Big Heart Cardigan Sweater Knitting Pattern

Big Heart Cardigan Knitting Pattern by Ashley Lillis

With negative temps and a pandemic keeping us homebound more than usual, this Valentine’s Day called for an oversized cozy cardigan with a big heart on the back to brighten things up! I designed this simple open cardigan to fit a bit oversized. I love how the color combos with this sweater are endless! This cardigan is a top-down raglan sweater that’s designed to fit a bit oversized with generous sleeves and bust.  Its construction makes it easy to modify as you knit. The heart is added on with duplicate stitch.

Size Guide + Finished Measurements
The cardigan is written in six sizes, 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), with a finished bust size of 37.5 (41, 44.5, 48, 51.5, 55) in/95 (104, 113, 122, 131, 140) cm.  The cardigan is intended to have about 6-10 in/15-25.5 cm of positive ease so pick a size that will provide the intended ease or adjust to your desired ease. For example, if you have a 36 in/91.5 cm bust, a size 3 would be ideal for about 8 in/20.5 cm of ease. Feel free to adjust body length and armhole depth as desired.  You can try on the cardigan as you go.

Yarn
Sweater: Approximately 6 (7, 7, 7, 8, 8) skeins of Lion Brand Wool- Ease Thick & Quick Solids (106 yds/97 m per 6 oz/170 g skein; 80% acrylic, 20% wool ) or any other super bulky weight yarn that meets gauge. Color shown is Fisherman.
Heart: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skein of Lion Brand Wool- Ease Thick & Quick yarn in a contrasting color for the duplicate stitch heart. Color shown is Cranberry.

 Needles
10mm (US15) in the following sizes:
- 40 in/101.5 cm circular knitting needles (yoke, body)
- 10mm (US15) 16 in/40.5 cm or DPNs (sleeves)

9mm (US 13) in the following sizes:
- 40 in/101.5 cm circular knitting needles (collar ribbing)
- 9mm (US 13) DPNs (sleeve cuffs)

Or knitting needles needed to obtain correct gauge

 Notions
4 stitch markers
Tapestry needle to stitch heart and weave in ends
Waste yarn to hold sleeves
Scissors

Gauge
9 STS + 13 Rows = 4 in/10 cm in stockinette stitch in 10mm needles blocked

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HOW TO KNIT DUPLICATE STITCH

Big Heart Cardigan Knitting Pattern by Ashley Lillis