Smutty Professor Cardi

The Smutty Professor Cardi is a V-neck grandpa-style cardigan that features a simple ribbed pattern on the body and sleeves. Named for the ladies who love reading smutty books, this pattern is perfect for showcasing your favorite fancy buttons! The Smutty Professor Cardi is knit up in North Bay Fiber’s Heritage DK yarn, an American yarn available in a variety of gorgeous mill-dyed shades.

The Smutty Professor Cardi is knit in pieces and seamed. The Fronts and Back are worked flat, and include a few short rows. The Front also features V-neckline shaping. The Fronts and Back are seamed at the shoulders and sides to create armholes. Sleeves are picked up and worked outward from the body in the round. Stitches are picked up along the fronts and back neckline and ribbing is worked along with buttonholes. An I-cord bind off is worked on the front band to create a more structured edge.

Finished Dimensions:
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
35.5 (39.5, 43.5, 47.5, 51.5) (55.5, 59.5, 63.5, 67.5, 71.5)” / 90 (100.5, 110.5, 120.5, 131) (141, 151, 161.5, 171.5, 181.5) cm bust circumference
Designed to fit with 6-8”/ 15-20 cm positive ease

Materials:
North Bay Fiber Heritage DK (100% Targhee- Ploypay Wool, 150 yards/ 50g)
Approximately 1020 (1135, 1225, 1370, 1460) (1575, 1695, 1805, 1895, 2010) yards / 933 (1038, 1120, 1253, 1335) (1440, 1550, 1650, 1733, 1838) meters
OR 7 (8, 9, 10, 10) (11, 12, 13, 13, 14) skeins

Gauge:
20 sts and 26 rows over 4” / 10 cm in ribbed pattern worked flat and blocked

Needles:
Size 5 (3.75 mm) 24-32” / 60-80 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge, and additional needles of the same size for your preferred method of small circumference knitting (9”/ 23 cm circular, 2-circulars, DPNs or Magic Loop) for the sleeves
Needle 2 sizes smaller than gauge needle (40” / 101.5 circular) for ribbing on the button band

Notions:
Stitch marker for BOR
Locking stitch markers (2)
Tapestry needle
Row counter (optional)
5 - 1” / 25 mm buttons