Mosaic Cardi

Name: Mosaic Cardi
SKU: 6359
Availability: InStock

$10

The Mosaic Cardigan is a celebration of nature at its best – inspired by flower meadows that lie dormant in winter only to burst out in color with the arrival of Spring. With ALL of the colors and fun mosaic graphics, it’s the perfect garment to use up yarn in your stash, to experiment and have lots of fun with color. It is worked top-down completely seamlessly with a slight drop-shoulder and tapered sleeves. The body follows Standard Mosaic Crochet charts, and the pattern comes with complete video tutorials for learning all of the necessary techniques. The Mosaic Cardi is the sister pattern to the Mosaic Jumper with a few differences; the Cardigan calls for Fingering weight yarn and it uses Standard Mosaic Crochet worked flat, while the pullover calls for Sport weight yarn and is made using Single-Row Mosaic Crochet in the round. Use the coloring page at the end to plan your color scheme!
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Pattern Information

Pattern
Information

Yarn: Sport Weight

Languages: en, ES

Level: Intermediate

Sizes & Fit

This pattern comes in 9 different sizes that are color-coded and in the order shown here: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9).
Designed to be worn with 0 cm / 0 in of ease around bust. Short sleeve sample is size 4; Long sleeve sample is size 5; model measures about 100 cm / 39¼ in around bust.

Sizes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Bust (cm)	79	87	97	105	113	123	131	139	149
Bust (in)	31	34¼	38¼	41¼	44½	48½	51½	54¾	58¾
These are the finished garment measurements.

Material Requirements

YARN

Fingering weight yarn

For a cropped garment with short sleeves

Total divided into into as many colors as desired:
865 (945, 1165, 1445, 1200) (1320, 1400, 1475, 1555) m
945 (1065, 1165, 1250, 1310) (1445, 1535, 1640, 1700) yds

For a hip-length garment with short sleeves

Total divided into into as many colors as desired:

2085 (2335, 2535, 2755, 2885) (3165, 3355, 3545, 3730) m
2280 (2555, 2775, 3010, 3155) (3460, 3350, 3545, 4075) yds

For long sleeves add approx 550 (590, 625, 695, 745) (795, 855, 910, 945) m / 590 (645, 685, 765, 815) (870, 935, 995, 1030) yds

Yardage provided includes 5% extra for swatching and margin of error. Adjust amounts for desired length.

Hooks

• 5 mm hook or size needed to meet gauge
• 4.5 mm for ribbing for edgings
• 4 mm for ribbing for short sleeves
• 3.5 mm for ribbing for long sleeves

Notions

• Tapestry needle • Stitch Markers • Scissors • 5 – 10 buttons of 1 cm in diameter •

Yarn used in the sample:

Short Sleeve sample used Brooklyn Tweed, Peerie (100% American Merino Wool; 50g; 210 yds / 192 m) in colorways A: Klimt (yellow), B: Treehouse (dark green), C: Nocturne (grey), D: Mesa (pink), E: Burnished (brown), F: Aurora (green), G: Cassis (burgundy).

Peerie has now been discontinued, but a great substitute is Brooklyn Tweed, Tones Light (100% Columbia wool from Wyoming, 50g; 225 yds / 206 m).

To match cropped sample with short sleeves, here are the approximate amounts for each color:
A: 85 (95, 110, 115, 120) (135, 140, 145, 155) m / 95 (105, 115, 125, 130) (145, 155, 160, 170) yds.
B: 175 (195, 215, 230, 240) (265, 281, 295, 310) m / 190 (215, 235, 250, 260) (290, 300, 320, 340) yds.
C: 115(130, 140, 150, 160) (175, 185, 195, 205) m / 125 (140, 155, 165, 173) (190, 205, 215, 225) yds.
D: 85 (95, 105, 110, 115) (125, 135, 145, 150) m / 90 (105, 115, 120, 125) (140, 150, 155, 165) yds.
E: 235 (265, 290, 310, 325) (360, 380, 400, 420) m / 260 (290, 320, 340, 355) (395, 415, 440, 465) yds.
F: 55 (65, 70, 75, 80) (85, 90, 95, 100) m / 60 (70, 75, 80, 85) (95, 100, 105, 110) yds.
G: 115 (130, 140, 150, 160) (175, 185, 195, 205) m / 125 (141, 155, 165, 175) (190, 205, 215, 225) yds.

Long Sleeve sample used many different scraps of fingering weight yarn from stash.

Alternative Yarns

Any fingering weight yarn will work, but here are some I love and recommend:

DMC Natura, Just Cotton (100% Cotton)
Cascade Heritage, Solids (75% Merino Wool, 25% Nylon)
Sirdar, Country Classic 4 Ply (50% Merino Wool, 50% Acrylic)
Knit Picks, Twill (100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool)
MillaMia, Naturally Baby Soft (50% Cotton, 50% Soy)

Main gauge

20 sts x 22 rows = 10 cm / 4in

In Standard Mosaic Crochet worked flat with a 5 mm hook after blocking

Swatch Instructions

Short Sleeve Gauge: 21 sts x 25 rows = 10 cm / 4 in worked with 4 mm hook in sc flat.
Long Sleeve Gauge: 21 sts x 13 rows = 10 cm / 4 in worked with 3.5 mm hook in dc flat.

Use your gauge swatch to familiarise yourself with the Mosaic Crochet technique when following these kinds of charts. You can use any of the charts included in the pattern to obtain your gauge or work the Brickroad Table Set tutorial that I have included in my blog.

Be sure to block and check gauge before starting by making a big enough gauge swatch (at least 15 x 15 cm / 6 x 6 in).

Certain materials might sag, and fabric may extend too much with drape, so adjust hook size appropriately.

Always block your swatch for more accurate results.