Costa Figueira knitting pattern

Description

A lightweight cardigan, dress or jumper, and vest in ten sizes (XS/S/M/L/1X/2X/3X/4X/5X/6X) with subtle body shaping that flares below the waist to tunic or knee length. This button-down or pullover style to knit in a plant based blend or fine tweedy wool, is accented by vertical bands of mock cable texture with a touch of openwork.

Matching Motifs: Woodfire Scarf, Illas Cies Pullover

Suggested Yarns:
Modern Deco Lace, Better Breakfast Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, Shetlandia Fingering, Jacob Fingering, Gotland Lace

Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size and drape.

Finished Size: cardigan: 36.5(38.75, 41.75, 44.75, 47.75, 50.75, 53.75, 56.25, 59.5, 62.) inches/92.5(98.5, 106, 113.5, 121.5, 129, 136.5, 143, 151, 157.5) cm at chest (buttoned), to fit with 2 to 4 inches of easepullover: 34.25(37.25, 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 57.5, 60.5) inches / 87.5 (94.5, 101.5, 109.5, 117, 124, 132, 139.5, 146, 154) cm around chest, to fit with 2 to 4 inches of ease

Yarn Requirements: tunic: 1125 (1250, 1350, 1475, 1575, 1725, 1825, 1975, 2100, 2225) yardssleeveless tunic: 775 (850, 925, 1025, 1125, 1225, 1300, 1425, 1525, 1625) yardsjumper: 1300 (1475, 1600, 1725, 1825, 1975, 2075, 2225, 2350, 2475) yardssleeveless jumper: 1000 (1150, 1250, 1350, 1450, 1550, 1650, 1750, 1875, 1975) yards

Buttons: tunic: 8(8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10) buttons that are .625 inches/1.5 cm in diameterjumper: 9(9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 11) buttons that are .625 inches/1.5 cm in diameter

Gauge:23 sts and 34 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in stockinette stitch on gauge needle (unblocked) 29 sts and 32 rows of patterned panel = 4.5 inches/11.5 cm across and 3.75 inches/9 cm in length on gauge needle (washed and blocked)

Needles: size 6US (4.0 mm) for body (or size to obtain correct gauge)size 4US (3.5 mm) for ribbed hems and button bands (or .5 mm smaller than gauge needle)