(TEST IS FULL) TEST CALL: Sabir Cardigan

TEST IS NOW FULL.

Deadline: 27-Jul-25

We're starting a test for #sabircardigan - seamless, top-down cardigan with tuck stitches in DK weight yarn.

Note that this is an Advanced Intermediate difficulty pattern. Requires the ability to read cable charts and incorporate newly increased stitches into a slip stitch pattern.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished chest circumference: 

• 98 (108, 118, 128, 138, 148, 158, 168, 178) cm
• 39¼ (43¼, 47¼, 51¼, 55¼, 59¼, 63¼, 67¼, 71¼)”

Designed to be worn with 15-20 cm / 6-8” positive ease around the chest.

To apply for testing, please fill out this form: https://go.zaneteknits.com/apply-to-test

Other details of the design:
Yarn:

DK weight yarn. Depending on the length of the cardigan, allow approximately:

• 1640 (1665, 1785, 1870, 1980, 2085, 2175, 2300, 2400) m 
• 1790 (1815, 1945, 2040, 2160, 2275, 2375, 2510, 2620) yds 

Yarn used in the sample (size 5) is 8 skeins of Les Garcons British DK (70% BFL Wool, 30% Masham Wool, non-superwash; 250 m [273 yds] / 100 g) in colourway Jonathan x Laurianne. 

Difficulty: Advanced intermediate. Ability to read cable charts and incorporate newly increased stitches into a slip stitch pattern is required.

Gauge: 20 sts & 40 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Diamond Honeycomb stitch pattern on larger needles, worked flat, blocked. 

• Mock Cable (MoC) repeat (32 sts x 12 rows): 12.5 x 3 cm / 5 x 1¼” 
• Diamond Honeycomb (DH) repeat (6 sts x 12 rows): 3 x 3 cm /1¼ x 1¼”

Achieving the correct row gauge is equally important. This is because the sleeve cap shaping instructions rely on it, and the yoke rows are specifically calculated.

Suggested needles:

• 4.00 mm (US 6) or needle size that gets the gauge; circulars 60-100 cm / 24-40″ long and (optional) DPNs for small circumference knitting 
• 3.25 mm (US 3) or 2-3 sizes smaller needles than gauge needles; circulars 60-100 cm / 24-40″ long and (optional) DPNs for small circumference knitting

Notions: Stitch markers, locking markers, bobby pins or locking markers for tuck stitches, spare circular needle in smaller size, row counter, scissors, tape measure, stitch holders or waste yarn, tapestry needle, 2-3 22-30 mm / 1-1¼” buttons. 

Techniques used: Lifted increases, slip stitch knitting, tuck stitches, Backwards loop cast-on, knitting in the round, double-knitting, grafting.

Construction notes:

The cardigan is worked seamlessly and flat from the top down. It starts by casting on stitches for the back neckline and shaping the shoulders using lifted increases.  

Stitches are then picked up along the back shoulders to create the front shoulders, working each side separately with increases to shape the front neckline.  

Next, stitches are picked up along the front shoulder edges, and the yoke is worked in one piece down to the underarm. Increases are added along the neckline, sleeves, and body during this section.  

The sleeves are separated, and the body is worked in one piece down to the hem. The hem is finished with a 2x2 rib.  

The sleeves are worked separately in the round down to the cuffs, with decreases, and finished with the same 2x2 rib as the hem.  

The double-layered collar is added by picking up stitches along the neckline and working in the round to the desired height and the two layers grafted together.  

Finally, double-knit button bands are added by picking up stitches along the front opening edges, incorporating vertical buttonholes.