The Fundamental Top-Down Women's
Cardigan from Jen Hagan Design is an excellent basic cardigan pattern. It's a
perfect beginner sweater project or for knitting with self-patterning yarns,
highly textured yarns, or any yarn that needs to be the star of the show. The
pattern’s blank canvas is also great for stripes or embroidered embellishments.
Pattern includes instructions for crew neck and V-neck. Knit from the top-down
with raglan shaping, this cardigan is a seamless garment that is easily
custom-fit. Instructions are included for 4 different gauges, making this an extremely versatile pattern that you can knit again and again in all of your
favorite yarns!
Finished Measurements:
Chest – 37 (39, 41, 43) 45 [47, 49, 51] 53 {55,
57, 59}” – this measurement differs by ¼ to ½” on some sizes depending
on yarn weight
Total Length – 23¾ (24¼, 25, 25¾) 26½
[27½, 28¼, 28¾] 29½ {30, 30¾, 31¼)”
Yarn Requirements:
Sport Weight – 1620 (1765, 1935, 2125) 2279 [2680,
2802, 3000] 3290 {3540, 3850, 4000) yards
DK Weight – 1075 (1185, 1315, 1415) 1560 [1765,
1920, 2055] 2270 {2435, 2645, 2830} yards
Worsted Weight – 825 (880, 965, 1070) 1165 [1620,
1455, 1555] 1730 {1860, 2055, 2315} yards
Bulky Weight – 525 (580, 645, 710) 770 [895,
960, 1055] 1175 {1275, 1440, 1590} yards
Needles: two 16” & one 24” circular and DPNs
Sport Weight – US size 3–5 (3.25–3.75mm)
DK Weight – US 5–6 (3.75–4.00mm)
Worsted Weight – US 7–9 (4.50–5.50mm)
Bulky Weight – US 9–11 (5.50–8.00mm)
Gauge:
Sport Weight – 24 sts and 28 rows = 4” in
stockinette stitch, after blocking
DK Weight – 20 sts & 28 rows = 4” in
stockinette stitch, after blocking
Worsted Weight – 16 sts & 20 rows = 4” in
stockinette stitch, after blocking
Bulky Weight – 12 sts & 16 rows = 4” in
stockinette stitch, after blocking
PDF updated on 12/23/2016.
