Je Ne Sais Quoi Cardi (PRESALE)

This pattern was first published in SEPTEMBER 2019. It has been revised, reworked, retested and improved.

Nevermind is a simple pattern for a top-down sweater.

Pattern instructions include a step-by-step guide to ensure the stripe in the contrasting color turns out perfect, with no visible jumps (there is also a video for this part).

In the pattern, you will find videos for each technique, as well as tips for achieving the perfect finish—ensuring the jacket is as fully reversible as it’s meant to be.

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SKILLS: Intermediate

SIZES: 1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) 7, 8, 9 {10, 11, 12}

Recommended ease: 10 - 20 cm / 4 - 8” os positive ease (at bust circumference).

In the photo, I am wearing a size 4 with 16 cm / 6.25” of ease at bust circumference and 4 cm / 1.5” at sleeve circumference.

BUST CIRCUMFERENCE:

81, 90.5, 100 (109, 118.5, 128) 137, 148, 156 {165, 174.5, 185} cm

32, 35.75, 39.5 (43, 46.75, 50.5) 54, 58.25, 61.5 {65, 68.75, 73}“

YARN & YARDAGE:

MAIN COLOR: 3, 3, 3 (3, 4, 4) 4, 5, 5 {5, 6, 6} balls of Gilliat, De Rerum Natura (100% Merino, 250 m / 273 yds – 100 g). COLOR: Quarz.

Or the following quantities of a worsteKd weight yarn:
215, 233, 258 (284, 310, 346) 378, 415, 449 {493, 524, 560} g.
538, 583, 645 (710, 775, 865) 945, 1038, 1123 {1233, 1310, 1400} m.
587, 636, 705 (776, 846, 945) 1032, 1133, 1226 {1346, 1431, 1529} yds.

CONTRAST COLOR: 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 1) 2, 2, 2 {2, 2, 2} balls of Gilliat, De Rerum Natura (100% Merino, 250 m / 273 yds – 100 g). COLOR: Caramel.

Or the following quantities of a worsted weight yarn:
61, 67, 75 (82, 90, 100) 109, 120, 130 {142, 151, 161} g.
153, 168, 188 (205, 225, 250) 273, 300, 325 {355, 378, 403} m.
167, 183, 205 (224, 246, 273) 298, 328, 355 {388, 413, 440} yds.

Please note that these yardage are estimates and include a 5% margin. In cases where the amount of yarn
needed from the final ball is very small (e.g., 403g, 605g), you may choose to skip that ball, though doing so is
at your own risk.

NEEDLES:

BODY. 5 mm / US 8 circular needles (or the required needle size to obtain the correct gauge). Adjust the cable length as you knit to keep it comfortable (start with 50 cm for the neck, then switch to a longer cable—100 cm or more—for the body).

SLEEVES. 5 mm / US 8 circular needles (or the required needle size to obtain the correct gauge). Use your preferred needles and method for knitting small circumferences: double-pointed needles, long cable for the magic loop method, or 23 cm shorties.

RIBBED BANDS. 4.5 mm / US 7 circular needles (or the equivalent needle size if you have changed the size of the main needles). Adjust the cable to the needs of each case.