only one stitch at a time, knit two stitches
together. Insert the front of your right needle through the first
two stitches of the left needle, then knit them together as a
single stitch.

Casting off / Online video tutorial

To complete your project, you need to cast off your last row of
stitches in order to make an edge that wont unravel. For your
final row, knit the first two stitches. Using the tip of the left
needle, lift the first stitch up and over the second stitch and
then slip it off the right needle. Now you have only one stitch
on your right needle. Knit the next stitch from the left needle,

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then lift the previous stitch over it and off the needle as
before. Do this with each stitch until there are no stitches on
the left needle and just one stitch on the right needle. Cut the
yarn, leaving a 15 cm/6 end. Pull on the last loop until the
end pops through - youve now secured the last stitch.

FINISHING TECHNIQUES
Perpendicular invisible seam / Online video tutorial
Align the pieces to be seamed side-by-side with the two pieces
at right angles to each other. Insert the knitters sewing needle
through the vertical V on the piece where you are joining a
cast on or cast off edge, and then through the horizontal bar
on the piece where you are joining a side edge. Repeatthis and
pull the yarn so that the two pieces join together. You will see
that you have more rows to sew than stitches. To compensate
for this, insert the needle under two horizontal bars on the
side edge at the same time every third stitch.

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Vertical invisible seam / Online video tutorial
This technique is used to join the side edges of two pieces.
Place the two knitted pieces side by side with the right
sides up.

Insert your sewing needle under the first horizontal bar

between the first two stitches on the edge you want to join.
Pull the yarn through and insert the needle through the
opposite horizontal bar on the other piece. Sew back and
forth throuh the horizontal bars along the edge. To tighten the
stitches, pull the yarn gently and they will disappear.

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Weaving in the ends / Online video tutorial
Weave the ends of your yarn into your knitting to finish it off
and stop it from unravelling. Thread the tail end of yarn into
the sewing needle. Weave the yarn through the stiches in the
wrong side of the work, following the natural stitch direction
created when the piece was knitted. Weave in approximately
10cm/4, then cut the tail.

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