I designed this all occasion cardigan in a range of yarn weights, as a wardrobe staple, for my daughter and her bestie. I wanted to make them something practical and washable, that looked great on them, for any occasion, that they would love, treasure and wear all the time. This version is worked in a luxurious feeling super chunky yarn, Cascade Pacific Bulky, which is a mix of acrylic and superwash merino. It’s easy in every sense; machine washable and a quick-knit dream. There are substitues for this yarn on yarnsub.com if you struggle to get it. Or you can double strand an aran weight yarn to get the guage. It’s a relatively simple top-down, classic raglan design. It has a contrasting colour neck and hem edging which you can include or not.

If you are new to top-down raglan shaping knitting it can seem a bit complex at first as there are multiple rates of shaping in the initial rows. Fear not! this is a tested learner pattern, edited by experts, and I have simplified the shaping increases as much as possible, as well as, providing comprehensive instructions and a tick box row by row worksheet, which explains it all.

This design is for everyone, it comes in 9 sizes from XS to 5XL.
The advantage of top-down? You can try it on as you go and make the cardigan and sleeve fit exactly the way you want them to.