Description

This knitting pattern is in English.

The Holger Cardigan is worked from the top down. The body is worked in stockinette stitch with stripes. while the sleeves. plackets and neck edge are each worked in a different solid color. First. the back yoke is worked back and forth with the slope of the shoulders being shaped using short rows and in stripes. which are worked at the same time. Each shoulder is then worked back and forth on a circular needle. The fronts and back yoke are joined at the underarms to form the body. which is worked back and forth on a circular needle with stripes. The sleeves are worked down from stitches that are picked up and knitted around the armholes. At the end. the front plackets and the rib edge along the neck is worked from stitches that are picked up and knitted.

Size guide

The Holger Cardigan is designed to have approx. 20-25 cm 7-9 inches of positive ease. The sizes 1-2 (2-3) 3-4 (4-5) 5-6 (6-7) 7-8 (8-9) 9-10 (10-11) 11-12 (12-14) years are designed to fit a chest circumference of 53 (54) 56 (57) 59 (62) 64 (68) 72 (75) 78 (82) cm 20 (21) 22 (22) 23 (24) 25 (26) 28 (29) 30 (32) inches. The measurements for the finished cardigan can be found on the front page of the pattern (please note that these measurements are only achieved if the correct gauge is maintained). If the intended wearer measures 62 cm 24 inches around the chest. you should knit a size 6-7 years. A size 6-7 years cardigan has a chest circumference of 86 cm 33 inches which in the given example would give the intended wearer 24 cm 9 inches of positive ease. If the measured chest circumference deviates from the age guide. you can adjust the length to fit the person you’re knitting for. The same applies if the child is shorter or taller than average.

Sizes:1-2 (2-3) 3-4 (4-5) 5-6 (6-7) 7-8 (8-9) 9-10 (10-11) 11-12 (12-14) years

Chest circumference:72 (74) 78 (82) 82 (86) 88 (92) 96 (98) 104 (108) cm 28 (29) 30 (32) 32 (33) 34 (36) 37 (38) 41 (42) inches

Length:36 (38) 42 (43) 45 (48) 49 (50) 52 (53) 54 (56) cm 14 (15) 16 (17) 17 (19) 19 (19) 20 (20) 21 (22) inches measured mid back excl. neck edge

Gauge:20 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inches in stockinette stitch on 4 mm US6 needles

Needles: Circular needles: 4 mm US6 / 60 or 80 cm 24 or 32 inches and 3.5 mm US4 / 40 and 60 and/or 80 cm 16 and 24 and/or 32 inches;Double-pointed needles: 3.5 mm US4 and 4 mm US6 (unless the Magic Loop technique is used)

Materials: 7different colors of Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m 98 yds)orPeruvian Highland Wool by Filcolana (50 g = 100 m 109 yds)orDouble Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m 118 yds)

Stripe colors for the body: Approx. 65 (74) 79 (84) 89 (102) 110 (116) 120 (128) 136 (145) g in each color

Rib hem on the body: Approx. ca. 23 (23) 25 (25) 27 (27) 27 (29) 29 (30) 33 (33) g

Sleeves: Approx. 31 (36) 40 (45) 50 (52) 54 (57) 61 (64) 67 (71) g in each color

Neck edge: Approx. 11 (11) 11 (11) 12 (12) 12 (12) 13 (13) 14 (14) g

Front plackets: Approx. 20 (22) 22 (25) 27 (29) 29 (30) 32 (32) 34 (34) g

5 buttons ( = 18 mm)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the classification of difficultyhere.

The multicolored Holger Cardigan is knitted in Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn in the colors Almond 2511. Night sky 5591. Cacao nibs 3091. Camel 2542. Spiced apple 3854. Above the clouds 6050 and Sunny lime 9825.