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free knitting patterns for women's cardigans, woman clothes in American fashion sizes, cardigansweater( no patterns or images? go back to the main page for a free pattern from www.jessica-tromp.nl ) |
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women's cardigan pattern image for; women's cardigan drop shoulders, double band, thigh length |
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fantasy stitch pattern, knit your swatch in that stitch pattern,
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.
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your free knitting pattern in multiple sizes SCROLL DOWN FOR SIZES 40 - 48 |
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Flat (Bottom-Up) Thigh length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands Modified Drop (grafted) shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing V front neck and Shallow back neck Designed : 17-12-2009 Knitting Pattern name: cardigan Size: Pattern for Woman 40 for * KNIT 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 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: 43,6 Armhole: 18,6 Top Neck Opening: 7,0 Hem Width: 7,7 Front Neck Width: 0,0 Front Neck Depth: 9,3 Hem Width: 43,6 Sleeve Bottom: 8,5 Back Neck Width: 5,9 Back Width: 19,4 Sleeve Length: 18,2 Back Neck Depth: 0,6 Body Length: 34,9 Hem Length: 2,3 Hem Length: 2,8 Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 8 Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping). BACK: 1. Cast on 122 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 22,9 ins (166 rows), excl. hem. 3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 7 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Continue until armhole measures 8,6 ins (62 rows). 4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 38 stitches. Slip the next 32 stitches to a holder. With a second ball of yarn, knit remaining 38 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 35 stitches remain. 5. knit even until armhole measures 9,4 ins (68 rows). Place 35 shoulder stitches on holder. FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first. 1. Cast on 60 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 22,9 ins (166 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 14 times, until 35 stitches remain. 5. knit even until armhole measures 9,4 ins (68 rows). Place 35 shoulder stitches on holder. 6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings. SHOULDER SEAMS: SLEEVES: 1. Sleeve is grafted onto the body of the sweater, and knitted down to the hem. With size 4.5 needles pick up and knit 104 stitches between the armhole cast-offs. 2. knit even for 9 rows, then dec 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 8 times, then every 4th row 20 times to 48 stitches (113 rows total). 3. knit even until sleeve measures 15,9 ins (116 rows). Dec 4 stitches evenly across the last row (44 stitches remaining). 4. Hem. Change to size 3.5 needles. knit 20 rows in K1P1 ribbing. Cast off remaining stitches loosely. BUTTON BAND / COLLAR: -- knitted in two pieces. ( Or 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 260 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 16 rows. Cast off loosely. Fold band to inside and sew cast-off edge to back of picked up stitches. 3. Mark positions for 8 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 armhole castoff sections (on the front and back) to equal length along the armhole end of the sleeve side edges, then sew remaining side and sleeve seams. Sew any remaining seams. 2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends. REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ): 20,8 for body and sleeves 2,2 for ribbing and/or hems 2,4 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands) 25,4 Ounces TOTAL NOTES: Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™ Flat (Bottom-Up) Thigh length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands Modified Drop (grafted) shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing V front neck and Shallow back neck Designed : 17-12-2009 Knitting Pattern name: cardigan Size: Pattern for Woman 42 for * KNIT 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 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: 45,7 Armhole: 19,1 Top Neck Opening: 7,3 Hem Width: 7,8 Front Neck Width: 0,0 Front Neck Depth: 9,6 Hem Width: 45,7 Sleeve Bottom: 8,7 Back Neck Width: 6,2 Back Width: 20,3 Sleeve Length: 18,3 Back Neck Depth: 0,6 Body Length: 35,1 Hem Length: 2,3 Hem Length: 2,8 Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 8 Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping). BACK: 1. Cast on 128 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 22,9 ins (166 rows), excl. hem. 3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 8 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Continue until armhole measures 8,8 ins (64 rows). 4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 39 stitches. Slip the next 34 stitches to a holder. With a second ball of yarn, knit remaining 39 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 36 stitches remain. 5. knit even until armhole measures 9,7 ins (70 rows). Place 36 shoulder stitches on holder. FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first. 1. Cast on 63 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 22,9 ins (166 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 5 times, then every 4th row 13 times, until 36 stitches remain. 5. knit even until armhole measures 9,7 ins (70 rows). Place 36 shoulder stitches on holder. 6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings. SHOULDER SEAMS: SLEEVES: 1. Sleeve is grafted onto the body of the sweater, and knitted down to the hem. With size 4.5 needles pick up and knit 107 stitches between the armhole cast-offs. 2. knit even for 10 rows, then dec 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 13 times, then every 4th row 16 times to 49 stitches (113 rows total). 3. knit even until sleeve measures 16,0 ins (116 rows). Dec 4 stitches evenly across the last row (45 stitches remaining). 4. Hem. Change to size 3.5 needles. knit 20 rows in K1P1 ribbing. Cast off remaining stitches loosely. BUTTON BAND / COLLAR: -- knitted in two pieces. ( Or 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 263 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 16 rows. Cast off loosely. Fold band to inside and sew cast-off edge to back of picked up stitches. 3. Mark positions for 8 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 armhole castoff sections (on the front and back) to equal length along the armhole end of the sleeve side edges, then sew remaining side and sleeve seams. Sew any remaining seams. 2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends. REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ): 21,8 for body and sleeves 2,3 for ribbing and/or hems 2,4 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands) 26,5 Ounces TOTAL NOTES: Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™ Flat (Bottom-Up) Thigh length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands Modified Drop (grafted) shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing V front neck and Shallow back neck Designed : 17-12-2009 Knitting Pattern name: cardigan Size: Pattern for Woman 44 for * KNIT 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 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: 47,8 Armhole: 19,4 Top Neck Opening: 7,5 Hem Width: 8,0 Front Neck Width: 0,0 Front Neck Depth: 9,7 Hem Width: 47,8 Sleeve Bottom: 8,9 Back Neck Width: 6,4 Back Width: 21,3 Sleeve Length: 18,3 Back Neck Depth: 0,6 Body Length: 35,4 Hem Length: 2,3 Hem Length: 2,8 Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 8 Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping). BACK: 1. Cast on 133 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 22,9 ins (166 rows), excl. hem. 3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 7 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Continue until armhole measures 9,1 ins (66 rows). 4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 42 stitches. Slip the next 35 stitches to a holder. With a second ball of yarn, knit remaining 42 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 39 stitches remain. 5. knit even until armhole measures 9,9 ins (72 rows). Place 39 shoulder stitches on holder. FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first. 1. Cast on 65 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 2,8 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 22,9 ins (166 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 39 stitches remain. 5. knit even until armhole measures 9,9 ins (72 rows). Place 39 shoulder stitches on holder. 6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings. SHOULDER SEAMS: SLEEVES: 1. Sleeve is grafted onto the body of the sweater, and knitted down to the hem. With size 4.5 needles pick up and knit 109 stitches between the armhole cast-offs. 2. knit even for 9 rows, then dec 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 12 times, then every 4th row 17 times to 51 stitches (113 rows total). 3. knit even until sleeve measures 16,0 ins (116 rows). Dec 5 stitches evenly across the last row (46 stitches remaining). 4. Hem. Change to size 3.5 needles. knit 20 rows in K1P1 ribbing. Cast off remaining stitches loosely. BUTTON BAND / COLLAR: -- knitted in two pieces. ( Or 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 264 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 16 rows. Cast off loosely. Fold band to inside and sew cast-off edge to back of picked up stitches. 3. Mark positions for 8 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 armhole castoff sections (on the front and back) to equal length along the armhole end of the sleeve side edges, then sew remaining side and sleeve seams. Sew any remaining seams. 2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends. REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ): 22,8 for body and sleeves 2,4 for ribbing and/or hems 2,5 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands) 27,7 Ounces TOTAL NOTES: Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™ Flat (Bottom-Up) Thigh length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands Modified Drop (grafted) shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing V front neck and Shallow back neck Designed : 17-12-2009 Knitting Pattern name: cardigan Size: Pattern for Woman 46 for * KNIT 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 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: 49,9 Armhole: 19,7 Top Neck Opening: 7,8 Hem Width: 8,2 Front Neck Width: 0,0 Front Neck Depth: 9,9 Hem Width: 49,9 Sleeve Bottom: 9,1 Back Neck Width: 6,6 Back Width: 22,2 Sleeve Length: 18,6 Back Neck Depth: 0,6 Body Length: 35,7 Hem Length: 2,5 Hem Length: 3,0 Front Band Width 2,5 Number of buttons: 8 Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping). BACK: 1. Cast on 139 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 22,9 ins (166 rows), excl. hem. 3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 8 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. Continue until armhole measures 9,1 ins (66 rows). 4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 44 stitches. Slip the next 35 stitches to a holder. With a second ball of yarn, knit remaining 44 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 4 times, until 40 stitches remain. 5. knit even until armhole measures 9,9 ins (72 rows). Place 40 shoulder stitches on holder. FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first. 1. Cast on 67 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 22,9 ins (166 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 40 stitches remain. 5. knit even until armhole measures 9,9 ins (72 rows). Place 40 shoulder stitches on holder. 6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings. SHOULDER SEAMS: SLEEVES: 1. Sleeve is grafted onto the body of the sweater, and knitted down to the hem. With size 4.5 needles pick up and knit 110 stitches between the armhole cast-offs. 2. knit even for 10 rows, then dec 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 11 times, then every 4th row 18 times to 52 stitches (115 rows total). 3. knit even until sleeve measures 16,1 ins (118 rows). Dec 5 stitches evenly across the last row (47 stitches remaining). 4. Hem. Change to size 3.5 needles. knit 20 rows in K1P1 ribbing. Cast off remaining stitches loosely. BUTTON BAND / COLLAR: -- knitted in two pieces. ( Or 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 268 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 20 rows. Cast off loosely. Fold band to inside and sew cast-off edge to back of picked up stitches. 3. Mark positions for 8 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 armhole castoff sections (on the front and back) to equal length along the armhole end of the sleeve side edges, then sew remaining side and sleeve seams. Sew any remaining seams. 2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends. REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ): 23,7 for body and sleeves 2,5 for ribbing and/or hems 3,1 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands) 29,3 Ounces TOTAL NOTES: Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™ Flat (Bottom-Up) Thigh length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands Modified Drop (grafted) shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing V front neck and Shallow back neck Designed : 17-12-2009 Knitting Pattern name: cardigan Size: Pattern for Woman 48 for * KNIT 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 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: 52,0 Armhole: 20,0 Top Neck Opening: 8,0 Hem Width: 8,4 Front Neck Width: 0,0 Front Neck Depth: 10,0 Hem Width: 52,0 Sleeve Bottom: 9,3 Back Neck Width: 6,8 Back Width: 23,1 Sleeve Length: 18,6 Back Neck Depth: 0,6 Body Length: 36,2 Hem Length: 2,5 Hem Length: 3,0 Front Band Width 2,5 Number of buttons: 8 Note: There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (necklines or waist shaping). BACK: 1. Cast on 145 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 23,2 ins (168 rows), excl. hem. 3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 8 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows. 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 37 stitches to a holder. With a second ball of yarn, 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). Place 43 shoulder stitches on holder. FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first. 1. Cast on 70 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 ins. 2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 23,2 ins (168 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 17 times, until 43 stitches remain. 5. knit even until armhole measures 10,2 ins (74 rows). Place 43 shoulder stitches on holder. 6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings. SHOULDER SEAMS: SLEEVES: 1. Sleeve is grafted onto the body of the sweater, and knitted down to the hem. With size 4.5 needles pick up and knit 112 stitches between the armhole cast-offs. 2. knit even for 10 rows, then dec 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 15 times, then every 4th row 15 times to 52 stitches (115 rows total). 3. knit even until sleeve measures 16,1 ins (118 rows). Dec 4 stitches evenly across the last row (48 stitches remaining). 4. Hem. Change to size 3.5 needles. knit 20 rows in K1P1 ribbing. Cast off remaining stitches loosely. BUTTON BAND / COLLAR: -- knitted in two pieces. ( Or 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 271 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 20 rows. Cast off loosely. Fold band to inside and sew cast-off edge to back of picked up stitches. 3. Mark positions for 8 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 armhole castoff sections (on the front and back) to equal length along the armhole end of the sleeve side edges, then sew remaining side and sleeve seams. Sew any remaining seams. 2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends. REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ): 24,9 for body and sleeves 2,6 for ribbing and/or hems 3,1 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands) 30,6 Ounces TOTAL NOTES: Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN ™ |
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