Diamonds On The Cuff
Im a huge fan of light sweaters; they are easy to carry with you, and exactly what you need in a chilly emergency. You dont have to wear a sweater without style though, as this wonderful knit cardigan pattern proves. A bit of lace edging on the cuffs spruces up this simple knit sweater pattern, making it a versatile sweater than can be worn anywhere. A great sweater deserves a great name, but were not sure what to name this pattern! Leave a comment on this page to let us know what youd call this cute cardigan.
Knitting Needle Size7 or 4.5 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials:
- Red Heart Classic: 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) skeins 412 Silver.
- Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 4.5mm [US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9]
- Susan Bates® Circular Needle: 4.5mm [US 7] – 24” [61 cm]
- Yarn needle
- 6 (6, 7, 7, 7) 7⁄8” [2 ¼ cm] buttons
- sewing needle and thread to match yarn
GAUGE:
16 sts = 4” [10 cm]; 24rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st with larger needles.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles toobtain the gauge.
Special Abbreviations
M1 (make one stitch) = Lift running thread before next stitch onto left needle and knit into the back loop.
P2SSO = Pass the 2 slipped sts over.
SSK (slip, slip, knit) = slip next 2 sts knitwise, one at a time, to right needle, insert tip of left needle into these 2 sts from the front and knit together.
SSP (slip, slip, purl) = slip next 2 sts knitwise, one at a time, to right needle, insert tip of left needle into these 2 sts on right needle and slip them back to left needle keeping them twisted; purl these same two sts together through the back loops.
INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions are for size Small; changes for sizes Medium, Large, 1X and 2X are in parentheses.
To fit bust: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50)” [86.4 (96.5, 106.7, 116.8, 127) cm].
Finished bust measurements: 35 (39, 43, 47, 51)” [89 (99, 109, 119.4, 129.5) cm] – buttoned.
Note: Cardigan is designed to have a close fit.
BACK
With smaller needles, cast on 70 (78, 86, 94, 102) sts. Work in Garter st (Knit every row) for 1¼” [3.18 cm] noting that first row is wrong side and ending with a wrong side row. Change to larger needles and work in St st, begin knit row, until 15” [38 cm] from beginning, end purl row.
Shape Armholes
Bind off 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) sts at beginning of next 2 rows – 62 (70, 76, 84, 90) sts. Bind off 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) sts at beginning of next 2 rows – 58 (66, 70, 78, 84) sts.
Next Row: K3, SSK, knit to last 5 sts, K2tog, K3 – 56 (64, 68, 76, 82) sts.
Next Row: [P3, P2tog, purl to last 5 sts; SSP, P3] 0 (1, 1, 1, 1) time – 56 (62, 66, 74, 80) sts.
Repeat last 2 rows 0 (0, 1, 3, 5) times – 56
(58, 62, 62, 60) sts. Purl 1 row 1 (0, 0, 0, 0)
time.
All Sizes-Next Row (Right Side): K3, SSK, knit to last 5 sts; K2tog, K3 – 54 (56, 60, 60, 58) sts.
Next Row: Purl.
Repeat last 2 rows 3 (3, 4, 3, 1) times – 48 (50, 52, 54, 56) sts.
Work even in St st until 20½ (21, 21½, 22, 22)” [52 (53, 54.6, 55.9, 55.9) cm] from beginning, end purl row.
Shape Neck
K12 (13, 14, 15, 16) sts, join second skein of yarn and bind off center 24 sts; knit to end.
Working both sides at the same time with separate skeins of yarn, decrease 1 st at neck edge on next row – 11 (12, 13, 14, 15) sts each side. Work even in St st until 21 (21½,
22, 22½, 22½)” [53 (54.6, 55.9, 57, 57) cm] from beginning, end purl row.
Shape Shoulders
Bind off 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) sts at beginning of next 2 right side rows – 3 (4, 5, 4, 5) sts each side. Bind off.
LEFT FRONT
With smaller needles, cast on 33 (37, 41, 45, 49) sts. Work in Garter st for 1¼” [3.18 cm] noting that first row is wrong side and ending with a wrong side row. Change to larger needles and work St st, begin knit row, until 15” [38 cm] from beginning, end purl row.
Shape Armhole
Bind off 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) sts at beginning of next row – 29 (33, 36, 40, 43) sts. Purl 1 row. Bind off 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) sts at beginning of next row – 27 (31, 33, 37, 40) sts.
Next Row: Purl to last 5 sts; SSP, P3 – 26 (30, 32, 36, 39) sts.
