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Knitting a Stylish Cardigan: A Comprehensive Guide
Knitting Needle Size: 6 or 4 mm, 8 or 5 mm
Yarn Weight(4): Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials
RED HEART® Super Saver® (364 yd (333 m): 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins 387 Soft Navy A, 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skein 316 Soft White B
RED HEART® Super Tweed® (364 yd (333 m): 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins 7911 Mulberry C
Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 4 mm [US 6] and 5 mm [US 8]
Yarn needle, six ¾” (19 mm) buttons in navy.
Gauge
GAUGE: 17 sts = 4” (10 cm); 24 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette st (knit on right side, purl on wrong side).
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
Directions are for size X-Small. Changes for sizes Small, Medium, Large, 1X and 2X are in parentheses.
Finished Measurements
Finished Bust: 33 (37, 40, 44, 49, 53)” (84 (94, 101.5, 112, 124.5, 134.5) cm)
Finished Length: 21½ (23, 24, 25, 25½, 26)” (54.5 (58.5, 61, 63.5, 65, 66) cm)
Special Stitches
M1L (Make 1 Left Increase): Insert left needle from front to back under strand between needles, knit strand through the back loop, twisting it to prevent a hole.
M1R (Make 1 Right Increase): Insert left needle from back to front under strand between needles, knit strand through the front loop, twisting it to prevent a hole.
M1P (Make 1 Purl Increase): Lift strand between needles to left-hand needle and purl strand through the back loop, twisting it to prevent a hole.
ssk: Slip next 2 stitches, one at a time as if to knit, to right needle, insert point of left needle through front of stitches, knit these stitches together through back loop.
Notes
Cardigan is worked in five pieces: Back, two Fronts, and two Sleeves. Each piece is worked from lower edge upwards. Front bands and neck band are worked after main five pieces are seamed across raglan, sleeve, and side edges.
Back Section
With smaller needles and A, cast on 66 (74, 82, 90, 98, 106) stitches.
Row 1 (right side): With A, *k2, p2; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 2 (wrong side): With B, purl.
Row 3: With B, repeat Row 1.
Rows 4 and 5: With A, repeat Rows 2 and 3.
Rows 6–13: Repeat Rows 2–5 twice.
Change to larger needles. Cut B and continue with A only.
Row 14 (increase row): [P13 (15, 16, 18, 14, 15), M1P] 4 (4, 4, 4, 6, 6) times, purl to end of row—70 (78, 86, 94, 104, 112) stitches.
Work even in Stockinette st until piece measures 13½ (14½, 14½, 14½, 14½, 14)” (34.5 (37, 37, 37, 37, 35.5) cm) from beginning; end with a wrong side row.
Shape Raglan Armholes
Row 1 (right side): Bind off 4 (5, 6, 6, 8, 8) stitches, knit to end of row—66 (73, 80, 88, 96, 104) stitches.
Row 2: Bind off 4 (5, 6, 6, 8, 8) stitches, purl to end of row—62 (68, 74, 82, 88, 96) stitches.
Decrease Row: K2, ssk, knit to last 4 stitches, k2tog, k2—60 (66, 72, 80, 86, 94) stitches.
Next Row: Purl.
Repeat last 2 rows 15 (15, 16, 19, 19, 22) times—30 (36, 40, 42, 48, 50) stitches.
Repeat Decrease Row—28 (34, 38, 40, 46, 48) stitches.
Next 3 Rows: Work even in Stockinette st for 3 rows.
Repeat Decrease Row—26 (32, 36, 38, 44, 46) stitches.
Repeat last 4 rows 2 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5) more times—22 (26, 28, 30, 34, 36) stitches.
Bind off.
Right Front
With smaller needles and A, cast on 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 52) stitches.
Row 1 (right side): With A, *k2, p2; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 2: With B, purl.
Row 3: With B, repeat Row 1.
Rows 4 and 5: With A, repeat Rows 2 and 3.
Rows 6–13: Repeat Rows 2–5 twice.
Change to larger needles. Cut B and continue with A only.
Row 14: [P10 (11, 13, 14, 15, 17), M1P] twice, purl to end of row—32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 54) stitches.
Work even in Stockinette st until piece measures 13½ (14½, 14½, 14½, 14½, 14)” (34.5 (37, 37, 37, 37, 35.5) cm); end with a right side row.
