Lang Cardigan with Round Yoke Knitting Pattern

Lang Cardigan with Round Yoke

What Is Being Made

The Lang Cardigan with Round Yoke is a sophisticated knitted cardigan featuring a contemporary round yoke construction. This garment is available in three sizes (S, M–L, and XL) with finished bust measurements of 100, 112, and 124 cm respectively, and lengths of 65, 67, and 70 cm. The cardigan is designed as a versatile layering piece suitable for various occasions and seasons.

Knitting Techniques

This cardigan is constructed using several key knitting techniques that create visual interest and structural integrity:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The cardigan is knitted from the bottom upward, allowing knitters to try on the garment as it progresses and adjust length as needed.
• Seamed Assembly: Individual pieces are knitted flat and then seamed together, providing clean, professional finishing and precise shaping control.
• Worked Flat: Rather than working in the round for the body, the main panels are worked flat on straight needles, making this pattern accessible to knitters who prefer traditional flat knitting methods.
• Round Yoke: The yoke is worked in the round using circular needles, a modern construction technique that creates seamless shoulder shaping and elegant yoke patterning.
• Cable Patterns: Decorative cable stitches are incorporated throughout the design, including cables worked over 24 stitches and 20 stitches according to provided stitch charts, adding texture and visual dimension to the finished cardigan.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Lang Cardigan employs multiple stitch patterns to create its distinctive appearance:

• Garter Stitch: Used on 8mm needles, garter stitch (knit on both right-side and wrong-side rows) creates a textured, reversible fabric that appears the same on both sides.
• Cable Stitches: Pattern II features a cable worked over 24 stitches, while Pattern III incorporates a cable over 20 stitches. Both cables are worked according to detailed stitch charts that show right-side rows, with wrong-side stitches knitted as they appear.
• Chart-Based Patterns: The design includes multiple stitch patterns (Patterns I, II, and III) worked from charts, allowing knitters to follow visual guides for complex stitch sequences.

Materials and Tools

Yarn: The Lang Cardigan is knitted using LANGYARNS LUNA, a luxury blend yarn composed of alpaca and polyamide (nylon). This fiber combination provides softness, warmth, and durability. The yardage required is 650, 750, or 850 grams depending on size, equivalent to 13, 15, or 17 balls of yarn in the olive colorway (shade 998.0098).

Needles and Tools: The pattern requires ADDI knitting needles in two sizes: 7mm needles (US 10.5, UK 2) and 8mm needles (US 11, UK 0). A 8mm circular knitting needle is also needed for working the round yoke construction. The combination of needle sizes allows for gauge control and creates definition between different sections of the cardigan.

Pattern Format

This pattern is provided as a downloadable PDF document, making it convenient for digital access and printing. The pattern includes detailed schematic diagrams and stitch charts for the cable and textured patterns, supporting knitters through each stage of construction.