Linke Blende und Vorderteil // Left Neckband and Front Piece
A) Maschenaufnahme // Pick Up Stitches
![LOTILDA JONA Cardigan Schritt 2](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/A-Maschenaufnahme-1.jpg)
// Picture 1/2: Pick up stitches with a double pointed needle from right to left side … (the cast on yarn is placed at the left side)
![LOTILDA JONA Cardigan Schritt 2](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/A-Maschenaufnahme-4.jpg)
// Picture 2/2: … slide stitches to other end of needle and start at a right side row.
B) Linke Blende // Left Neckband
![](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/B-Linke-Blende-1.jpg)
![](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/B-Linke-Blende-2-1.jpg)
// Picture 1/2: At the end of a right side row pick up stitches for the shoulder with backward loop cast on.
![](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/B-Linke-Blende-3.jpg)
// Picture 2/2: In the next wrong side row purl the last stitch of the shoulder stitches with the first stitch of the left neckband (edge stitch) together.
![](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/B-Linke-Blende-4-1.jpg)
C) Linkes Vorderteil mit // Left Front Piece with
(1a) Verkürzte Reihen // Short Rows
![LOTILDA JONA Cardigan Schritt 2](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1a-2-1024x1024.jpg)
// Picture 1/4: At the turning point slip the stitch purlwise …
![LOTILDA JONA Cardigan Schritt 2](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1a-3-1024x1024.jpg)
// Picture 2/4: … place the yarn in front of work …
![LOTILDA JONA Cardigan Schritt 2](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1a-4-1024x1024.jpg)
// Picture 3/4: … place the slipped stitch back on the left needle …
![LOTILDA JONA Cardigan Schritt 2](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1a-5-1024x1024.jpg)
// Picture 4/4: … turn work.
![LOTILDA JONA Cardigan Schritt 2](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1a-6-1024x1024.jpg)
Bild 1/3: Stricke den Wickelfaden …
// Picture 1/4: Knit the wrap …
![LOTILDA JONA Cardigan Schritt 2](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1a-7-1024x1024.jpg)
Bild 1/3: … mit der rechten Masche …
// Picture 1/3: … with the stitch …
![](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1a-8-1.jpg)
Bild 1/3: … zusammen stricken.
// Picture 1/3: … knit together.
(1b) Zunahmen V-Ausschnitt // Increases V-neck
![](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1b-1.jpg)
// Picture 1/3: At the beginning of a row pic up the bar between 2 stitches, bringing the needle from front to back
![](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1b-2.jpg)
// Picture 2/3: … knit it through the back loop …
![](https://www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1b-3-1.jpg)
(1c) Abnahmen Armausschnitt // Decreases Armhole Opening
![](https://i1.wp.com/www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1c-1-scaled.jpg?fit=665%2C665&ssl=1)
// Picture 1/2: Decreases for the armhole opening at the end of the right side row …
![](https://i1.wp.com/www.lotilda.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C-Linkes-VT-1c-2-scaled.jpg?fit=665%2C665&ssl=1)