Shape Raglan Armhole
Row 1 (wrong side): Bind off 4 (5, 6, 6, 8, 8) stitches, purl to end of row—28 (31, 34, 38, 40, 46) stitches.
Decrease Row: Knit to last 4 stitches, k2tog, k2—27 (30, 33, 37, 39, 45) stitches.
Next Row: Purl.
Repeat last 2 rows 15 (15, 16, 19, 19, 22) times—12 (15, 17, 18, 20, 23) stitches.
Shape Neck and Continue Raglan Shaping
Row 1 (right side): Bind off 2 (2, 1, 2, 1, 4) stitches, knit to last 4 stitches, k2tog, k2—9 (12, 15, 15, 18, 18) stitches.
Rows 2–4: Work even in Stockinette st for 3 rows.
Row 5: Bind off 2 stitches, knit to last 4 stitches, k2tog, k2—6 (9, 12, 12, 15, 15) stitches.
Repeat last 4 rows 0 (1, 2, 2, 3, 3) more time(s)—6 stitches.
Next 3 Rows: Work even in Stockinette st for 3 rows.
Next Row: Bind off 2 stitches, knit to last 3 stitches, k2tog, k1—3 stitches.
Bind off.
Left Front
Work same as Right Front to raglan shaping; end with a wrong side row.
Shape Raglan Armhole
Row 1 (right side): Bind off 4 (5, 6, 6, 8, 8) stitches, knit to end of row—28 (31, 34, 38, 40, 46) stitches.
Row 2: Purl.
Decrease Row: K2, ssk, knit to end of row—27 (30, 33, 37, 39, 45) stitches.
Repeat last 2 rows 15 (15, 16, 19, 19, 22) times—12 (15, 17, 18, 20, 23) stitches.
Shape Neck and Continue Raglan Shaping
Row 1 (wrong side): Bind off 2 (2, 1, 2, 1, 4) stitches, purl to end of row—10 (13, 16, 16, 19, 19) stitches.
Row 2: K2, ssk, knit to end of row—9 (12, 15, 15, 18, 18) stitches.
Rows 3 and 4: Work even in Stockinette st for 2 rows.
Row 5: Bind off 2 stitches, purl to end of row—7 (10, 13, 13, 16, 16) stitches.
Row 6: K2, ssk, knit to end of row—6 (9, 12, 12, 15, 15) stitches.
Repeat last 4 rows 0 (1, 2, 2, 3, 3) more time(s)—6 stitches.
Next 2 Rows: Work even in Stockinette st for 2 rows.
Next Row: Bind off 2 stitches—1 stitch remains.
Fasten off.
Left Sleeve
With C and smaller needles, cast on 30 (34, 38, 38, 42, 46) stitches.
Row 1 (right side): With C, *k2, p2; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 2 (wrong side): With B, purl.
Row 3: With B, repeat Row 1.
Rows 4 and 5: With C, repeat Rows 2 and 3.
Rows 6–13: Repeat Rows 2–5 twice.
Change to larger needles. Cut B and continue with C only.
Row 14 (increase row): [P10 (11, 13, 8, 8, 9), M1P] 2 (2, 2, 4, 4, 4) times, purl to end of row—32 (36, 40, 42, 46, 50) stitches.
Work even in Stockinette st for 6 rows.
Increase Row (right side): K1, M1R, knit to last stitch, M1L, k1—34 (38, 42, 44, 48, 52) stitches.
Work even in Stockinette st for 5 rows.
Repeat Increase Row—36 (40, 44, 46, 50, 54) stitches.
Repeat last 6 rows 8 (3, 10, 14, 11, 12) more times—52 (46, 64, 74, 72, 78) stitches.
Sizes X-Small (Small, Medium, X-Large, XX-Large) ONLY:
Work even Stockinette st for 7 rows.
Repeat Increase Row—54 (48, 66, 74, 80) stitches.
Repeat last 8 rows 2 (6, 1, 1, 1) more time(s)—58 (60, 68, 76, 82) stitches.
All Sizes
Work even in Stockinette st until piece measures about 16½ (17, 18, 18½, 19, 19½)” (42 (43, 46, 47, 48, 49) cm); end with a wrong side row.
Shape Raglan Cap
Row 1 (right side): Bind off 4 (5, 6, 6, 8, 8) stitches, knit to end of row—54 (55, 62, 68, 68, 74) stitches.
