Novice Cardigan Junior - Chunky Edition

The Novice Cardigan Junior – Chunky Edition is worked from the top down. This means that you begin by working the ribbed neck edge, then you work the yoke, then the body and finally the sleeves. The cardigan is worked in stockinette stitch, while the edges are worked in rib. The Novice Cardigan Junior – Chunky Edition has a round yoke, which is shaped by working 4 sets of increases evenly distributed along the yoke.

Sizes: 6-7 (7-8) 8-10 (10-12) 12-14 years 

Bust circumference: 78 (81) 85 (89) 94 cm [30¾ (32) 33½ (35) 37 inches]

Length: 46 (47) 48 (50) 52 cm [18 (18½) 19 (19¾) 20½ inches] measured mid back

Gauge: 14 stitches x 21 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on 7 mm [no US equivalent] needles.

Needles: Circular needles: 6 mm [US10] and 7 mm [no US equivalent] / 80 cm [32 inches]. Double Pointed Needles: 6 and 7 mm [US10 and no US equivalent]

Materials: 150 (150) 200 (200) 250 g Kos from Sandnes Yarn (50 g = 150 m) held together with 75 (75) 75 (75) 75 g Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes Yarn (25 g = 212 m) Note: Two strands of yarn are held together throughout (one strand of the thick yarn and one strand of silk mohair) The given yardage is the total yardage needed. 6 buttons (ø = 18 mm) 

Difficulty: ★ (1 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here. 

This pattern is digital and will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.

Buttons can be found here.

The beige Novice Cardigan Junior - Chunky Edition is knitted in Kos by Sandnes Garn in the color Beige [3532] held together with Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn in the color Lys beige [3021].

Video

Swatch:

Begin:

Increases:

 Adding new skein of yarn:

Letting sleeve stitches rest:

Bind-off on the body:

Begin the sleeve:

Avoid hole at startup on sleeve:

k2tog:

Front plackets:

Buttonholes: