This is the cardigan of a cardigan and shell set. (Link to shell.) The cardigan has pearl beads smocked on the pockets and sleeves. Cardigan and shell are designed to fit snugly.

The set appears on the cover of Needlecraft for Today’s Nov-Dec 1988 issue.

Yardage above is an estimate, as yarn quantity is given for the cardigan and shell set: 14 to 16 two-ounce skeins of Lustersheen, or 2345-2680 yards. Also needed for the set are 1000-1250 3mm pearl beads and five skeins 6-strand embroidery floss in a color that matches the yarn.