• Jen sits in a park, seen from the side. She wears a black hat and black pants with a light blue cardigan. The cardigan is knit with horseshoe style cables and 3/4 length sleeves.
  • Seen from behind, Jen wears a black hat with a hand knit, light blue cardigan, adorned with horseshoe cables and a ribbed neckline.
  • Jen grins at the camera, one hand adjusting her black hat. She wears a white tank top under a light blue cardigan knit with horseshoe cable strips.
  • Sitting on the ground, Jen smiles at the camera, wearing a light blue cardigan knit with three quarter length sleeves over a white tank top.
  • Standing in a park at a three quarter angle, Jen smiles at the camera. She wears a black hat and pants with a white tank top under a light blue cardigan. The cardigan is knit with three quarter length sleeves and horseshoe cable details.
  • Seen from behind, Jen wears a black hat with a cable knit cardigan. A park with a grove of trees can be seen in the background.
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Ridge and Valley

Ridge and Valley

$9.00 USD
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Three-season cardigan knitting pattern

Ridge and Valley quickly becomes a go-to for three-season indoor wear. The dense DK weight yarn combined with a 3/4 length sleeve and open front makes it perfect for layering over all your tops, regardless of season.

Worked in a dense DK weight yarn with sumptuous drape, the Ridge and Valley cardigan features an all-over cable pattern worked over simple columns of ribs. A faux button band creates a simple finished edge. The open front design and relaxed fit wears with beautiful drape over any top. 

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Techniques

  • Working cables
  • Working a tubular cast-on
  • Picking up and knitting
  • Working a sloped bind-off
  • Seaming
  • Working an i-cord bind-off
  • Working a crochet chain

Credits

Tech Edit:  Heather Storta
Photography: Anna-Lisa Miller
Model: Jennifer Parroccini
Testers: Jenn (Ravelry), Jenn (Ravelry), Lisa (Ravelry), Sharon, Terri, Kim (Ravelry)

Craft

Knitting

Size Chart

Women's

Construction

Ridge and Valley is knit flat and seamed. Stitches are picked up for the faux button band, which does not overlap. The hem hits at the hip, and the slightly dropped sleeves are three-quarter length.

Sizing

• 9 sizes to fit a full bust size of 28 (32, 36, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56, 60) inches / 71 (81, 91.5, 101.5, 112) (122, 132, 142, 152.5) cm

Yarn

Little Fox Yarn Vulpine, 80% superwash merino / 10% cashmere / 10% nylon, 231 yds / 211 m per 100 g skein

Yardage

• 1660 (1800, 1970 ,2090, 2240) (2420, 2590, 2700, 2910) yards
• 1580 (1690, 1830 ,1910, 2030) (2160, 2290, 2370, 2500) meters
• 8 (9, 9 ,10, 10) (11, 11, 12, 12) skeins

Gauge

36 sts, or two cable repeats, and 32 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in Cable Pattern with size A needles.

Needles and Notions

• Needle Size A: US size 6 / 4.0 mm
• Needle Size B: US size 4 / 3.5 mm
• Needle Size C: US size 3 / 3.25 mm
• Removable stitch markers
• Cable needle
• Tapestry needle
• Smooth waste yarn in contrasting color
• 3.5 mm Crochet hook

Special Techniques

• Working cables
• Working a tubular cast-on
• Picking up and knitting
• Working a sloped bind-off
• Seaming
• Working an i-cord bind-off
• Working a crochet chain

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