Free men's knitting pattern knit a handmade cardigan

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men's knitting patterns for a cardigan, round neck raglan 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
Raglan shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
Round (crew) front neck and Shallow back neck with Single Band collar

Designed : 7-11-2008
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: 3,7
Sleeve Top: 15,0 Front Neck Depth: 4,0
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 Collar Length: 1,0
Hem Length: 2,8
Front Band Width 1,0 Number of buttons: 7

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. Armhole shaping. Cast off 6 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows.
4. Raglan shaping. Dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 3rd row 6 times, then dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 2nd
row 26 times. Continue until armhole measures 9,1 ins (66 rows), with 50 stitches remaining. Then shape neckline as
follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
5. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 8 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 8 stitches. Continue armhole shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 3 stitches
remain.
6. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.

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. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 5,8 ins (41 rows), with 36
sts remaining. Then shape neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 27 stitches. Slip last 9 stitches to holder. Next row. Continue armhole
shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 10 times, until 11 stitches remain.
5. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.
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 8th row 14 times to 84 stitches (112 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 16,5 ins (120 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 6 stitches at beg of next two rows (72 stitches rem).
Decrease 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 4 times, then
dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row 29 times. Cast off remaining 6 stitches loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew sleeves to fronts and back, along raglan armhole seams.

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 3.5 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 9 stitches from right front neck holder, 27 stitches from right front neck
edge, 4 stitches from right sleeve, 4 stitches from right back neck edge, 34 stitches from back neck holder, 4 stitches from left back
neck edge, 4 stitches from left sleeve, 27 stitches from left front neck edge and 9 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 122
sts.
2. knit 1,0 ins (8 rows) in K1P1 ribbing.
3. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 145 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and top of collar band.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 8 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 7 buttons, the first one 0,5 ins above the band bottom, the last one 0,5 ins below the band top.
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. ):
15,8 for body and sleeves
2,2 for ribbing and/or hems
1,0 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
19,0 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™

Flat (Bottom-Up) Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Raglan shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
Round (crew) front neck and Shallow back neck with Single Band collar

Designed : 7-11-2008
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: 3,8
Sleeve Top: 15,6 Front Neck Depth: 4,1
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 Collar Length: 1,0
Hem Length: 2,8
Front Band Width 1,0 Number of buttons: 7

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. Armhole shaping. Cast off 6 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows.
4. Raglan shaping. Dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 3rd row twice, then dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 2nd
row 33 times. Continue until armhole measures 9,4 ins (68 rows), with 50 stitches remaining. Then shape neckline as
follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
5. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 8 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 8 stitches. Continue armhole shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 3 stitches
remain.
6. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.

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. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 6,1 ins (43 rows), with 36
sts remaining. Then shape neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 27 stitches. Slip last 9 stitches to holder. Next row. Continue armhole
shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 10 times, until 11 stitches remain.
5. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.
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 7th row 5 times, then every 8th row 10 times to 88 stitches (115 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 16,7 ins (122 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 6 stitches at beg of next two rows (76 stitches rem).
Decrease 1 st at each end of every 3rd row twice, then
dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row 33 times. Cast off remaining 6 stitches loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew sleeves to fronts and back, along raglan armhole seams.

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 3.5 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 9 stitches from right front neck holder, 27 stitches from right front neck
edge, 4 stitches from right sleeve, 4 stitches from right back neck edge, 34 stitches from back neck holder, 4 stitches from left back
neck edge, 4 stitches from left sleeve, 27 stitches from left front neck edge and 9 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 122
sts.
2. knit 1,0 ins (8 rows) in K1P1 ribbing.
3. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 148 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and top of collar band.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 8 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 7 buttons, the first one 0,5 ins above the band bottom, the last one 0,5 ins below the band top.
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. ):
16,9 for body and sleeves
2,3 for ribbing and/or hems
1,0 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
20,2 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™

Flat (Bottom-Up) Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Raglan shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
Round (crew) front neck and Shallow back neck with Single Band collar

Designed : 7-11-2008
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: 3,9
Sleeve Top: 16,1 Front Neck Depth: 4,2
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 Collar Length: 1,0
Hem Length: 2,8
Front Band Width 1,0 Number of buttons: 7

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. Armhole shaping. Cast off 7 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows.
4. Raglan shaping. Dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 3rd row twice, then dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 2nd
row 34 times. Continue until armhole measures 9,7 ins (70 rows), with 52 stitches remaining. Then shape neckline as
follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
5. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 8 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 8 stitches. Continue armhole shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 3 stitches
remain.
6. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.

