Big Heart Cardigan Sweater Knitting Pattern
Big Heart Cardigan Sweater 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
Big Heart Cardigan Sweater Knitting Pattern by Ashley Lillis
Big Heart Cardigan Sweater Knitting Pattern by Ashley Lillis
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