Novice Cardigan - Chunky Edition

The recipe is written in beginner-friendly language without abbreviations. Below you will find help videos for all steps of the recipe.

Novice Cardigan - Chunky Edition is knitted from the top down. Meaning. that you start by knitting the rib at the neckline. then the carrier piece. then the body and finally the sleeves. The cardigan is knitted in stockinette stitch. while the edges are worked in rib.

Novice Cardigan - Chunky Edition has a round yoke. It is formed by that along the way you knit increases on four needles evenly distributed on the support piece.

At www.petiteknit.com there are videos. showing the knitting techniques used.

Size guide and measurements

Note. that you can only proceed from the measurements in the recipe. if the knitting strength is observed.

The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to chest measurements of approximately 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm. The Novice Cardigan - Chunky Edition should have a room for movement ( positive ease ) of approximately 15 cm (ie the cardigan should be approximately 15 cm larger than you in size). It means. that if, for example, you measure 88 cm around the chest (measure yourself with a measuring tape around the chest or the part of your body that is widest). you should knit a size S. which has an excess of 103 cm. This gives you 15 cm of room to move.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Outer width of the cardigan: 96 (103) 107 (111) 123 (131) 141 (153) 163 cm

Length: 54 (55) 56 (59) 60 (60) 61 (62) 63 cm measured center back

Knitting density: 14 stitches x 21 rows in stockinette stitch on needles 7 mm = 10 x 10 cm

Guide needles: Circular needle 6 mm (80 cm). circular needle 7 mm (40, 80 and/or 100 cm). double pointed needles 6 mm

Materials: 350 (400) 400 (400-450) 450 (450) 450-500 (500) 550 g Alpaca 3 from Isager Yarn (50 g = 125 m) or Snowflake from CaMaRose (50 g = 110 m) or 250 ( 300) 300-350 (350) 350 (350) 350-400 (400) 450 g Kos from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 150 m) knit together with 100 (100) 100-125 (125) 125 (125) 125 ( 150) 150 g Silk Mohair from Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m) or Thin Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m) or Brushed Lace from Mohair By Canard (25 g = 210 m). Note. that you knit with two threads at the same time (one thread of the thick and one thread of silk mohair). 6 buttons (ø = 23 mm)

Yarn suggestions: 1 thread New Sky from Mayflower and 1 thread Midnight Sun/Moonbeam from CaMaRose