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Lion Brand® Mandala®
Flight of Fancy Cardigan
Pattern Number: L80027
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With A, ch 88 (103, 118).
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hook (3 skipped ch count as first dc) and in each
ch across – 86 (101, 116) dc.
Row 2: Work Row 2 of Double/Mesh pattern – you will have 29 (34, 39) (2-dc)
groups and 28 (33, 38) ch-1 sps in this row.
Rows 3-6: Work Rows 3-6 of Double/Mesh pattern.
Row 7 (Decrease Row): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc2tog, dc in next 25 (30, 35)
sts, dc2tog, dc in next 26 (31, 36) sts, dc2tog, dc in next 25 (30, 35) sts, dc2tog,
dc in top of beg ch-3 – 82 (97, 112) dc.
Rows 8-12: Work Rows 8-12 of Double/Mesh pattern.
Row 13 (Decrease Row): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc2tog, dc in each st to last
3 sts, dc2tog, dc in top of beg ch-3 – 80 (95, 110) dc. Rows 14-18: Work Rows
14-18 of Double/Mesh pattern.
Row 19 (Decrease Row): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc2tog, dc in next 36 (43,
51) sts, dc2tog, dc in next 36 (44, 51) sts, dc2tog, dc in top of beg ch-3 – 77 (92,
107) dc.
Row 20: Work Row 2 of Double/Mesh pattern – 26 (31, 36) (2-dc) groups and 25
(30, 35) ch-1 sps.
Rows 21-24: Work Rows 3-6 of Double/Mesh pattern. Change to B in last st of
Row 24.
Row 25 (Decrease Row): With B, ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc2tog, dc in next 22
(27, 32) sts, dc2tog, dc in next 23 (28, 33) sts, dc2tog, dc in next 22 (27, 32) sts,
dc2tog, dc in top of beg ch-3 – 73 (88, 103) dc.
Rows 26-30: Work Rows 8-12 of Double/Mesh pattern.
Row 31 (Decrease Row): Rep Row 13 – 71 (86, 101) dc.
Rows 32-36: Work Rows 14-18 of Double/Mesh pattern.
Row 37 (Decrease Row): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc2tog dc in next 31 (39,
46) sts, dc2tog, dc in next 32 (39, 47) sts, dc2tog, dc in top of beg ch-3 – 68 (83,
98) dc.
Rows 38-46: Work Rows 2-10 of Double/Mesh
pattern. Fasten off B.
Shape Armholes
Row 1 (RS): From RS, join C with a sl st in 7th (10th, 12th) st of Row 46, ch 3
(counts as dc), dc2tog, dc in each st to last 9 (12, 14) sts, dc2tog, dc in next st;
leave rem sts unworked – 54 (65, 76) dc.
Rows 2 and 3 (Decrease Rows): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, (dc2tog) 1 (1, 2)
time(s), dc in each st to last 3 (3, 5) sts, (dc2tog) 1 (1, 2) time(s), dc in top of beg
ch-3 – 50 (61, 68) dc in Row 3.
Rows 4-18 (20, 22): Beg with Row 14 of pattern, work in Double/Mesh pattern
for 15 (17, 19) rows.