Free men's knitting pattern knit a handmade cardigan

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men's knitting patterns for a cardigan, V neck drop shoulder

Measurement IN INCHES AND OUNCES

Categories of men's cardigans
The Cardigan typically worn with: anything from a T-shirt to a dress shirt and tie, never tuck a cardigan into anything.
A good cardigan is often a suitable way to add warmth on chilly fall days.

V-neck sleeveless cardigan vest
Men's Cardigan with zip-up closure
No-closure vest
V-neck cardigan sweater
Men’s cardigan with shawl collar
Comfort of a cardigan is that it can be easily put on and taken off and can be taken anywhere.
For cardigans in classic designs and a range of colors, check my Norwegian pattern pages.

Tips for my basic knitting patterns

1 First you knit your knitting swatch, if you want to knit in a cable stitch pattern, knit your swatch with 1 or more cables,
2 then determine your gauge, now you can choose a knitting pattern with the right gauge, this way it will always fit,
3 no need for special yarns or needles size, you decide which yarn you use and which gauge you use, so easy.

The length and quality of the fiber in a knitting yarn determines its texture, luster, strength and hand.
Knitting yarn made from long fibers will pill less, be smoother, stronger, more lustrous and more elastic.
Your sweater or cardigan will pill less if you make the stitches tighter, so do not knit too loosely.
Knitting Yarns containing a mixture of fiber lengths are softer, fuzzier and less strong.
Tightly twisted knitting yarns display the texture of a knitted pattern to its best advantage.
Choose a knitting yarn with cotton, 50 % cotton and 50 % acryl or 50 % wool, would be a perfect choice.

your free knitting pattern in multiple sizes 40 - 48

Flat (Bottom-Up) Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Drop shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
V front neck and Shallow back neck

Designed : 6-11-2008
Free knitting pattern for: men's cardigan
Size: 40 Standard Man

STITCH OR KNITTING GAUGE, AND TENSION: depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric and the tension of the
individual knitter or crocheter ( or how tightly one knits or crochets, and thick or thin yarns produce different stitches ).

Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 22,0 stitches by 29,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3.5 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (ins): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 43,0 Armhole: 19,5 Top Neck Opening: 7,3
Hem Width: 8,9 Front Neck Width: 0,0
Front Neck Depth: 9,7
Hem Width: 40,5 Sleeve Bottom: 9,9 Back Neck Width: 6,2
Sleeve Length: 18,8 Back Neck Depth: 0,6
Body Length: 25,0 Hem Length: 2,3
Hem Length: 2,8
Front Band Width 1,0 Number of buttons: 5

Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping).

BACK:
1. Cast on 113 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins.
Increase 7 stitches evenly across the row to 120 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 12,4 ins (90 rows), excl. hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 9,1 ins (66 rows).
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 43 stitches. Slip the next 34 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 43 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 40 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 9,9 ins (72 rows). Cast off 40 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 55 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins.
Increase 4 stitches evenly across the row to 59 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 12,4 ins (90 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. AT THE SAME TIME,
4. Shape neck. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) of next row, then every 3rd row 3 times, then every 4th row 15
times, until 40 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 9,9 ins (72 rows). Cast off 40 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 51 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,3 ins.
Increase 5 stitches evenly across the row to 56 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 14 times, then every 5th row 12 times to 108 stitches (116 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 16,5 ins (120 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew fronts to back along shoulder seams.

BUTTON BAND / COLLAR:
-- knitted in two pieces. Alternatively, you can knit button band and buttonhole band together in one piece on Circular needles.
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 194 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and center of back of neck.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 8 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 5 buttons, the first one 0,5 ins above the band bottom, the last one where the V-neck shaping
begins. The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 3,5 ins apart.

BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING: 1. Sew all seams, darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
16,5 for body and sleeves
2,2 for ribbing and/or hems
0,9 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
19,6 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™

Flat (Bottom-Up) Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Drop shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
V front neck and Shallow back neck

Designed : 6-11-2008
Free knitting pattern for: men's cardigan
Size: 42 Standard Man

STITCH OR KNITTING GAUGE, AND TENSION: depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric and the tension of the
individual knitter or crocheter ( or how tightly one knits or crochets, and thick or thin yarns produce different stitches ).

Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 22,0 stitches by 29,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3.5 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (ins): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 45,1 Armhole: 20,1 Top Neck Opening: 7,5
Hem Width: 9,2 Front Neck Width: 0,0
Front Neck Depth: 10,0
Hem Width: 42,6 Sleeve Bottom: 10,2 Back Neck Width: 6,4
Sleeve Length: 19,0 Back Neck Depth: 0,6
Body Length: 25,6 Hem Length: 2,3
Hem Length: 2,8
Front Band Width 1,0 Number of buttons: 5

Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping).

BACK:
1. Cast on 119 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins.
Increase 7 stitches evenly across the row to 126 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 12,7 ins (92 rows), excl. hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 9,4 ins (68 rows).
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 46 stitches. Slip the next 34 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 46 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 43 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 10,2 ins (74 rows). Cast off 43 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 58 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins.
Increase 4 stitches evenly across the row to 62 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 12,7 ins (92 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. AT THE SAME TIME,
4. Shape neck. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) of next row, then every 3rd row once, then every 4th row 17 times,
until 43 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 10,2 ins (74 rows). Cast off 43 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 53 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,3 ins.
Increase 5 stitches evenly across the row to 58 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 17 times, then every 5th row 10 times to 112 stitches (118 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 16,7 ins (122 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew fronts to back along shoulder seams.

BUTTON BAND / COLLAR:
-- knitted in two pieces. Alternatively, you can knit button band and buttonhole band together in one piece on Circular needles.
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 199 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and center of back of neck.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 8 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 5 buttons, the first one 0,5 ins above the band bottom, the last one where the V-neck shaping
begins. The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 3,6 ins apart.

BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING: 1. Sew all seams, darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
17,7 for body and sleeves
2,3 for ribbing and/or hems
0,9 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
20,9 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™

Flat (Bottom-Up) Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Drop shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
V front neck and Shallow back neck

Designed : 6-11-2008
Free knitting pattern for: men's cardigan
Size: 44 Standard Man

STITCH OR KNITTING GAUGE, AND TENSION: depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric and the tension of the
individual knitter or crocheter ( or how tightly one knits or crochets, and thick or thin yarns produce different stitches ).

Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 22,0 stitches by 29,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3.5 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (ins): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 47,2 Armhole: 20,6 Top Neck Opening: 7,8
Hem Width: 9,5 Front Neck Width: 0,0
Front Neck Depth: 10,3
Hem Width: 44,9 Sleeve Bottom: 10,6 Back Neck Width: 6,6
Sleeve Length: 19,3 Back Neck Depth: 0,6
Body Length: 25,9 Hem Length: 2,3
Hem Length: 2,8
Front Band Width 1,0 Number of buttons: 5

Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping).

BACK:
1. Cast on 125 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins.
Increase 7 stitches evenly across the row to 132 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 12,7 ins (92 rows), excl. hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 9,7 ins (70 rows).
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 48 stitches. Slip the next 36 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 48 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 45 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 10,5 ins (76 rows). Cast off 45 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 61 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins.
Increase 4 stitches evenly across the row to 65 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 12,7 ins (92 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. AT THE SAME TIME,
4. Shape neck. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) of next row, then every 3rd row 3 times, then every 4th row 16
times, until 45 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 10,5 ins (76 rows). Cast off 45 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 54 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,3 ins.
Increase 6 stitches evenly across the row to 60 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 15 times, then every 5th row 12 times to 114 stitches (120 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 17,0 ins (124 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew fronts to back along shoulder seams.

BUTTON BAND / COLLAR:
-- knitted in two pieces. Alternatively, you can knit button band and buttonhole band together in one piece on Circular needles.
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 202 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and center of back of neck.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 8 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 5 buttons, the first one 0,5 ins above the band bottom, the last one where the V-neck shaping
begins. The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 3,6 ins apart.

BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING: 1. Sew all seams, darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
18,6 for body and sleeves
2,4 for ribbing and/or hems
0,9 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
21,9 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™

Flat (Bottom-Up) Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Drop shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
V front neck and Shallow back neck

Designed : 6-11-2008
Free knitting pattern for: men's cardigan
Size: 46 Standard Man

STITCH OR KNITTING GAUGE, AND TENSION: depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric and the tension of the
individual knitter or crocheter ( or how tightly one knits or crochets, and thick or thin yarns produce different stitches ).

Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 22,0 stitches by 29,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3.5 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (ins): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 49,2 Armhole: 21,2 Top Neck Opening: 8,0
Hem Width: 9,8 Front Neck Width: 0,0
Front Neck Depth: 10,6
Hem Width: 47,3 Sleeve Bottom: 10,9 Back Neck Width: 6,8
Sleeve Length: 19,5 Back Neck Depth: 0,6
Body Length: 26,3 Hem Length: 2,5
Hem Length: 3,0
Front Band Width 1,3 Number of buttons: 5

Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping).

BACK:
1. Cast on 132 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 ins.
Increase 5 stitches evenly across the row to 137 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 12,7 ins (92 rows), excl. hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 9,9 ins (72 rows).
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 50 stitches. Slip the next 37 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 50 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 47 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 10,8 ins (78 rows). Cast off 47 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 64 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 ins.
Increase 2 stitches evenly across the row to 66 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 12,7 ins (92 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. AT THE SAME TIME,
4. Shape neck. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) of next row, then every 4th row 16 times, then every 5th row twice,
until 47 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 10,8 ins (78 rows). Cast off 47 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 56 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,5 ins.
Increase 6 stitches evenly across the row to 62 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 20 times, then every 5th row 8 times to 118 stitches (120 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 17,0 ins (124 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew fronts to back along shoulder seams.

BUTTON BAND / COLLAR:
-- knitted in two pieces. Alternatively, you can knit button band and buttonhole band together in one piece on Circular needles.
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 206 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and center of back of neck.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 11 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 5 buttons, the first one 0,5 ins above the band bottom, the last one where the V-neck shaping
begins. The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 3,6 ins apart.

BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING: 1. Sew all seams, darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
19,4 for body and sleeves
2,5 for ribbing and/or hems
1,3 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
23,2 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™

Flat (Bottom-Up) Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Drop shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
V front neck and Shallow back neck

Designed : 6-11-2008
Free knitting pattern for: men's cardigan
Size: 48 Standard Man

STITCH OR KNITTING GAUGE, AND TENSION: depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric and the tension of the
individual knitter or crocheter ( or how tightly one knits or crochets, and thick or thin yarns produce different stitches ).

Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 22,0 stitches by 29,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3.5 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (ins): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 51,3 Armhole: 21,8 Top Neck Opening: 8,3
Hem Width: 10,1 Front Neck Width: 0,0
Front Neck Depth: 10,9
Hem Width: 49,4 Sleeve Bottom: 11,3 Back Neck Width: 7,1
Sleeve Length: 19,8 Back Neck Depth: 0,7
Body Length: 26,9 Hem Length: 2,5
Hem Length: 3,0
Front Band Width 1,3 Number of buttons: 5

Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping).

BACK:
1. Cast on 138 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 ins.
Increase 5 stitches evenly across the row to 143 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 13,0 ins (94 rows), excl. hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 10,2 ins (74 rows).
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 52 stitches. Slip the next 39 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 52 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 49 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 11,0 ins (80 rows). Cast off 49 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 67 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 ins.
Increase 2 stitches evenly across the row to 69 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 13,0 ins (94 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. AT THE SAME TIME,
4. Shape neck. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) of next row, then every 4th row 19 times, until 49 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 11,0 ins (80 rows). Cast off 49 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 58 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,5 ins.
Increase 6 stitches evenly across the row to 64 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 23 times, then every 5th row 6 times to 122 stitches (122 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 17,3 ins (126 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew fronts to back along shoulder seams.

BUTTON BAND / COLLAR:
-- knitted in two pieces. Alternatively, you can knit button band and buttonhole band together in one piece on Circular needles.
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 211 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and center of back of neck.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 11 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 5 buttons, the first one 0,6 ins above the band bottom, the last one where the V-neck shaping
begins. The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 3,7 ins apart.

BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING: 1. Sew all seams, darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
20,7 for body and sleeves
2,6 for ribbing and/or hems
1,3 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
24,6 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™

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