Wild Meadow Cardigan

• Stitch pattern: Stockinette Stitch & Double Knitting

• Construction: top-down, flat

• Style: Relaxed with 8cm [3.25”] of positive ease at the chest

• Customise: add knit-as-you-go pockets

• Techniques:

  • Picking up stitches

  • Decreasing & increasing

  • German short-rows

  • Folded hem, cuffs & collar

  • Knit-as-you-go Pockets

  • Double Knitting

  • Tubular cast-on + bind off

• Difficulty: 2/5

3-6mo, 6-12mo, 12-18mo, 18-24mo (2-3yr, 3-4yr, 4-6yr) 6-8yr, 8-10yr, 10-12yr

Select your size based on wearer chest circumference.

• Wearer chest circumference
  cm 46, 50, 52, 54 (55, 56, 58) 62, 66, 72cm
  inch 18.5, 20, 20.75, 21.5 (22, 22.5, 23.25) 24.75, 26.5, 28.75”

• Find a detailed schematic with all measurements here.

Stockinette Stitch, 4mm [US6] needles
20 sts x 30 rows in 10x10cm [4x4”]

Double Knitting, 3mm [US2.5] needles
no swatching required

• DK- + lace-weight or worsted-weight
  
  Sample knitted with Drops Daisy in colours Moss Green (17) and Marzipan (02).
  
  Main colour

  Meters   228, 298, 331, 371 (410, 446, 520) 612, 716, 846m
  Yards   249, 325, 361, 404 (447, 487, 567) 668, 781, 922yds

  Contrast colour

  Meters   53, 56, 58, 59 (61, 62, 64) 67, 71, 75m
  Yards 57, 62, 63, 65 (67, 67, 70) 73, 77, 82yds

• Knit-as-you-go Pockets

• Double Knitting Button Band

• Folded hem