Jen Hagan Design Fundamental Top Down Women's Cardigan PDF

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.