BIG CITY CARDIGAN IN SIRDAR STORIES DK

Sirdar Stories: Graffiti

This cropped cardigan featuring a fashionable plaid design, is much easier than it looks. Using stocking stitch throughout and changing colour for the...

This cropped cardigan featuring a fashionable plaid design, is much easier than it looks. Using stocking stitch throughout and changing colour for the horizontal stripes. When you've finished the knitting part of the pattern, you'll embroider or crochet the chain stitch vertical stripes afterwards. We won't tell if you don't.

Knitting Level: Easy

You Will Also Need: 1 Pair of 4mm (UK8 - USA6) Knitting Needles, 1 Pair of 3¼mm (UK10 - USA3) Knitting Needles. 1 4.00 (UK8 - USA F/5) Crochet Hook and Stitch Holders.

Design No: 10572

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Yarn Facts

About This Yarn

Sirdar Stories is a cotton-rich blend of forty Insta-friendly shades, perfect for recreating catwalk crochet looks and celebrity knitting trends. The blend of natural cotton and acrylic is perfect for creating lighter garments that keep their shape.

What's it like to work with?

A cool, soft blend of cotton and acrylic, Sirdar Stories is a lightweight yarn that’s easy to work with and gives great stitch definition to colour-work and textured patterns.

What is it best for?

We created Sirdar Stories especially for fashionable womenswear and the 50g balls are perfect for colourful makes from granny squares to stripy knits.

  • Composition

    60% Cotton 40% Acrylic

  • Tension

    22 sts x 28 rows to 10cm / 4 inches

  • Ball Weight

    50g In accordance with BS984

  • Yarn Weight

    Double Knitting

  • Yarn Length

    140 metres (153 yards) approx

  • Knitting Needle Size

    4 mm (USA 6)

  • Crochet Hook Size

    4 mm (USA F/5)

  • Washing Instructions

    40 Machine Wash / Wool Cycle