Noro 1333 Collared Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Noro 1333 Collared Cardigan

What Is Being Made

The Noro 1333 Collared Cardigan is an intermediate-level knitted cardigan featuring a structured collar. This garment is sized for X-Small with finished bust measurements of 34–38 inches (86–96 cm), an underarm width of 39 inches (99 cm), a total length of 24½ inches (62 cm), and sleeve length of 16½ inches (42 cm). The cardigan is designed to be a classic, wearable piece with button closure.

Techniques Used

This cardigan is constructed using bottom-up knitting, meaning the body and sleeves are worked from the lower edge upward. The garment is seamed, with separate pieces joined together after completion. All pieces are worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, allowing for easier shaping and finishing.

The pattern incorporates several intermediate knitting techniques including make one increases (both knitwise and purlwise variations), slip, slip, knit decreases for shaping, and pick up and knit methods for adding stitches along edges—particularly useful for the collar construction. Stitch markers are used to track pattern repeats and shaping points throughout the garment. The pattern also employs no stitch notation on charts, where shaded spaces indicate areas where stitches have been decreased or not yet made, requiring the knitter to skip over these spaces while working the chart.

Stitches Used

The cardigan utilizes fundamental knitting stitches including knit and purl stitches as the foundation. Selvage stitches are worked at the edges to create clean, seam-friendly borders that make assembly easier. The pattern uses slip stitches for various shaping and finishing applications. Increases are created using make one techniques in both knitwise and purlwise directions, while decreases are achieved through slip, slip, knit methods. The collar is likely constructed by picking up stitches along the neckline edge using the pick up and knit technique.

Materials

The Noro 1333 Collared Cardigan requires 6 hanks of Noro Kureyon Air in colorway #418, with each hank weighing 100 grams. The project is worked on US size 15 (10mm) needles or the size needed to obtain the specified gauge. The cardigan is finished with 5 buttons for closure. The pattern editor recommends using LYKKE® needles and hooks for best results.