I firstly imagined Corsac as a flat ribbed sweater. I wanted it to be quite simple, but with a different sleeve construction. And to make it even more of an everyday garment, black appeared to be the perfect shade. Of course, I immediately thought of the Only Black colourway by Yarn By Simone. Then, a cardigan version popped into my brain, in a fierce red, the brand new Venus as a boy colourway.
Corsac pattern offers instructions for both a sweater and a cardigan; it is worked from the top down, in a 3/2 ribbing pattern on the body and the sleeves. The neckline and shoulders and shaped using short rows, knit back and forth. The armhole is picked up as you go, to create delicate faux seam, and sleeves are worked straight to achieve a puffed look, falling nicely on the wrist.
Corsac Sweater/Cardigan en
Level : OO°°°
Sizes :
Range 1 - 80, 84, (88, 92, 96), 100, 104.
Range 2 - 107, 112, (117, 122, 128), 133, 139.Notions :
4,5 mm / US 7 circular needles or needles with which you get gauge.
4 mm / US 6 needles or needles 1 size smaller than those with which you got gauge.
4 stitch markers, including 1 beginning of round marker (BORM), a cable needle and a tapestry needle.Gauge : 22 sts/28 rows = 10 cm in 3/2 ribbing.
Yarn :
- My sweater was knit in size 88 (14 cm of positive ease) using 3 skeins of MSW (100% Mérinos Superwash – 400 m) and 3 skeins of KMS (100% Kid Mohair et Soie – 420 m) from Yarn By Simone, in the Only Black colourway.
- My cardigan was knit in size 92 (18 cm of positive ease) using 3 skeins of MSW (100% Mérinos Superwash – 400 m) and 3 skeins of KMS (100% Kid Mohair et Soie – 420 m) from Yarn By Simone, in the Venus as a boy colourway.
Given that you get gauge, you can use 2 strands of fingering weight yarn held together, or 1 strand of lace weight held together with 1 strand of fingering weight yarn (or even 1 strand of DK weight yarn), in the following meterage :
Meterage
Range 1 - 1 000m, 1 050m, (1 100m, 1 150m, 1 200m), 1 280m, 1 360m,
Or 3, 3, (3, 3, 3), 4, 4 skeins of each yarn.Range 2 - 1 430m, 1 490m, (1 580m, 1 660m, 1 715m), 1 825m, 1 900m,
Or 4, 4, (4, 5, 5), 5, 5 skeins of each yarn.
