Little Basic Cardi: DK

A Classic DK-Weight Buttoned Cardigan // Design by Holli Yeoh

The Little Basic Cardi is a wardrobe staple you'll want to knit time and time again. It features a lovely round neck, Short Row and English-Tailored shoulder options, and plenty of customizations to fit just about every body and sleeve length. Personalized, versatile, and perfect for every season.

• yarn: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10) skeins SweetGeorgia BFL+Silk DK in Mulberry (247 yd / 226 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein; 75% bluefaced leicester wool, 25% silk).
  Yardage is noted for cropped length and three-quarter sleeves. For other variations, refer to yardage section on page 3.
• needles: Size 4 US / 3.5 mm and 3 US / 3.25 mm needles
  Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
• gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows = 4" / 10 cm in St st, using larger needles, after blocking
  Please note that changes in gauge will affect finished measurements and yardage used.
• finished measurements: Chest (buttoned): 29 ¾ (32, 34 ¼, 36, 37 ¾, 40 ¾, 45, 48 ¾, 53, 56 ¾, 61 ¾, 66 ¼, 69 ¾)“ / 75.5 (81.5, 87, 91.5, 96, 103.5, 114.5, 124, 134.5, 144, 157, 168.5, 177) cm;
  Regular Length: 22 (22, 22 ½, 23, 23, 23 ½, 24, 24, 24 ½, 25 ¼, 25 ¾, 26 ¼, 26 ¼)” / 56 (56, 57, 58.5, 58.5, 59.5, 61, 61, 62, 64, 65.5, 66.5, 66.5) cm;
  Cropped Length: 19 (19 ¼, 19 ½, 20, 20 ¼, 20 ¾, 21 ½, 21 ¾, 22, 22 ¾, 23 ¼, 23 ¾, 24 ¼)“ / 48.5 (49, 49.5, 51, 51.5, 52.5, 54.5, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60.5, 61.5) cm;
  Upper Arm Circumference: 11 (11 ¼, 11 ¾, 12 ¼, 12 ¾, 13 ½, 14 ¼, 15 ¾, 17 ¾, 19 ¾, 20 ½, 21, 21 ¾)” / 28 (28.5, 30, 31, 32.5, 34.5, 36, 40, 45, 50, 52, 53.5, 55) cm;
  Intended to be worn with 1 ¾ (2, 2 ¼, 2, 1 ¾, 1 ¾, 3, 2 ¾, 3, 2 ¾, 3 ¾, 4 ¼, 3 ¾)“ / 4.5 (5, 5.5, 5, 4.5, 4.5, 7.5, 7, 7.5, 7, 9.5, 11, 9.5) cm positive ease at Chest; sample is 37 ¾” / 103.5 cm.

Pattern includes a 14-page PDF.

Visit the School of SweetGeorgia for online fibre arts workshops and resources to help expand your skills and discover new techniques. This pattern is part of Holli Yeoh's Fundamentals to Finishing Knits online course!

Note: Additional cardigan photos shown are for Holli's Little Basic Cardi: Fingering and Little Basic Cardi: Worsted versions; same fabulous cardigan look formatted into different yarn weights for whichever you prefer.