Lana Grossa M Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa M Cardigan in Bingo

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa M Cardigan in Bingo is a classic knitted cardigan available in three sizes (48, 50/52, and 54). This garment is designed as a button-front cardigan featuring a structured silhouette with set-in armholes and a tailored neckline. The cardigan includes functional patch pockets and is finished with five buttons for closure.

Knitting Techniques

This cardigan is constructed using bottom-up seamed construction, meaning the pieces are knitted individually from the lower edge upward and then sewn together. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, allowing for traditional shaping techniques and seam placement.

The design incorporates several key shaping techniques:

• Armhole shaping through strategic decreases worked over multiple right-side rows, reducing stitch counts from the initial cast-on to accommodate the sleeve cap
• Shoulder shaping using bind-off sequences that create a structured shoulder line, with varying bind-off amounts across the three sizes
• Neck shaping that includes a center bind-off with additional decreases at the neck edges to create a finished neckline
• Patch pockets with separate linings that are worked in stockinette stitch and integrated into the front panels

Stitches Used

The Lana Grossa M Cardigan in Bingo employs a combination of fundamental knitting stitches to create texture and structure:

• Ribbed knit pattern used for the lower edge and cuffs, created using a multiple of 2 plus 1 stitch repeat with two-stitch selvage edges. The rib pattern alternates between knit-through-the-back-loop and purl stitches on right-side rows, with the reverse on wrong-side rows, creating an elastic, fitted edge
• Stockinette stitch (knit on right-side rows, purl on wrong-side rows) forming the primary fabric of the body and sleeves
• Reverse stockinette stitch (purl on right-side rows, knit on wrong-side rows) used as an accent detail
• Garter stitch selvage edges that provide neat, finished side edges for seaming
• Chart pattern worked over the body pieces, featuring a multiple of 2 plus 1 repeat that creates a textured or colorwork design across the front and back panels

Materials and Tools

The Lana Grossa M Cardigan in Bingo is constructed from 750 to 850 grams of Lana Grossa Bingo yarn depending on size, with yardage of approximately 80 meters per 50-gram ball. The yarn is 100% pure wool, providing warmth, elasticity, and durability suitable for a classic cardigan.

The pattern requires the following needles and notions:

• Size 5 mm (US 8) and 6 mm (US 10) straight needles for the main body pieces, with the smaller needles used for ribbed edges and the larger needles for the body fabric
• Size 5 mm circular needle, 100 cm long for finishing details and neckline work
• Five 23 mm buttons by UNION KNOPF (item 451190, color 26) for the front closure

The cardigan is knitted in the color Khaki (color 732), a neutral tone suitable for versatile styling and easy coordination with other wardrobe pieces.