No-frills cardigan

Printed pattern - via postal mail

No Frills Cardigan is a long cardigan worked top-down with raglan increases. The cardigan is worked in stockinette stitch, but a ribbed edge is worked at the neck and continues down the fronts. Finally, internal pockets are worked from picked-up stitches on the front of the cardigan.

Size guide

No Frills Cardigan should have approx. 20 cm [8 inches] of positive ease in relation to your bust circumference. Sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL are designed to fit a bust circumference of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm [31½-33½ (33½-35½) 35½-37½ (37½-39½) 39½-43¼ (43¼-47¼) 47¼-51¼ (51¼-55) 55-59 inches]. The measurements of the finished cardigan can be found on the first page of the pattern. Before you begin, measure yourself to determine which size will fit you best. If your bust circumference (or the widest part of your upper body) is 90 cm [35½ inches], you should knit a size S. A size S cardigan has a bust circumference of 110 cm [43¼ inches] and would in this case give you 20 cm [8 inches] of positive ease.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Bust circumference cardigan: 107 (110) 114 (120) 128 (137) 145 (150) 158 cm [42¼ (43¼) 45 (47¼) 50½ (54) 57 (59) 62¼ inches]

Length: 115 (115) 115 (115) 115 (115) 115 (115) 115 cm [45¼ inches]

Gauge: 21 stitches x 28 rows in stockinette stitch on 4 mm [US6] needles = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]

Suggested needles: Circular needles 4 mm [US6] (80 and/or 100 cm [32 and/or 40 inches]), circular needles 3.5 mm [US4] (80 and/or 100 cm [32 and/or 40 inches]), double-pointed needles 4 mm [US6] and 3.5 mm [US4]

Materials: 450 (500) 550 (600) 650 (700) 700-750 (750) 800 g Tynn Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 205 m [224 yds]) held together with 225 (250) 275 (300) 325 (350) 350-375 (375) 400 g Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds])

About the yarn consumption: The yarn consumption is for a length of 115 cm [45¼ inches], which fits a person of approx. 170 cm [5’7”] tall.