Free men's knitting pattern knit a handmade cardigan

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men's knitting patterns for a cardigan, round neck set-in shoulder

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 - 46

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

Free pattern:
Size: Standard Man chestsize 101 cm for * size 40 / USA -British 30
Always knit (or crochet) a tension swatch first

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): 20,0 stitches by 26,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 109,0 Armhole: 46,0 Top Neck Opening: 18,0
Hem Width: 23,0 Front Neck Width: 9,0
Sleeve Top: 38,0 Front Neck Depth: 10,0
Hem Width: 101,0 Sleeve Bottom: 25,0 Back Neck Width: 15,0
Back Width: 45,0 Sleeve Length: 48,0 Back Neck Depth: 2,0
Body Length: 63,0 Hem Length: 6,0 Collar Length: 3,0
Hem Length: 7,0
Front Band Width 3,0 Number of buttons: 7

BACK:
1. Cast on 103 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 8 stitches evenly across the row to 111 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 30,8 cms (80 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 6 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every alternate row for 8
rows until 91 stitches remaining. Continue until armhole measures 23,1 cms (60 rows), with 91 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 31 stitches. Slip the next 29 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 31 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 28 stitches remain.
5. At the same time, when armhole measures 23,1 cms (row 60), start shoulder shaping.
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off 9 stitches at armhole edge twice, then cast off 10 stitches at armhole edge.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 49 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 53 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 30,8 cms (80 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 15,4 cms (39 rows), with
43 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 37 stitches. Slip last 6 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 9 times, until 28 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 23,1 cms (60 rows).
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off as for back.
7. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 48 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 52 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 7th row once, then every 8th row 12 times to 78 stitches (103 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 42,0 cms (110 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 6 stitches at beg of next two rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row 10 times, then dec 1 st at
each end of every 3rd row twice, then dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row 10 times. Cast off remaining 22 stitches
loosely.

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

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 3 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 6 stitches from right front neck holder, 24 stitches from right front neck
edge, 5 stitches from right back neck edge, 29 stitches from back neck holder, 5 stitches from left back neck edge, 24 stitches from
left front neck edge, and 6 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 99 stitches.
2. knit 3,0 cms (10 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 needles pick up and knit 134 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 10 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 7 buttons, the first one 1,3 cms above the band bottom, the last one 1,3 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 8,9 cms 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: Sew sleeve top to armhole, sew any remaining seams. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
463,0 for body and sleeves
62,0 for ribbing and/or hems
35,3 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
560,3 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

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

Free pattern:
Size: Standard Man chestsize 106 cm for * size 42 / USA -British 32
Always knit (or crochet) a tension swatch first

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): 20,0 stitches by 26,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 114,0 Armhole: 47,0 Top Neck Opening: 19,0
Hem Width: 23,0 Front Neck Width: 10,0
Sleeve Top: 40,0 Front Neck Depth: 10,0
Hem Width: 106,0 Sleeve Bottom: 26,0 Back Neck Width: 16,0
Back Width: 46,0 Sleeve Length: 48,0 Back Neck Depth: 2,0
Body Length: 64,0 Hem Length: 6,0 Collar Length: 3,0
Hem Length: 7,0
Front Band Width 3,0 Number of buttons: 7

BACK:
1. Cast on 108 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 8 stitches evenly across the row to 116 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 31,5 cms (82 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 6 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every alternate row for 10
rows until 94 stitches remaining. Continue until armhole measures 23,8 cms (62 rows), with 94 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 31 stitches. Slip the next 32 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 31 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 28 stitches remain.
5. At the same time, when armhole measures 23,8 cms (row 62), start shoulder shaping.
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off 9 stitches at armhole edge twice, then cast off 10 stitches at armhole edge.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 52 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 56 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 31,5 cms (82 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 16,2 cms (41 rows), with
45 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 37 stitches. Slip last 8 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 9 times, until 28 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 23,8 cms (62 rows).
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off as for back.
7. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 48 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 6 stitches evenly across the row to 54 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 7th row 9 times, then every 8th row 5 times to 82 stitches (103 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 42,0 cms (110 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 6 stitches at beg of next two rows. knit 46 rows, while dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row.
Cast off remaining 24 stitches loosely.

