Water Bearer: The Aquarius Cardigan
Water Bearer is a sweater inspired by and designed for the creative, justice-minded, free spirit of the Aquarian zodiac. With seamless top-down construction and a dramatic brioche shawl collar, this cardigan provides for an elegant and absorbing knit. The pattern includes 12 sizes, two length options, written and charted instructions for the brioche waves, and 4 video tutorials that cover everything from choosing the correct size to picking up stitches and working the i-cord bind off along the edges of the collar.
PATTERN DETAILS
SIZING, YARDAGE, SCHEMATIC
Instead of posting all the details here, I have created a PDF with all the essential information that you can download here.
For help selecting your size, you can view the sizing & construction tutorial video here.
TEST KNITTING ROUND-UP
SIZE 30 — Julie
Length: full
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 31.5”/80cm
Ease at bicep: 0
Modifications: slightly shorter body, did fewer decreases and shorter arms, added moss stitch sleeve cuffs
👉 See Julie’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Julie on Instagram @kapouter
SIZE 30 — Rachel
Length: full
Bust darts: size B
Upper bust circumference: 32”/81.5cm
Ease at bicep: -1”/2.5cm
Modifications: fewer sleeve decreases and made sleeves longer
👉 See Rachel’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Rachel on Instagram @rachelofferdahl
SIZE 30 — Jocy
Length: cropped
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 30”/76cm
Ease at bicep: 0
Modifications: shorter body length and 3/4-length sleeves
👉 See Jocy’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Jocy on Instagram @ojoshi
SIZE 32.5 — Sareena
Length: full
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 33.75”/85.5cm
Ease at bicep: -3.5”/9cm
Modifications: none
👉 See Sareena’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Sareena on Instagram @Sareenais
SIZE 32.5 — Hannah
Length: cropped
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 32.5”/82.5cm
Ease at bicep: negative
Modifications: none
👉 See Hannah’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Hannah on Instagram @hannahsingleton
SIZE 32.5 — Wendy (my mom!!! how cute is she???)
Length: full
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 34”/86.5cm
Ease at bicep: 0
Modifications: none
SIZE 35.25 — Caroline
Length: cropped
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 38”/96.5cm
Ease at bicep: -1”/2.5cm
Modifications: worked slightly shorter sleeves
👉 See Caroline’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Caroline on Instagram @sparrowlight
SIZE 37.75 — Emily
Length: in between
Bust darts: size B
Upper bust circumference: 36”/91.5cm
Ease at bicep: -.5”/1cm
Modifications: length in between cropped and full; slightly shorter sleeves
👉 See Emily’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Emily on Instagram @tinylaser
SIZE 37.75 — Mel
Length: cropped
Bust darts: size A
Upper bust circumference: 37”/94cm
Ease at bicep: -.5”/1cm
Modifications: slightly longer body and slightly shorter sleeves; added short rows for length to the back
👉 See Mel’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Mel on Instagram @thrifted
SIZE 37.75 — Isabel
Length: full
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 37.5”/95cm
Ease at bicep: o
Modifications: slightly shorter sleeves
👉 See Isabel’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Isabel on Instagram @isabelloves_
SIZE 40.25 — Paulina
Length: full
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 40.5”/103cm
Ease at bicep: -2”/5cm
Modifications: none
👉 See Paulina’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Paulina on Instagram @You_need_i_knit
SIZE 40.25 — Anne-Kathrin
Length: cropped
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 41”/104cm
Ease at bicep: +1”/2.5cm
Modifications: no i-cord on cuffs or collar; just on bottom hem
👉 See Anne-Kathrin’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Anne-Kathrin on Instagram @akh_knits
SIZE 40.25 — Jess
Length: cropped
Bust darts: size C
Upper bust circumference: 40.5/103cm
Ease at bicep: 0
Modifications: slightly shorter sleeves
👉 See Jess’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Jess on Instagram @theolibrarian
SIZE 42.75 — Ishrat
Length: full
Bust darts: size D
Upper bust circumference: 45”/114cm
Ease at bicep: -1”/2.5cm
Modifications: slightly more length to the body and sleeves
👉 See Ishrat’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Ishrat on Instagram @fruitfulfusion
SIZE 45.25 — Inge
Length: full
Bust darts: size C
Upper bust circumference: 45”/114cm
Ease at bicep: 0
Modifications: slightly longer body
👉 See Inge’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Inge on Instagram @ingestaugaardboeye
SIZE 45.25 — Katherine
Length: full
Bust darts: size C
Upper bust circumference: 44.5”/113cm
Ease at bicep: -1.5”/4cm
Modifications: slightly shorter sleeves
👉 See Katherine’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Katherine on Instagram @katherinehegg
SIZE 47.75 — Kristy
Length: cropped
Bust darts: size D
Upper bust circumference: 47.5”/120.5cm
Ease at bicep: 0
Modifications: none
👉 See Kristy’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Kristy on Instagram @needlesnbeetles
SIZE 47.75 — Jacqui (designer)
Length: cropped
Bust darts: size B
Upper bust circumference: 48”/122cm
Ease at bicep: -1”/2.5cm
Modifications: none
SIZE 50.25 — Madeline
Length: cropped
Bust darts: size F
Upper bust circumference: 50”/127cm
Ease at bicep: -2”/5cm
Modifications: slightly shorter sleeves and body
👉 See Madeline’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Madeline on Instagram @oh_susquehanna
SIZE 50.25 — Liza
Length: cropped
Bust darts: none
Upper bust circumference: 51”/129.5cm
Ease at bicep: -1”/2.5cm
Modifications: delayed sleeve decreases
👉 See Liza’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Liza on Instagram @liza.notlisa
SIZE 52.75 — Raylene
Length: cropped
Bust darts: size F
Upper bust circumference: 53”/134.5cm
Ease at bicep: -2”/5cm
Modifications: sleeves worked quite a bit shorter
👉 See Raylene’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Raylene on Instagram @Kamanaknits
SIZE 55.25 — Beth
Length: cropped
Bust darts: size F
Upper bust circumference: 54.5”/138.5cm
Ease at bicep: +2”/5cm
Modifications: none
👉 See Beth’s project page on Ravelry
👉 Follow Beth on Instagram @mdquilter
