Twist Collective Reveal Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Twist Collective Reveal Cardigan

What is Being Made

The Reveal is a fitted cardigan designed by Sandi Rosner, featuring a charted stitch pattern that creates visual interest through strategic increases and decreases. This garment is available in seven sizes, ranging from 30 ¼ inches to 55 inches in bust measurement, with finished lengths between 24 ½ and 28 inches. The cardigan is intended to be worn with minimal ease of 0–2 inches, creating a close, tailored fit.

Construction Techniques

The Reveal cardigan employs a bottom-up construction method, meaning the garment is knitted starting from the lower edge and working upward. The body is worked flat on circular needles, which allows for easier manipulation of the fabric while maintaining the ability to work back and forth in rows. The construction is divided into distinct sections: the body is knitted in one continuous piece from the cast-on edge up to the underarms, at which point the back and front panels are separated and worked independently. This approach minimizes seaming and creates a more seamless garment structure. Once the body sections are complete, the sleeves are knitted separately and then seamed into the armholes, a traditional technique that allows for precise fit and professional finishing.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Reveal features multiple stitch techniques working in concert. The ribbing at the lower edge is worked in a K3, P1 Rib pattern, which creates vertical columns of texture and provides elasticity to the cast-on edge. This rib is worked for 5 rows beginning on a wrong-side row, establishing a professional, finished appearance at the hem.

The primary fabric of the cardigan is Stockinette stitch, which creates a smooth, refined surface. However, the most distinctive feature of this design is the incorporation of charted stitch patterns—referred to as Chart A, Chart B, and Chart C in the pattern instructions. These charts present a stitch pattern in visual form, allowing knitters to follow a complex motif row by row. The stitch count within the charted sections changes dynamically from row to row: stitches are decreased on right-side rows and then added back on wrong-side rows, creating an intricate textural or colorwork effect. This technique requires careful attention to stitch counts, with the pattern instructing knitters to count stitches after wrong-side rows only to ensure accuracy.

Materials and Tools

The suggested yarn for the Reveal is SweetGeorgia Yarns Superwash DK, a fingering to light worsted weight yarn composed of 100% Superwash Merino. This yarn is available in the colorway Pumpkin for this project. The yardage requirement varies by size, ranging from 4 to 8 hanks, with each hank containing 256 yards (234 meters) and weighing 4 ounces (115 grams). The Superwash treatment makes this yarn suitable for machine washing, adding practical durability to the finished garment.

Knitting needles required include a Size 6 US (4 mm) circular needle measuring 24–48 inches in length, depending on the bust size being knitted. The longer needle length accommodates the larger stitch counts needed for the wider sizes. Knitters should adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge, as gauge is essential for achieving the intended finished measurements and fit of the cardigan.

Pattern Features

• Seven size options accommodating bust measurements from 30 ¼ to 55 inches
• Charted stitch patterns presented in visual chart form for ease of following complex motifs
• Dynamic stitch count management within charted sections, requiring attention to increases and decreases
• Minimal ease design for a fitted silhouette
• Separate sleeve construction allowing for customizable fit and professional finishing
• K3, P1 ribbed hem for elasticity and definition