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

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 3 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 8 stitches from right front neck holder, 24 stitches from right front neck
edge, 5 stitches from right back neck edge, 32 stitches from back neck holder, 5 stitches from left back neck edge, 24 stitches from
left front neck edge, and 8 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 106 stitches.
2. knit 3,0 cms (10 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 needles pick up and knit 138 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 10 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 7 buttons, the first one 1,4 cms above the band bottom, the last one 1,4 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 9,2 cms 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: Sew sleeve top to armhole, sew any remaining seams. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
490,8 for body and sleeves
64,2 for ribbing and/or hems
36,7 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
591,7 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

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

Free pattern:
Size: Standard Man chestsize 111 cm for * size 44 / USA -British 34
Always knit (or crochet) a tension swatch first

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): 20,0 stitches by 26,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 119,0 Armhole: 48,0 Top Neck Opening: 20,0
Hem Width: 24,0 Front Neck Width: 10,0
Sleeve Top: 41,0 Front Neck Depth: 11,0
Hem Width: 112,0 Sleeve Bottom: 27,0 Back Neck Width: 17,0
Back Width: 48,0 Sleeve Length: 49,0 Back Neck Depth: 2,0
Body Length: 65,0 Hem Length: 6,0 Collar Length: 3,0
Hem Length: 7,0
Front Band Width 3,0 Number of buttons: 7

BACK:
1. Cast on 114 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 7 stitches evenly across the row to 121 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 31,5 cms (82 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 6 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every alternate row for 12
rows until 97 stitches remaining. Continue until armhole measures 24,6 cms (64 rows), with 97 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 32 stitches. Slip the next 33 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 32 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 29 stitches remain.
5. At the same time, when armhole measures 24,6 cms (row 64), start shoulder shaping.
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off 9 stitches at armhole edge, then cast off 10 stitches at armhole edge twice.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 55 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 3 stitches evenly across the row to 58 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 31,5 cms (82 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 15,4 cms (39 rows), with
46 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 39 stitches. Slip last 7 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 10 times, until 29 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 24,6 cms (64 rows).
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off as for back.
7. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 50 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 6 stitches evenly across the row to 56 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 7th row 7 times, then every 8th row 7 times to 84 stitches (105 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 43,0 cms (112 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 6 stitches at beg of next two rows. knit 48 rows, while dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row.
Cast off remaining 24 stitches loosely.

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

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 3 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 7 stitches from right front neck holder, 27 stitches from right front neck
edge, 5 stitches from right back neck edge, 33 stitches from back neck holder, 5 stitches from left back neck edge, 27 stitches from
left front neck edge, and 7 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 111 stitches.
2. knit 3,0 cms (10 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 needles pick up and knit 136 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 10 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 7 buttons, the first one 1,4 cms above the band bottom, the last one 1,4 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 9,0 cms 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: Sew sleeve top to armhole, sew any remaining seams. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
515,4 for body and sleeves
67,5 for ribbing and/or hems
36,8 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
619,7 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

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

Free pattern:
Size: Standard Man chestsize 116 cm for * size 46 / USA -British 36
Always knit (or crochet) a tension swatch first

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): 20,0 stitches by 26,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 124,0 Armhole: 50,0 Top Neck Opening: 20,0
Hem Width: 25,0 Front Neck Width: 10,0
Sleeve Top: 43,0 Front Neck Depth: 11,0
Hem Width: 118,0 Sleeve Bottom: 28,0 Back Neck Width: 17,0
Back Width: 49,0 Sleeve Length: 50,0 Back Neck Depth: 2,0
Body Length: 66,0 Hem Length: 6,0 Collar Length: 3,0
Hem Length: 8,0
Front Band Width 3,0 Number of buttons: 7

BACK:
1. Cast on 120 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 8,0 cms. Inc 6 stitches evenly across the row to 126 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 30,8 cms (80 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 6 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every alternate row for 14
rows until 100 stitches remaining. Continue until armhole measures 25,4 cms (66 rows), with 100 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 33 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 33 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 30 stitches remain.
5. At the same time, when armhole measures 25,4 cms (row 66), start shoulder shaping.
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off 10 stitches at armhole edge 3 times.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 58 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 8,0 cms. Inc 3 stitches evenly across the row to 61 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 30,8 cms (80 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 16,2 cms (41 rows), with
48 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 40 stitches. Slip last 8 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 10 times, until 30 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 25,4 cms (66 rows).
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off as for back.
7. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 52 stitches on size 3 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 6 stitches evenly across the row to 58 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 7th row 11 times, then every 8th row 4 times to 88 stitches (109 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 44,0 cms (116 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 6 stitches at beg of next two rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every row twice, then dec 1 st at each
end of every 2nd row 22 times, then dec 1 st at each end of every row twice. Cast off remaining 24 stitches loosely.

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

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 3 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 8 stitches from right front neck holder, 27 stitches from right front neck
edge, 5 stitches from right back neck edge, 34 stitches from back neck holder, 5 stitches from left back neck edge, 27 stitches from
left front neck edge, and 8 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 114 stitches.
2. knit 3,0 cms (10 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 needles pick up and knit 139 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 10 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 7 buttons, the first one 1,4 cms above the band bottom, the last one 1,4 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 9,2 cms 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: Sew sleeve top to armhole, sew any remaining seams. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
539,9 for body and sleeves
80,0 for ribbing and/or hems
37,7 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
657,6 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN