Sugar Cardigan by Marianne Isager

  SUGAR CARDIGAN

this is a physical pattern, if you require a digital copy please visit Isager's Ravelry page. 

Marianne Isager, creator of Danish Yarn company Isager, designed the SUGAR Cardigan.  The Caridgan is based on a design of a sweater given to her by her Aunt Ella.    

The sweater was green and Ella wore it while she was gardening. She exchanged it for sugar ration stamps during World War 2, hence the name.

Marianne loved it, and in the 80s she made a knitting pattern for it which quickly became a classic because of it’s lovely yet simple cable pattern and beautiful collar. The pattern is mostly worked in garter stitch, but with little cables worked over the 2 stockinette stitches between the garter stitch stripes.

This new updated version of SUGAR is knitted in pieces, bottom up.  The new version is knitted in Merlin and Trio  and has a better fitted set-in-sleeve.

The Sugar Cardigan is shown is knitted in the following colourway:

Isager Trio colour Sage & Isager Merilin Colour no 41

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

The jacket is worked from the bottom up, and the body is worked back and forth in one piece to the armholes.  You will knit the cardigan using a strand of each of the Isager Merilin and Isager Trio yarns throughout.    We love the effortless effect of the neck line.   This cardigan is very flattering and would look great over a shirt collar. 

GAUGE

The strands held together, Merilin and Trio will give you a desired of gauge of 25 stitches for a 10 cm square on 3.5mm needles. 

TOOLS ETC

You will need a 3.5mm needle (40cm and 80cm), 6 buttons and stitch markers.

 

SIZE

size	bust size	arm length	length	Merilin	Trio
small	87 cm	20 cm	51cm	5 balls	4 balls
medium	98 cm	21 cm	53 cm	5 balls	4 balls
large	108 cm	22 cm	55 cm	6 balls	5 balls
x-large	118 cm	23 cm	57 cm	6 balls	5 balls