Clematis Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Clematis Cardigan in Juniper Moon Farm Herriot Fine

What Is Being Made

The Clematis Cardigan is a women's knitted cardigan from The Garden Collection, designed by Pamela Wynne. This garment is available in seven sizes ranging from XXS to 2X, with finished back widths from 12¾ inches (32.5cm) to 23¾ inches (60.5cm) and a finished length of 18 inches (45.5cm). The cardigan is knitted in the round using a combination of lace patterning and garter stitch construction.

Techniques Used

The Clematis Cardigan employs several advanced knitting techniques to create its finished structure. The garment begins with a picot cast-on, a decorative edge technique that uses a cable cast-on combined with strategic bind-offs to create a finished, ornamental border. The body is constructed in the round, which allows for seamless construction and continuous patterning. Sleeve shaping is achieved through increase rounds worked at varying intervals depending on size, with increases worked on either side of stitch markers to create symmetrical shaping. The pattern incorporates lace patterning combined with garter stitch sections, requiring knitters to work yarn-overs and decreases to create openwork design elements while maintaining structural integrity through garter stitch sections.

Stitches Used

The Clematis Cardigan utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined into more complex stitch patterns. Core stitches include:

• Knit stitch – the basic foundation stitch
• Purl stitch – worked purl-wise in specific sections
• Yarn-over (yo) – creates the openwork lace elements throughout the design
• Stockinette stitch (St st) – used for incorporating new stitches into the overall pattern
• Garter stitch – worked on larger needles to create textured, non-curling sections
• Slip stitch (sl) – used for stitch marker management and pattern transitions

These stitches are combined into established lace patterns that are worked over multiple rows, with pattern repeats incorporated strategically throughout the construction.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Clematis Cardigan is designed to be worked in Juniper Moon Farm Herriot Fine, a fine-weight yarn. The pattern requires 3 to 5 hanks depending on size, with the sample shown knitted in color #2012 Deep Plum Passion. Herriot Fine is a yarn weight that produces delicate, refined fabric suitable for lace patterning and detailed stitch definition.

The pattern calls for specific needle sizes to achieve proper gauge. Knitters will need two US 4 (3.5mm) circular needles and a set of 5 double-pointed needles (dpns) in the same size for working the body and sleeves in the round, or the size needed to obtain gauge. An additional US 5 (3.75mm) circular needle is required for sections worked in garter stitch. The pattern specifies that gauge must be checked after blocking: 26 stitches and 36 rows equal 4 inches (10cm) in lace pattern on smaller needles, and 26 stitches and 52 rows equal 4 inches (10cm) in garter stitch on larger needles.

Additional notions required include a tapestry needle for finishing, stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points, and waste yarn for holding stitches during construction.