Cross Cardigan Junior
The pattern was developed in collaboration with the Red Cross. The entire sales from the Cross Cardigan Junior will be donated to the Red Cross.
The Cross Cardigan Junior is worked from the top down. A band of crosses is worked on the yoke and along the bottom of the sleeves and the body. First, the top part of the back yoke is worked back and forth, then each shoulder is worked back and forth on a circular needle. The shoulders and the back yoke are then joined to form the body, which is worked back and forth on a circular needle. The sleeves are worked from stitches that are picked up and knitted around the armholes. At the end, front plackets and a neck edge are worked in rib.
Size guide
The Cross Cardigan Junior is designed to have approx. 25 cm [9¾ 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 [20¾ (21¼) 22 (22½) 23¼ (24½) 25¼ (26¾) 28¼ (29½) 30¾ (32¼) inches]. The measurements for the finished cardigan can be found on the front page of the pattern (note that these measurements are only achieved if the correct gauge is maintained). If the intended wearer of cardigan for example measures 62 cm [24½ inches] around the chest, you should knit a size 6-7 years. A cardigan in size 6 7 years has a chest circumference of 88 cm [34¾ inches] which in the given example would give you 26 cm [10¼ inches] of positive ease. If the measured chest circumference deviates from the age guide, you can adjust the length to fit the intended wearer. The same applies if the intended wearer is shorter or taller than average. Schematics can be found here.
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 (76) 80 (84) 84 (88) 88 (92) 96 (100) 104 (108) cm [28¼ (30) 31½ (33) 33 (34¾) 34¾ (36¼) 37¾ (39½) 41 (42½) inches]
Length: 36 (38) 42 (43) 45 (48) 49 (50) 52 (53) 54 (56) cm [14¼ (15) 16½ (17) 17¾ (19) 19¼ (19¾) 20½ (21) 21¼ (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 a 4 mm [US6] needle
Needles: Circular needles: 4 mm [US6] / 60 or 80 cm [24 or 32 inches], 3.5 mm [US4] / 40 and 60 and/or 80 cm [16 and 24 and/or 32 inches] and 3 mm [US2½] / 60 cm [24 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 3.5 mm [US4] and 4 mm [US6] (unless the Magic Loop technique is used)
Materials: 4 different colors of Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m [118 yds]) or Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m [98 yds])
Color 1 (yoke and edges): approx. 64 (68) 72 (75) 78 (82) 86 (88) 90 (93) 96 (102) g
Color 2 (cross): approx. 20 (20) 21 (22) 22 (24) 24 (26) 26 (28) 28 (30) g
Color 3 (main color for body and sleeves): approx. 134 (165) 192 (216) 230 (242) 255 (278) 325 (354) 380 (394) g
Color 4 (stripe color for edges): approx. 23 (26) 28 (28) 30 (30) 31 (31) 32 (34) 34 (36) g
5 (5) 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 (6) 6 (6) 6 (6) buttons (Ø = 15 mm)
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)
See the classification of difficulty here.
This knitting pattern is digital and will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.
Buttons can be found here.
The beige and green Cross Cardigan Junior is knitted in Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn in the colors Almond [2511], Poppy [4008], Green tea [9533] and Matcha [9564].
Video
M1L:
M1R:
Skp:
K2tog:
Color dominance:
Picking up stitches for shoulder:
Backwards loop method:
Italian bind-off:
Quick and easy italian bind-off:
Picking up stitches for sleeve:
Picking up stitches for front plackets:
Buttonholes:
Picking up stitches for neck edge:
Sewing a button onto knitwear: