The Lindsay Cardigan is a cozy wardrobe staple. It is perfect as an over-layer companion for indoors or an outside adventure. The fingering weight yarn held double is worked up in a loose gauge, which makes this a quick knit. This cardigan feels lightweight on the body, making this garment ideal for all occasions.

The Lindsay Cardigan is a top-down cardigan worked flat starting with shaping the back neck, moving to raglan increases for working shoulders and sleeves, and body. The fronts are worked throughout the pattern to create fronts that slightly swing over each other. A-line shaping gives it a relaxed and boxy fit. The collar is picked up and worked after the body is complete.

The Lindsay Cardigan has a relaxed fit in the chest, waist and high hip. The raglan increase sections, waist and hip shaping, and loose gauge create this ease. The arms are intended to be looser fitting as well as leave space for undershirts when wearing this cardigan. The fingering-weight yarn held double is worked using a larger needle size to create the best drape possible.

Lindsay is intended to have 3-4 in/7.5-10 cm of positive ease for a loose, easy-to-wear fit. Choose a size accordingly to ensure intended positive ease. Sweater sample shown in size 4.

Skill Level

Difficulty Level

Adventurous Beginner

Skills Needed

Knowledge of top down cardigan construction, provisional cast-on, working a large amount of stitches flat, basic increases and decreases, and picking up stitches.

Yarn & Tools

Materials

Fingering Weight Yarn held double, or Worsted/Aran Weight Yarn.

FINGERING WEIGHT YARN

Sample shown in Hinterland Dusk: 70% Canadian Rambouillet & 30% home grown alpaca // 395 yards/360 meters per 112g skein, colorway- Ash & Snow.
Main Color Shown: Ash
Contrast Color Shown on Collar: Snow

Yardage/Meterage

NOTE: Yardage/meterage used is dependent on matching your gauge to pattern. Yardage/meterage given is for the cowl only, swatch not included. Each striped color section of cowl uses approximately 12 grams/38 yards/35 meters.

For Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

1519 (1690, 1975, 2165, 2365, 2671, 3021, 3388, 3586) yards
1389 (1546, 1806, 1980, 2163, 2443, 2762, 3098, 3279) meters
2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins of each color to hold double

If you want to make a contrasting color collar, like the sample, purchase one extra skein of collar color.

Needles

Circular needle is used to accommodate a large amount of stitches
3.75 mm/F-5, crochet hook, for provisional cast-on
For body & collar worked flat: 5mm/US #8 16-40 in/40-100 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge
For sleeves worked in the round with small circumference: 5 mm/US #8 DPN’s or 40 in/100 cm circular for magic loop method

Notions

Scrap worsted weight yarn in contrasting color for provisional cast-on
10 stitch markers: 8 of one color for raglan increases and 2 of different colors for side markers
2 locking stitch markers to indicate short row locations worked in both collar options
2 stitch holders or scrap yarn for sleeves

Sizing

Gauge

15 sts/33 rows= 4 in/10 cm square in garter stitch, worked flat using 5 mm/US #8 needles after blocking.

Size Information

The Lindsay Cardigan has a relaxed fit in the chest, waist and high hip. The raglan increase sections, waist and hip shaping, and loose gauge create this ease. The arms are intended to be looser fitting as well as leave space for undershirts when wearing this cardigan. The fingering-weight yarn held double is worked using a larger needle size to create the best drape possible.

Lindsay is intended to have 3-4 in/7.5-10 cm of positive ease for a loose, easy-to-wear fit. Choose a size accordingly to ensure intended positive ease. Sweater sample shown in size 4.

Finished Measurements

For Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Bust Circumference:

33.5 (37, 41.5, 45, 49, 53, 57.5, 62, 65) in
85 (94, 105.5, 115, 124.5, 135, 146, 157, 165) cm

Hip Circumference:

36.5 (40, 44.5, 48, 52, 56, 60.5, 65, 68) in
93 (102, 113, 122, 132, 142, 154, 165, 173) cm

Upper Arm Circumference:

13 (14, 15, 16, 17, 17.5, 20, 22, 22) in
30 (30.5, 33, 36, 39.5, 45, 48.5, 52, 52.5) cm

Armhole Depth:

6.5 (7, 8, 8.5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) in
16.5 (18, 20, 21.5, 23, 25.4, 28, 30.5, 33) cm

Length from Underarm to Wrist:

16.5 (16.75, 16.75, 17, 17, 17.7, 18, 18.5, 18.5) in
42 (42.5, 42.5, 43, 43, 45, 46, 47, 47) cm, or desired length.

Wrist Circumference:

7.5 (7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10) in
19 (19, 20, 21.5, 23, 26, 26, 26, 26) cm, or desired length.

Length from Underarm to Hip Hem:

12.75 (12.75, 13.75, 13.75, 13.75, 14.25, 14.25, 14.25, 14.25) in
32.25 (32.25, 35, 35, 35, 36, 36, 36, 36) cm, or desired length.

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Lindsay Cardigan