The First Cardigan

The First Cardigan is raglan V-neck cardigan design which is knitted seamlessly from the top-down. It is designed to feature a relaxed, oversized fit and balloon sleeves.

The body of the cardigan is knitted using stockinette stitch and the sleeves feature Half Fisherman’s Rib stitch. The body of the cardigan is worked flat and the sleeves and picked up and worked in the round. The yoke is knit back and forth and shaped using raglan increases, with lifted increases worked at the same time to shape the V-neck. The button band is worked in double knitting.

This pattern has been professionally graded into 12 sizes to fit bust circumference from 75cm (30in) to 160cm (64in).The First Cardigan has been designed with an average of 9cm (3.5in) positive ease at the bust built into each size, however ease can be easily adjusted by knitting a smaller or larger size