Dearbhla Girls' Cardigan

This cardigan has no ribbing, and features garter stitch on the button and buttonhole bands and around the neck.  The bands are part of the front pieces, so no need to make separate sectons and sew them on.  The edges will have a tendency to curl, which was intentional, and my little model loves that it’s different to her other cardigans.  Dearbhla, pronounced “Derr-vla”) means “Daughter of the Poet.”

Note:  instead of varying the stitch numbers as usual, you will use a different size needle to achieve a different size.  For the smaller size:  3.75mm (UK 9, US 5) and 3.00mm (UK 11, US 2);  and for the larger size:  4mm (UK 8 , US 6) and 3.25 (UK 10, US 3).