Sugar Cardigan Pattern

Designed by Marianne Isager. 

This version is a pattern update of SUGAR (Sukkertrøjen in Danish), an older but very popular design. The new version is knitted in Merlin and Trio and has a better fitted set-in-sleeve.

SUGAR was a gift to Marianne from her aunt, Ella. The original 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 its 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.

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CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The jacket is worked from the bottom up, and the body is worked back and forth in one piece to the armholes.

SIZE
S (M) L (XL)

MATERIALS
200 (200) 250 (250) g Isager Trio 1 (col Sage)
250 (300) 350 (350) g Isager Merilin (col 41)
The colours of the two yarns should be close together, as the jacket is worked with one strand of each yarn held together.
6 - 7 small buttons – approx. 12 mm ½ inch circumference
Stitch markers

MEASUREMENTS

• Half bust circumference: 43,5 (49) 54 (59,5) cm / 17¼ (19¼) 21¼ (23½) inches
• Body length to armholes: 29 (30) 31 (32) cm / 11½ (11¾) 12¼ (12¾) inches
• Armhole length: 20 (21) 22 (23) cm / 7¾ (8¼) 8¾ (9) inches
• Total length: 51 (53) 55 (57) cm 20 / (20¾) 21¾ (22½) inches
• Sleeve length from armhole: 42 (42) 42 (42) cm / 16½ (16½) 16½ (16½) inches
  - extra length can be added before increases are worked

GAUGE
10 cm 4 inches = 25 sts
10 cm 4 inches = 40 rows

NEEDLES
3.5 mm US4