MATERIALS: HERO Crazy Daisy Winder. Wool and Shetland Wool, 2 oz. skein, 7 (8-9) Grey (A) and 2 (2-3) Ecru (B). HERO No. 5 straight knitting needles and No. 6 circular knitting needle. No. 1 steel crochet hook. Tapestry needle. 9 small button molds.
GAUGE: 4 connected daisies—7½″.
TO MAKE DAISIES: Turn knob to release spokes. With left thumb hold A at center leaving end to extend at center for about 1″. With right hand, pass yarn from left to right around spoke No. 1 at top, across center, from right to left around spoke No. 2 directly opposite; wrap around these spokes once more in the same manner. Bring yarn across center from left to right around spoke No. 5 at right of first spoke wrapped, across center from right to left around spoke No. 6 at left of 2nd spoke wrapped, wrap around these 2 spokes once more. Bring yarn across center from left to right around spoke No. 9, across center and from right to left around spoke No. 10, wrap around these 2 spokes once more. Bring yarn across center and cut about 1″ beyond center (you have been winding around every other spoke). Continue with B in this manner wrapping twice around 2 spokes exactly opposite then passing on to the next 2 free spokes until all spokes are wrapped twice, ending with spoke No. 12—thus wrapping with B the spokes that were skipped when you were winding with A. Bring yarn across center and cut about 1″ beyond center.
TO MAKE CENTER: See instructions to make centers on [page 3]. Use color A for centers. Make 174 (186-214) daisies in this manner.
TO CONNECT DAISIES: Follow directions given for Joining A on [page 3] using A yarn. Join daisies until there are 5 rows of 18 (20-23) daisies for body of cardigan—2 fronts and back. Next row: Join 4 (5-6) daisies for front, skip 1 daisy for underarm, join 8 (8-9) daisies for back, skip 1 daisy for underarm, join 4 (5-6) daisies for other front.
SLEEVES: Join 4 rows of 7 (7-8) daisies. Lower Cuff: With No. 6 needle and right side facing, with A pick up and k 55 (57-59) sts across lower edge of sleeve. Row 1: K 1, * p 1, k 1; repeat from * across. Row 2: P 1, * k 1, p 1; repeat from * across. Repeat these 2 rows for ribbing for 2″. Bind off loosely in ribbing. Join seam of sleeve the same as joining daisies. Join another row of 6 (6-7) daisies across top of sleeve, leaving 1 daisy free for underarm. Note: Circular needle is used as two straight knitting needles.
YOKE: Join last row of top edge of sleeve to top edges of last row of fronts and back. With circular needle, A and right side facing, pick up and k 41 (46-51) sts on right front; 58 (58-63) sts along top of sleeve; 85 (85-90) sts across top of back; 58 (58-63) sts across top of sleeve and 41 (46-51) sts across top of left front, 283 (293-318) sts. Row 1: Wrong side. * P 3, k 2; repeat from *, end p 3. Row 2: * K 3, p 2; repeat from *, end k 3. Repeat these 2 rows for 1½″ (2″-2½″), ending with row 1. Dec Row: * K 1, k 2 tog, p 2; repeat from *, end k 1, k 2 tog. Continue in pattern as established for 1½″, ending on wrong side. 2nd Dec Row: K 2, p 2 tog; repeat from *, end k 2. Continue in pattern as established for 1″, ending on wrong side. 3rd Dec Row: K 2 tog, p 1; repeat from *, ending k 2 tog. Change to No. 5 needles and continue in ribbing for 1″. Bind off in ribbing.
LOWER BORDER: With No. 6 needle, A and right side facing, pick up and k 163 (175-187) sts along lower edge. Work in ribbing as for cuff of sleeve for 4″. Bind off in ribbing.
FINISHING: Block lightly. With A, work 1″ of sc along left front edge, working a ch 1 to turn all rows. Last Row: Work backwards (counter clockwise), sc in each sc along front edge. Fasten off. Mark position of 9 buttons evenly spaced, placing first 1″ from lower edge and last ½″ below neck edge. Work right front border as for left front for ¾″. Buttonhole Row: Opposite each marker for button, ch 3, skip 2 sts, sc in next st. Next row: Work 2 sc under each ch-3 space. Complete as for left front. Work 1 row of sc around neck, holding in slightly. Work 1 more row around neck as for last row on left front edge. Fasten off.