Row 2: Bind off 4 (5, 6, 6, 8, 8) stitches, purl to end of row—50 (50, 56, 62, 60, 66) stitches.
Decrease Row (right side): K2, ssk, knit to last 4 stitches, k2tog, k2—48 (48, 54, 60, 58, 64) stitches.
Next Row: Purl.
Repeat Decrease Row—46 (46, 52, 58, 56, 62) stitches.
Repeat last 2 rows 18 (18, 21, 22, 20, 22) more times—10 (10, 10, 14, 16, 18) stitches.
Work even in Stockinette st for 3 rows.
Repeat Decrease Row—8 (8, 8, 12, 14, 16) stitches.
Repeat last 4 rows 1 (1, 1, 3, 4, 5) more time(s)—6 stitches.
Shape Top/Neck Edge
Next Row (wrong side): Bind off 2 stitches, purl to end of row—4 stitches.
Next Row: Knit.
Repeat last 2 rows once more—2 stitches.
Bind off remaining 2 stitches.
Right Sleeve
Work same as Left Sleeve until 6 stitches remain.
Shape Top/Neck Edge
Next Row: Purl.
Next Row (right side): Bind off 2 stitches, knit to end of row—4 stitches.
Repeat last 2 rows 2 more times.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Sew raglan seams. Sew side and sleeve seams.
Button Band
With right side facing, smaller needles and A, beginning at left front neck edge, pick up and knit 80 (88, 88, 90, 92, 94) stitches evenly spaced across left front edge.
Work in Garter st (knit every row) for 7 rows.
Bind off all stitches.
Buttonhole Band
With right side facing, smaller needles and A, beginning at lower edge of right front, pick up and knit 80 (88, 88, 90, 92, 94) stitches evenly spaced across right front edge.
Work in Garter st for 4 rows.
Buttonhole Row (wrong side): K6 (8, 8, 9, 10, 11) stitches, *k2tog, yarn over, k12 (13, 13, 13, 13, 13); repeat from * 4 times, k2tog, yarn over, knit to end of row.
Work in Garter st for 3 rows.
Bind off all stitches.
Neck Band
With right side facing, smaller needles and A, pick up and knit 5 stitches across the top of buttonhole band, 13 (15, 16, 17, 19, 20) stitches across right front neck, 6 stitches across top of right sleeve, 22 (26, 28, 30, 34, 36) stitches across back neck, 6 stitches across top of left sleeve, 13 (15, 16, 17, 19, 20) stitches across left front neck and 5 stitches across top of button band—70 (78, 82, 86, 94, 98) stitches.
Row 1 (wrong side): Cut A, slip first 8 stitches from left needle to right needle, rejoin A, *p2, k2; repeat from * to last 10 stitches, p2, slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, turn.
Row 2: With B, ssk, knit to last 9 stitches, k2tog, slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, turn.
Row 3: P2tog, k1, *p2, k2; repeat from * to last 9 stitches, p2tog, slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, turn.
Row 4: With A, ssk, knit to last 7 stitches, k2tog, slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, turn.
Row 5: P2tog, k2, *p2, k2; repeat from * to last 7 stitches, p2tog, slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, turn.
Row 6: With B, ssk, knit to last 5 stitches, k2tog, slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, turn.
Row 7: P2tog, k2, *p2, k2; repeat from * to last 5 stitches, p2tog, slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, turn.
Row 8: With A, ssk, knit to last 3 stitches, k2tog, slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, turn.
Row 9: P2tog, k2, *p2, k2; repeat from * to last 3 stitches, p2tog, slip 1 stitch from left needle to right needle, turn.
Row 10: Bind off in rib until 2 stitches remain on left needle, p2tog, then continue to bind off.
Final Touches
Sew buttons to button band, opposite buttonholes.
Sew around edges of buttonholes to strengthen.
Weave in ends and block cardigan lightly.
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Lexi
Jan 20, 2020 10:15 AM
I want to knit this jacket
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Maya
Jan 20, 2020 10:23 AM
Very stylish
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Anna
Jan 20, 2020 10:38 AM
I like this pattern
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Mia
Jan 20, 2020 10:42 AM
I like this jacket a lot
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Susan
Jan 21, 2020 10:11 AM
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