This is the perfect simple cardigan you’ve been looking for! Raglan construction with some thoughtful shaping for a great fit, stockinette and a few mohair stripes to add a bit of interest and texture: what’s not to love?

Moondance is a simple cardigan worked with two different yarn weights. The main portions is worked with sport weight wool, and the contrast stripes with lace weight silk-mohair. If the fuzz of mohair is not for you, you can also try another lace/light fingering weight for the contrasting yarn. Or just work a good old regular sport weight cardi!

The cardigan is worked seamlessly top-down with raglan sleeves and a V-neck. The body is worked flat and straight. The pattern contains three sleeve length options to get the perfect fit for your arms. This pattern utilizes compound raglans, which create a slight s-curve to the “raglanseams”. They flow better with the shape of the body, and are created simply by altering the increase rates along the raglan.

Please note the format of the pattern: the raglan repeats are given in a colour-coded worksheet, not every row is written out. May sound complicated, but I’ve only heard lovely feedback on the format from my testers!

Size:
1-2-3-4 (5-6-7-8) 9-10-11-12

The cardigan is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 7 ” / 18 cm ease at the bust circumference.

Finished measurements:
A, body circumference (with buttons fastened) = 38-40-42-44 (46-48-50-54) 58-62-66-71” / 95-99-104-110 (116-120-125-135) 146-156-165-177 cm

B, body length from underarm to hem = 14” / 35 cm

C, sleeve length 1 = 15-16-15-17 (17-17-16-16) 16-16-16-16” / 38-39-38-42 (42-42-41-41) 41-41-41-41 cm

C, sleeve length 2 = 17-17-17-18 (18-18-18-18) 18-18-18-18” / 42-43-42-46 (46-46-45-45) 45-45-45-45 cm

C, sleeve length 3 = 20-20-20-20 (20-20-20-20) 20-20-20-20” / 50-51-50-50 (50-50-49-49) 49-49-49-49 cm

D, scye height = 8-8-9-9 (9-9-10-10) 10-11-11-12” / 21-21-22-23 (23-23-24-25) 26-27-28-30 cm

E, sleeve circumference = 14-14-15-16 (16-16-18-18) 19-21-22-24” / 35-35-37-39 (40-40-44-46) 48-52-56-60 cm

Yarn:
MC: BC Garn Semilla Melange (100 % wool, 175 m / 50 g) or other sport weight yarn. Shown in colour 05.
CC: nurja mohair (64 % kid mohair, 36 % silk, 420 m / 50 g) or other lace weight yarn.

5-5-5-6 (6-6-6-7) 7-8-8-9 skeins of MC, 1-1-1-1 (1-1-1-1) 1-1-2-2 skeins of CC.

Yardage:
MC: 860-880-930-975 (1030-1055-1120-1190) 1280-1360-1450-1555 yards / 780-800-845-885 (935-955-1015-1080) 1160-1235-1315-1410 meters.

CC: 275-290-305-315 (330-340-360-385) 415-435-470-505 yards / 250-260-275-285 (300-305-325-350) 375-395-425-455 meters.

Needles:
4 mm (US 6) and 3,75 mm (US 5) - 40” / 100 cm circular needle. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge for each section.

Gauge:
21 sts x 32 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm in stockinette worked flat (after blocking).

Others:
stitch markers, scrap yarn, tapestry needle, 5 buttons (0.7 ” / 18 mm in diameter)