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Ridged Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Ridged Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Little ridges. A beautifully textured layer.

Knit a little cardigan with texture you can see in every row: bands of ridges, a rounded yoke and a neat line of buttons. Work from the neckline down, watching the pattern travel from shoulders to hem.
  • Knit, purl, shaping & sleeves in the round
  • English PDF · 5 pages · 6 sizes

Digital knitting pattern

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  • Six sizes with individual yoke increase sequences
  • Button bands worked as you knit the body
  • Textured eight-row repeat, with a separate sleeve repeat

What is inside the pattern?

A 5-page English PDF with written instructions for six sizes, size-specific yoke increases, buttonhole spacing, body and sleeve directions, and an explained edge-stitch technique. This is a knitting pattern, not a finished cardigan; yarn, needles and buttons are not included.

Is this the right level for me?

Work knit and purl stitches, yarn-over increases knitted through the back loop, buttonholes, sleeve decreases and picked-up underarm stitches. The body is worked back and forth; sleeves are worked in the round on double-pointed needles. Keep track of the eight-row texture repeat while shaping the yoke.

Finished size & fit

  • 0–3 months: chest width 23 cm; length approx. 23 cm; yarn 300 m; 6 buttons.
  • 3–6 months: width 25 cm; length 25 cm; 300 m; 6 buttons.
  • 6–12 months: width 27 cm; length 27 cm; 400 m; 7 buttons.
  • 12–18 months: width 29 cm; length 29 cm; 500 m; 7 buttons.
  • 2 years: width 31 cm; length 31 cm; 600 m; 8 buttons.
  • 3 years: width 33 cm; length 33 cm; 700 m; 8 buttons.

Chest figures are garment widths, not body chest circumferences. Compare the measurements with a cardigan that fits before choosing an age size.

Materials needed

Allow 300 / 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 700 metres of yarn in size order. Use 3.5 mm circular needles with an 80 cm cable and double-pointed needles for the main fabric, plus 3 mm needles for the cast-on and edges. You also need stitch markers, a stitch holder or wire, a finishing needle and 6 / 6 / 7 / 7 / 8 / 8 buttons. Choose yarn by the required gauge rather than its label alone.

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Picture the finished project

Two ridged cardigans in different colours

The finished project

Texture that travels around the whole cardigan

The rounded yoke spreads the ridged pattern across the shoulders, then carries it down the body and sleeves. A single colour lets the alternating bands stand out, while the garter button bands give the front a defined edge.

From the first stitch to the finish

Ridged cardigan texture and button bands

Your time with the needles

A clear route from neckline to sleeves

Begin with the neckline and work the yoke with increases spaced for your chosen size. Hold the sleeve stitches while you continue the body, then return to each sleeve and work it in the round. The button bands grow with the body, so there is no separate band to pick up at the end.

The yoke is the counting stage: follow both the texture rows and your size’s increase sequence. After separating the sleeves, the body repeats continue without increases.

A few things before you begin

Choose your size, check your yarn and plan your first stitches.

Can I change the cardigan length?

The pattern notes that a different length also requires adjusting the number of buttons and the spacing of the buttonholes. Plan those changes together rather than simply adding extra rows.

Are all parts knitted flat?

No. The yoke and body are worked back and forth, but the sleeves are worked in the round on double-pointed needles. The PDF gives a separate round-by-round texture repeat for them.

What gauge should I aim for?

24 stitches in garter stitch measure 10 cm. Swatch before choosing your final needle size; yarn substitution changes the fabric as well as the fit.

How do I receive my pattern?

After payment, follow the download link with your order. Save the file so you can return to the instructions when you’re ready to make it.

Make those little ridges your own

Choose your yarn and make the project your own.

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