By Debbie Bliss
| Brand: | Debbie Bliss |
| Yarn Weight: | DK | Light Worsted |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Pages: | 8 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
| Finished Size: | To Fit Bust: 87-97cm to 117-127cm |
| Techniques and Construction: | Bottom Up, Seamed, Stranded, Worked Flat |
| Needles Required: | 3.75mm (US 5) & 4.00mm (US 6) Single Point Needles |
| Pattern Code: | DB296 |
| Featured Products: | Debbie Bliss Cotton Denim DK Yarn Debbie Bliss Rialto DK Yarn - Superwash Merino DK |
The Debbie Bliss Daisy is an intermediate-level knitted cardigan designed to fit bust measurements of 87-97cm (34-38in), 102-112cm (40-44in), or 117-127cm (46-50in). The finished cardigan features a length to shoulder of 54cm, 59cm, or 64cm (21¼in, 23¼in, or 25¼in respectively), with consistent sleeve length of 44cm (17¼in) across all sizes. This is a classic cardigan silhouette suitable for everyday wear.
The Daisy cardigan employs several key knitting techniques appropriate for an intermediate crafter. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, meaning pieces are knitted as individual flat sections. It is constructed using a bottom-up method, where the body and sleeves are knitted beginning from the lower edges and progressing upward toward the shoulders. The cardigan uses a seamed construction, requiring pieces to be sewn together after knitting is complete. The design incorporates stranded colorwork, a technique where multiple yarn colors are carried across the wrong side of the work to create patterned designs. The pattern instructions specify that yarn not in use should be stranded loosely across the wrong side to maintain fabric elasticity and prevent tight, puckered seams.
The Daisy cardigan utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with charted colorwork patterns. Stocking stitch (knit on right-side rows, purl on wrong-side rows) forms the primary fabric base. Garter stitch (knit every row) is used for textured sections. The pattern includes two detailed stitch charts—Chart 1A with a 22-stitch pattern repeat and Chart 2B with a 4-stitch pattern repeat—that guide the placement of colored stitches. The charts are read from right to left on right-side rows and from left to right on wrong-side rows, following standard knitting chart conventions. Additional shaping stitches include make one (m1) increases worked by picking up and working into the back of the loop lying between stitches, and slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (skpo) decreases for fitted shaping.
The Daisy cardigan requires 8, 9, or 10 balls of 100g Debbie Bliss Cotton Denim DK in True Blue 03 (the main color, designated as A) depending on size. Contrast colors are worked from Debbie Bliss Rialto DK, including two 50g balls in Duck Egg 19 and one 50g ball each in Burnt Orange 43, Sea Green 81, Mustard 99, White 01, Earth 37, and Apple 09. The pattern is worked on 3.75mm (US 5) and 4mm (US 6) knitting needles, with the larger needles used for the main fabric. The recommended gauge is 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch using 4mm (US 6) needles, making accurate gauge swatching essential for proper fit.
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