Channel Cardigan

CONSTRUCTION

• Sleeves are worked circularly from cuff to underarm; at that point, underarm stitches are bound off and the raglan sleeve cap is worked flat.
• The garment Body is worked as a single piece (flat) from hem to underarm; after the underarm bind off, Back and both Fronts are divided and worked separately as the Raglan yoke is shaped.
• After completion of Body and Sleeves, garment yoke is assembled using mattress stitch along the raglan lines.
• The band/collar is worked flat from hem to top of shoulders and seamed to fronts upon completion.The back of the shawl collar is worked in a perpendicular direction to the rest of the shawl collar. This section is picked up from the back neck of the garment and worked in a shaped English Rib. Upon completion, this portion of the shawl collar is seamed to the corresponding collar pieces from Front.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 35¾ (38¾, 42, 45¼, 48½, 51¾)” circumference at chest (buttoned)
• Sample shown is size 38¾” with + 4¾” ease on model

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.

GAUGE

• 20 stitches & 30 rows = 4″ over Moss Stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 22 stitches & 48 rows = 4″ over English Rib with Size C needle(s), after blocking

Note: For English Rib, if measuring row gauge from the WS (the “brioche” side), each stitch within a knit column counts as two rows.

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One 32″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain Moss Stitch gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for Ribbing):

• One 32″ circular needle and one set of DPNs* two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size C [for Tubular Cast On (optional) and English Rib]:

• One 32″ circular needle and one set of DPNs* one size smaller than Size B needle(s) and/or size needed to obtain English Rib gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

*32” circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (i.e. Sleeves).

Note: If you have adjusted the needle size to obtain the correct gauge, it may or may not be necessary to make a matching adjustment to the needle size used for Tubular Cast On due to variance in individual work. Please test your chosen cast-on method on your swatch.

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

YARDAGE

• Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts: 1515 (1630, 1805, 1960, 2135, 2310) yards 

YARN

• 11 (12, 13, 14, 16, 17) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Hayloft and Long Johns

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern

• 2 x 2 Tubular Cast On  – circular knitting (for 2×2 ribbed fabric)
• 2 x 2 Tubular Cast On  – flat knitting (for 2×2 ribbed fabric)
• Cabled Cast On
• One-Row buttonhole

30 May 2025: Version 1.4

On page 5, the instructions for "Next Round" have been updated to: Work Round 1 of Moss Stitch – Circular to marker, slip marker, work Round 1 of Chevron Chart to next marker, slip marker, continue Round 1 of Moss Stitch – Circular (beginning with a purl) to end.

29 April 2025: Version 1.3

On the right column of page 11, the frequency for repeating the Collar Shaping Row has been updated to every 16th row.

14 January 2025: Version 1.2

On page 8, a note has been added regarding working the final waist decrease for the first size.

11 March 2014: Version 1.1 

Page 16, the SSP definition has been added to the Abbreviations section.