Free men's knitting pattern knit a handmade cardigan

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men's knitting patterns for a cardigan, V 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
V front neck and Shallow back neck

Free pattern: herenvestingmouwVhals
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): 22,0 stitches by 30,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2.5 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: 0,0
Sleeve Top: 38,0 Front Neck Depth: 25,0
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
Hem Length: 7,0
Front Band Width 3,0 Number of buttons: 5

BACK:
1. Cast on 113 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 9 stitches evenly across the row to 122 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 30,7 cms (92 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 100 stitches remaining. Continue until armhole measures 23,3 cms (70 rows), with 100 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 34 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 34 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 4 times, until 30 stitches remain.
5. At the same time, when armhole measures 23,3 cms (row 70), start shoulder shaping.
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off 10 stitches at armhole edge 3 times.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 54 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 5 stitches evenly across the row to 59 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 30,7 cms (92 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. 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 16 times,
until 30 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 23,3 cms (70 rows).
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off as for back.
7. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 53 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 57 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 8th row 8 times, then every 9th row 6 times to 85 stitches (118 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 42,0 cms (126 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 4 times, then dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row 10 times. Cast off remaining 25 stitches
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 2.5 needles pick up and knit 195 stitches
(approximately 6 stitches for each 7 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 1,3 cms above the band bottom, the last one where the V-neck shaping
begins. The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 8,8 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. ):
452,6 for body and sleeves
62,2 for ribbing and/or hems
32,5 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
547,3 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
V front neck and Shallow back neck

Free pattern: herenvestingmouwVhals
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): 22,0 stitches by 30,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2.5 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: 0,0
Sleeve Top: 40,0 Front Neck Depth: 26,0
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
Hem Length: 7,0
Front Band Width 3,0 Number of buttons: 5

BACK:
1. Cast on 119 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 8 stitches evenly across the row to 127 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 31,3 cms (94 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 103 stitches remaining. Continue until armhole measures 24,0 cms (72 rows), with 103 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 34 stitches. Slip the next 35 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 34 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 31 stitches remain.
5. At the same time, when armhole measures 24,0 cms (row 72), start shoulder shaping.
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off 10 stitches at armhole edge twice, then cast off 11 stitches at armhole edge.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 57 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 61 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 31,3 cms (94 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. AT THE SAME TIME,
4. Shape neck. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) of next row, then every 4th row 17 times, until 31 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 24,0 cms (72 rows).
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off as for back.
7. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 53 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 6 stitches evenly across the row to 59 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 7th row once, then every 8th row 14 times to 89 stitches (119 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 42,0 cms (126 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 6 stitches at beg of next two rows. knit 52 rows, while dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row.
Cast off remaining 25 stitches 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 2.5 needles pick up and knit 201 stitches
(approximately 6 stitches for each 7 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 1,4 cms above the band bottom, the last one where the V-neck shaping
begins. 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. ):
476,7 for body and sleeves
64,5 for ribbing and/or hems
33,5 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
574,7 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
V front neck and Shallow back neck

Free pattern: herenvestingmouwVhals
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): 22,0 stitches by 30,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2.5 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: 0,0
Sleeve Top: 41,0 Front Neck Depth: 26,0
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
Hem Length: 7,0
Front Band Width 3,0 Number of buttons: 5

BACK:
1. Cast on 125 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 8 stitches evenly across the row to 133 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 32,0 cms (96 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 7 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every alternate row for 12
rows until 107 stitches remaining. Continue until armhole measures 24,0 cms (72 rows), with 107 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 35 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 35 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 32 stitches remain.
5. At the same time, when armhole measures 24,0 cms (row 72), start shoulder shaping.
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off 10 stitches at armhole edge, then cast off 11 stitches at armhole edge twice.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 60 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 7,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 64 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 32,0 cms (96 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. 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 32 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 24,0 cms (72 rows).
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off as for back.
7. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 55 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 6 stitches evenly across the row to 61 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 8th row 13 times, then every 9th row twice to 91 stitches (122 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 43,0 cms (130 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 7 stitches at beg of next two rows. knit 52 rows, while dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row.
Cast off remaining 25 stitches 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 2.5 needles pick up and knit 205 stitches
(approximately 6 stitches for each 7 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 1,4 cms above the band bottom, the last one where the V-neck shaping
begins. The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 9,1 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. ):
502,5 for body and sleeves
67,6 for ribbing and/or hems
34,2 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
604,3 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
V front neck and Shallow back neck

Free pattern: herenvestingmouwVhals
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): 22,0 stitches by 30,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2.5 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: 0,0
Sleeve Top: 43,0 Front Neck Depth: 27,0
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
Hem Length: 8,0
Front Band Width 3,0 Number of buttons: 5

BACK:
1. Cast on 132 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 8,0 cms. Inc 6 stitches evenly across the row to 138 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 30,7 cms (92 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 7 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every alternate row for 14
rows until 110 stitches remaining. Continue until armhole measures 25,3 cms (76 rows), with 110 stitches remaining.
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 37 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 37 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 4 times, until 33 stitches remain.
5. At the same time, when armhole measures 25,3 cms (row 76), start shoulder shaping.
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off 11 stitches at armhole edge 3 times.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 64 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 8,0 cms. Inc 3 stitches evenly across the row to 67 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 30,7 cms (92 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. 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 33 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 25,3 cms (76 rows).
6. Shoulder shaping. Cast off as for back.
7. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 57 stitches on size 2.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 7 stitches evenly across the row to 64 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 7th row 3 times, then every 8th row 13 times to 96 stitches (125 rows total, excl. hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 44,0 cms (132 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 7 stitches at beg of next two rows. knit 54 rows, while dec 1 st at each end of every 2nd row.
Cast off remaining 28 stitches 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 2.5 needles pick up and knit 207 stitches
(approximately 6 stitches for each 7 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 1,4 cms above the band bottom, the last one where the V-neck shaping
begins. 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. ):
526,2 for body and sleeves
79,0 for ribbing and/or hems
34,5 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
639,7 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN