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drop shoulder, round neck cardigan

Tips for my basic knitting patterns

1 First you knit your knitting swatch, if you want to knit in a fantasy pattern, knit your swatch in this stitch,
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.

If you want to knit one of my stranded color knitting designs, check my Norwegian color chart pages,
or an intarsia knitting design, check my color chart pages, and select a nice design.

Then check the amount of stitches you need, to knit the design, for instance;
if your knit pattern gives 60 stitches for the front, ( and back ) your color pattern has to be between 40 - 50 stitches wide,
you must start with the color chart at least 5 stitches from each side of the front panel. Take care not to knit with too long floats.

Use chest size as the key for all its ‘standard’ size data.
Body sizes vary greatly in shape and it is always best to use custom sizes if you can.

your free knitting pattern in multiple sizes SCROLL DOWN FOR SIZES 26, 28, 30, 32 or 128, 140, 152, 164

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

Free pattern
Standard Child 66 cms chestsize or in inches; 26 (USA)

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): 23,0 stitches by 31,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 71,0 Armhole: 33,0 Top Neck Opening: 15,0
Hem Width: 17,0 Front Neck Width: 8,0
Front Neck Depth: 6,0
Hem Width: 69,0 Sleeve Bottom: 18,0 Back Neck Width: 13,0
Sleeve Length: 31,0 Back Neck Depth: 1,0
Body Length: 41,0 Hem Length: 4,0 Collar Length: 2,0
Hem Length: 5,0
Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 6

BACK:
1. Cast on 81 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 5,0 cms. Inc 3 stitches evenly across the row to 84 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 19,4 cms (60 rows), excluding hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 15,5 cms (48 rows),
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 27 stitches. Slip the next 30 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 27 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row twice, until 25 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 16,8 cms (52 rows). Cast off 25 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 39 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 5,0 cms. Inc 2 stitches evenly across the row to 41 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 19,4 cms (60 rows), excluding hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 10,3 cms (31 rows).
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 33 stitches. Slip last 8 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 8 times, until 25 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 16,8 cms (52 rows). Cast off 25 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 41 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 2 stitches evenly across the row to 43 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 5 times, then every 5th row 12 times to 77 stitches (80 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 27,0 cms (84 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

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

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 2 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 8 stitches from right front neck holder, 17 stitches from right front neck
edge, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 30 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back neck edge, 17 stitches from left
front neck edge, and 8 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 86 stitches.
2. knit 2,0 cms (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 2 needles pick up and knit 101 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 6 buttons, the first one 1,0 cms above the band bottom, the last one 1,0 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 6,9 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. ):
198,8 for body and sleeves
31,9 for ribbing and/or hems
16,2 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
246,9 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

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

Free pattern
Standard Child 71 cms chestsize or in inches; 28 (USA)

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): 23,0 stitches by 31,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 76,0 Armhole: 36,0 Top Neck Opening: 15,0
Hem Width: 17,0 Front Neck Width: 8,0
Front Neck Depth: 7,0
Hem Width: 73,0 Sleeve Bottom: 19,0 Back Neck Width: 13,0
Sleeve Length: 34,0 Back Neck Depth: 1,0
Body Length: 44,0 Hem Length: 4,0 Collar Length: 2,0
Hem Length: 5,0
Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 6

BACK:
1. Cast on 86 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 5,0 cms. Inc 3 stitches evenly across the row to 89 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 21,3 cms (66 rows), excluding hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 16,8 cms (52 rows),
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 30 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 30 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row twice, until 28 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 18,1 cms (56 rows). Cast off 28 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 42 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 5,0 cms. Inc 1 stitches evenly across the row to 43 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 21,3 cms (66 rows), excluding hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 11,0 cms (33 rows).
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 36 stitches. Slip last 7 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 8 times, until 28 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 18,1 cms (56 rows). Cast off 28 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 41 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 5 stitches evenly across the row to 46 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 5 times, then every 5th row 14 times to 84 stitches (90 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 30,0 cms (94 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

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

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 2 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 7 stitches from right front neck holder, 20 stitches from right front neck
edge, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 29 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back neck edge, 20 stitches from left
front neck edge, and 7 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 89 stitches.
2. knit 2,0 cms (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 2 needles pick up and knit 108 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 6 buttons, the first one 1,1 cms above the band bottom, the last one 1,1 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 7,4 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. ):
234,0 for body and sleeves
33,3 for ribbing and/or hems
17,1 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
284,4 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

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

Free pattern
Standard Child 76 cms chestsize or in inches; 30 (USA)

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): 23,0 stitches by 31,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 81,0 Armhole: 38,0 Top Neck Opening: 15,0
Hem Width: 18,0 Front Neck Width: 8,0
Front Neck Depth: 7,0
Hem Width: 78,0 Sleeve Bottom: 20,0 Back Neck Width: 13,0
Sleeve Length: 38,0 Back Neck Depth: 1,0
Body Length: 48,0 Hem Length: 4,0 Collar Length: 2,0
Hem Length: 5,0
Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 7

BACK:
1. Cast on 92 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 5,0 cms. Inc 3 stitches evenly across the row to 95 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 23,9 cms (74 rows), excluding hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 18,1 cms (56 rows),
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 33 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 33 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row twice, until 31 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 19,4 cms (60 rows). Cast off 31 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 45 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 5,0 cms. Inc 1 stitches evenly across the row to 46 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 23,9 cms (74 rows), excluding hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 12,3 cms (37 rows).
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 8 times, until 31 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 19,4 cms (60 rows). Cast off 31 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 43 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 5 stitches evenly across the row to 48 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 5th row 19 times, then every 6th row once to 88 stitches (101 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 34,0 cms (106 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

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

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 2 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 7 stitches from right front neck holder, 20 stitches from right front neck
edge, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 29 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back neck edge, 20 stitches from left
front neck edge, and 7 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 89 stitches.
2. knit 2,0 cms (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 2 needles pick up and knit 119 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 1,1 cms above the band bottom, the last one 1,1 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 6,8 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. ):
275,7 for body and sleeves
35,5 for ribbing and/or hems
18,3 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
329,5 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

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

Free pattern
Standard Child 81 cms chestsize or in inches; 32 (USA)

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): 23,0 stitches by 31,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 87,0 Armhole: 41,0 Top Neck Opening: 15,0
Hem Width: 19,0 Front Neck Width: 8,0
Front Neck Depth: 8,0
Hem Width: 82,0 Sleeve Bottom: 21,0 Back Neck Width: 13,0
Sleeve Length: 41,0 Back Neck Depth: 1,0
Body Length: 52,0 Hem Length: 5,0 Collar Length: 3,0
Hem Length: 6,0
Front Band Width 3,0 Number of buttons: 7

BACK:
1. Cast on 96 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 6 stitches evenly across the row to 102 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 25,8 cms (80 rows), excluding hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 19,4 cms (60 rows),
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 36 stitches. Slip the next 30 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 36 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row twice, until 34 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 20,6 cms (64 rows). Cast off 34 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 46 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 6,0 cms. Inc 3 stitches evenly across the row to 49 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 25,8 cms (80 rows), excluding hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 12,3 cms (37 rows).
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 42 stitches. Slip last 7 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 8 times, until 34 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 20,6 cms (64 rows). Cast off 34 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 46 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 5,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 50 stitches total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 7 times, then every 5th row 16 times to 96 stitches (108 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 36,0 cms (112 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

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

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 2 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 7 stitches from right front neck holder, 22 stitches from right front neck
edge, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 30 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back neck edge, 22 stitches from left
front neck edge, and 7 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 94 stitches.
2. knit 3,0 cms (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 2 needles pick up and knit 129 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 1,2 cms above the band bottom, the last one 1,2 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 7,5 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. ):
316,0 for body and sleeves
42,5 for ribbing and/or hems
27,8 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
386,3 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN