Button Neck Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Make a cropped cardigan that actually turns heads.

Make a cropped cardigan that actually turns heads. You put effort into your projects. This one gives you something worth showing off — a gradient colorwork hem, a clean V-neck, and a finish that looks far more complex than it was to make.

The colorwork is worked flat, and almost every wrong-side row mirrors the one before it. Less counting, less stress, more momentum.

Skill Level: Intermediate
Finished Size: Bust 37.75" to 69.75" (12 sizes, XXS to 5XL, with approx. 6" positive ease)

• A 12-size range from XXS to 5XL means you can knit this for yourself without fudging the numbers
• The gradient colorwork panel sits at the hem and front, so the visual impact is high but the colorwork section stays contained
• European shoulder construction and an i-cord button band give the finished cardigan a clean, polished edge

   "I was nervous about the colorwork but the wrong-side rows are so simple — it just flows."

Materials

• Fingering weight yarn (100% wool recommended), 3 colors: main color and two contrast colors
• US 2½ (3.0 mm), US 3 (3.25 mm), and US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, 32" / 80 cm (dpns optional for sleeves)
• Removable and regular stitch markers
• 6 buttons, 0.5" / 1.5 cm diameter
• Tapestry needle

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