Hexa Maxi Cardi

Sizes: (XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL. Fits bust measurements: (71–75) 77–81 (83–87) 90–94 (96–100) 102–106 (108–112) 114–118 cm / (28–29.5) 30.25–32 (32.75–34.25) 35.5–37 (37.75–39.5) 40.25–41.75 (42.5–44) 45–46.5 in. Recommended positive ease: approx. 8–12 cm / 3–4.75 in. Finished bust circumference, measured just below the sleeves: (83) 89 (95) 102 (108) 114 (120) 126 cm / (32.75) 35 (37.5) 40.25 (42.5) 45 (47.25) 49.5 in. Body length from shoulder, short cardigan: (47) 50 (53) 56 (59) 62 (65) 69 cm / (18.5) 19.75 (20.75) 22 (23.25) 24.5 (25.5) 27.25 in. Body length from shoulder, long cardigan: (61) 66 (70) 75 (79) 84 (89) 93 cm / (24) 26 (27.5) 29.5 (31) 33 (35) 36.5 in. Sleeve length from neckline including the button band: (71) 72 (73) 74 (75) 76 (77) 78 cm / (28) 28.25 (28.75) 29.25 (29.5) 30 (30.25) 30.75 in. Sleeve length is easy to adjust.

Needles and accessories: Use 3–3.5 mm / US 2.5–4 circular needles, or the size needed to obtain gauge. Work the body back and forth on the circular needle and the sleeves in the round. You will also need waste yarn, preferably contrasting cotton, for a provisional cast-on; an optional crochet hook; 3–7 opening stitch markers; 5 buttons for the short cardigan or 7 for the long cardigan; and a sewing needle and thread for the buttons. Gauge in garter stitch: 26 stitches = 10 cm / 4 in. Yarn: Use fingering-weight yarn of approx. 380–420 m per 100 g, such as sock yarn. The amounts below are estimates based on Lang Yarns Jawoll and Mille Colori Baby, with two colours for the cardigan and the base colour for the sleeves and edges. Striped sleeves change the distribution: allow about 75–125 g of yarn 1 for the edges and divide the remaining amount between the two yarns. Sizes: (XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL. Short cardigan: yarn 1 (base colour) (250) 250 (300) 300 (350) 400 (400) 450 g; yarn 2 (contrast colour) (100) 100 (150) 150 (200) 200 (200) 250 g. Long cardigan: yarn 1 (350) 350 (400) 400 (450) 500 (550) 600 g; yarn 2 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (250) 300 g.

Construction: Hexa Maxi Cardi is a modular cardigan knitted mainly in garter stitch, one triangle at a time. Six triangles form a hexagon on the back; stitches are picked up along the edges to continue the design. Intarsia is used at the lower front panels. Two colours create the stripes, with a colour change every other garter ridge. The pattern includes a short cardigan with a ribbed hem and a long cardigan with an iCord hem. Sleeves are worked from the top down so their length can be adjusted. The pattern describes solid-colour garter stitch sleeves, with additional instructions for stockinette stitch or striped sleeves. Finish the wrists with ribbing or iCord. Finally, knit the front button bands in garter stitch, ribbing or double knitting, with buttonholes in one band. The cardigan uses fingering-weight yarn. In the photos, the light red and pink short cardigan is a prototype with a slightly different shoulder construction, worked in discontinued Lang Yarns Donegal and Mille Colori Baby. The blue cardigan uses two hand-dyed yarns and has stockinette stitch sleeves. The light orange and red short cardigan and the sand, turquoise and green long cardigan use Lang Yarns Jawoll and Mille Colori Baby.