Next Row: [K3, SSK, Knit across] 0 (1, 1, 1, 1) time – 26 (29, 31, 35, 38) sts.
Repeat last 2 rows 0 (1, 1, 3, 5) times – 26 (27, 29, 29, 28) sts. Knit 1 (0, 0, 0, 0) row.
All Sizes-Next Row: Purl to last 5 sts; SSP, P3 – 25 (26, 28, 28, 27) sts.
Next Row: Knit.
Repeat last 2 rows 3 (3, 4, 3, 1) times – 22 (23, 24, 25, 26) sts.
Work even in St st until 17½ (18, 18½, 19, 19)” [44.5 (45.7, 47, 48.3, 48.3) cm] from beginning, end knit row.
Shape Neck
Bind off 4 sts, Purl across – 18 (19, 20, 21, 22) sts. Knit 1 row. Bind off 3 sts at beginning of next row – 15 (16, 17, 18, 19) sts. Knit 1 row.
Bind off 2 sts at beginning of next row – 13 (14, 15, 16, 17) sts.
Next Row: Knit to last 5 sts; K2tog, K3 – 12 (13, 14, 15, 16) sts.
Next Row: P3, P2tog, Purl across – 11 (12, 13, 14, 15) sts.
Work even in St st until Left Front measures same as Back to shoulders, end purl row.
Shape Shoulder
Bind off 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) sts at beginning of next 2 right side rows – 3 (4, 5, 4, 5). Bind off.
RIGHT FRONT
Work same as for Left Front, reversing all
shapings.
SLEEVE (Make 2)
With smaller needles, cast on 43 sts. Work in Garter st for 1¼” [3.18 cm] noting that first row is wrong side and ending with a wrong side row. Change to larger needles and work Rows 1-30 of Lace Pattern from chart, then work in St st, begin knit row, for 10 (4, 6, 6, 4) rows.
Increase Row (Right Side): K3, M1, Knit to last 3 sts; M1, K3 – 45 sts. Continue in St st, shaping sides by working Increase Row every 10 (8, 6, 6, 4) rows untilthere are 49 (53, 53, 57, 47) sts, then every 0 (0, 8, 0, 6) rows until there are 49 (53, 55, 57, 59) sts. Work even in St st until Sleeve measures 12½ (12¾, 13, 13½, 13¾)” [31.8 (32.48, 33, 34.3 35) cm] from beginning, end purl row.
Shape Cap
Bind off 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) sts at beginning of next 2 rows – 41 (45, 45, 47, 47) sts.
Decrease Row: K3, SSK, knit to last 5 sts; K2tog, K3 – 39 (43, 43, 45, 45) sts. Work 3 (3, 3, 5, 7) rows even.
Repeat Decrease Row – 37 (41, 41, 43, 43) sts.
Repeat last 8 rows 0 (0, 0, 0, 1) time – 37 (41, 41, 43, 41) sts.
Purl 1 row. Repeat Decrease Row – 35 (39, 39, 41, 39) sts.
Repeat last 2 rows 8 (9, 11, 11, 9) times – 19 (21, 17, 19, 21) sts.
Next Row: [P3, P2tog, Purl to last 5 sts; SSP, P3] 1 (1, 0, 1, 1) time – 17 (19, 17, 17, 19) sts.
Next Row: [K3, SSK, knit to last 5 sts; K2tog, K3] 0 (1, 0, 0, 1) time – 17 sts.
Bind off 2 sts at beginning of next 4 rows – 9 sts. Bind off.
FINISHING
Sew shoulder seams. Place center of sleeve tops at shoulder seams; sew sleeves in place. Sew side and sleeve seams.
Neckband
With right side facing and circular needle, pick up and K83 sts around neckline. Work in Garter st for 1” [2 ½ cm]. Bind off loosely.
Button Band
With right side facing and circular needle, pick up and knit 80 (82, 84, 86, 86) sts along Left Front. Knit 8 rows. Bind off. Place markers for 6 (6, 7, 7, 7) button holes evenly spaced along Right Front, the first ¼” [6.35 mm] below beginning of front neck shaping and the last 4” [10 cm] above lower edge.
Buttonhole Band
With right side facing and circular needle, pick up and K80 (82, 84, 86, 86) sts along Right Front. Knit 3 rows. Next Row: [Knit to marker, bind off 2 sts] 6 (6, 7, 7, 7) times, knit to end.
Next Row: [Knit to marker, cast on 2 sts] 6 (6, 7, 7, 7) times, knit to end.
Knit 3 more rows. Bind off. Sew buttons on Button Band to correspond to buttonholes.
Weave in all ends.