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. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 6,1 ins (43 rows), with 38
sts remaining. Then shape neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 29 stitches. Slip last 9 stitches to holder. Next row. Continue armhole
shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 11 times, until 12 stitches remain.
5. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.
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 7th row 3 times, then every 8th row 12 times to 90 stitches (117 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 17,0 ins (124 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 7 stitches at beg of next two rows (76 stitches rem).
Decrease 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 4 times, then
dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row 31 times. Cast off remaining 6 stitches loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew sleeves to fronts and back, along raglan armhole seams.

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 3.5 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 9 stitches from right front neck holder, 28 stitches from right front neck
edge, 4 stitches from right sleeve, 4 stitches from right back neck edge, 36 stitches from back neck holder, 4 stitches from left back
neck edge, 4 stitches from left sleeve, 28 stitches from left front neck edge and 9 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 126
sts.
2. knit 1,0 ins (8 rows) in K1P1 ribbing.
3. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 148 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and top of collar band.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 8 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 7 buttons, the first one 0,5 ins above the band bottom, the last one 0,5 ins below the band top.
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
2,4 for ribbing and/or hems
1,0 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
21,1 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™

Flat (Bottom-Up) Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Raglan shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
Round (crew) front neck and Shallow back neck with Single Band collar

Designed : 7-11-2008
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: 4,0
Sleeve Top: 16,7 Front Neck Depth: 4,3
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 Collar Length: 1,3
Hem Length: 3,0
Front Band Width 1,3 Number of buttons: 7

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. Armhole shaping. Cast off 7 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows.
4. Raglan shaping. Dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 2nd row 38 times. Continue until armhole measures 9,9 ins
(72 rows), with 53 stitches remaining. Then shape neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME
TIME.
5. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 8 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 8 stitches. Continue armhole shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 3 stitches
remain.
6. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.

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. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 6,3 ins (45 rows), with 37
sts remaining. Then shape neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 29 stitches. Slip last 8 stitches to holder. Next row. Continue armhole
shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 11 times, until 12 stitches remain.
5. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.
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 7th row 11 times, then every 8th row 5 times to 94 stitches (117 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 17,0 ins (124 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 7 stitches at beg of next two rows (80 stitches rem).
Decrease 1 st at each end of every 3rd row twice, then
dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row 35 times. Cast off remaining 6 stitches loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew sleeves to fronts and back, along raglan armhole seams.

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 3.5 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 8 stitches from right front neck holder, 28 stitches from right front neck
edge, 4 stitches from right sleeve, 4 stitches from right back neck edge, 37 stitches from back neck holder, 4 stitches from left back
neck edge, 4 stitches from left sleeve, 28 stitches from left front neck edge and 8 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 125
sts.
2. knit 1,3 ins (12 rows) in K1P1 ribbing.
3. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 154 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and top of collar band.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 11 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 7 buttons, the first one 0,5 ins above the band bottom, the last one 0,5 ins below the band top.
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. ):
18,6 for body and sleeves
2,5 for ribbing and/or hems
1,4 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
22,5 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™

Flat (Bottom-Up) Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Raglan shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
Round (crew) front neck and Shallow back neck with Single Band collar

Designed : 7-11-2008
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: 4,2
Sleeve Top: 17,3 Front Neck Depth: 4,4
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 Collar Length: 1,3
Hem Length: 3,0
Front Band Width 1,3 Number of buttons: 7

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. Armhole shaping. Cast off 7 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows.
4. Raglan shaping. Dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 2nd row 38 times, then dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every
row twice. Continue until armhole measures 10,2 ins (74 rows), with 57 stitches remaining. Then shape neckline as
follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
5. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 9 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 9 stitches. Continue armhole shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 3 stitches
remain.
6. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.

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. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 6,6 ins (47 rows), with 39
sts remaining. Then shape neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 30 stitches. Slip last 9 stitches to holder. Next row. Continue armhole
shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 11 times, until 13 stitches remain.
5. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.
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 7th row 9 times, then every 8th row 7 times to 96 stitches (119 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 17,3 ins (126 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 7 stitches at beg of next two rows (82 stitches rem).
Decrease 1 st at each end of every 3rd row twice, then
dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row 36 times. Cast off remaining 6 stitches loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew sleeves to fronts and back, along raglan armhole seams.

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 3.5 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 9 stitches from right front neck holder, 29 stitches from right front neck
edge, 4 stitches from right sleeve, 4 stitches from right back neck edge, 39 stitches from back neck holder, 4 stitches from left back
neck edge, 4 stitches from left sleeve, 29 stitches from left front neck edge and 9 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 131
sts.
2. knit 1,3 ins (12 rows) in K1P1 ribbing.
3. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 157 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and top of collar band.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 11 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 7 buttons, the first one 0,6 ins above the band bottom, the last one 0,6 ins below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 3,8 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. ):
19,7 for body and sleeves
2,6 for ribbing and/or hems
1,5 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
23,8 Ounces TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™