The Easy Does It, Long Loose, Chunky Cardigan is knitted in separate pieces from the bottom up and sewn together afterwards.

Skill Level: Easy

The front neck border is knitted at the same time as the front sections, keeping the design a simple and easy knit. This means that you don’t have to knit a separate neckline border or pick up stitches around the neckline.

The tops of the shoulders and sleeves have a slight amount of shaping, that’s really easy to do and is created just by casting off a few stitches each row. The pattern is written in English (UK) and uses UK weight chunky yarn.

Please note: The Easy Does It Cardigan is designed with approximately 9”-12” (22cm-30cm) positive ease, depending on the size you make. The cardigan that I’m wearing in the photos includes 9” (22cm) positive ease.

S: To fit bust size 32”-34” (81cm-86cm) - Finished size 43” (109cm).

M: To fit bust size 36”-38” (91cm-96cm) - Finished size 47 1/2” (121cm).

L: To fit bust size 40”-42” (101cm-106cm) - Finished size 52 1/2” (135cm).

XL: To fit bust size 44”-46” (111cm-117cm) - Finished size 56 1/2” (144cm).

XXL: To fit bust size 48-50” (121cm-127cm) - Finished size 61 1/2” (155cm).

Detailed measurements and schematic diagram are included in the written pattern.

The yarn used is a (UK) chunky weight yarn and each ball weighs 200g. If substituting yarn check the weight of the ball, as most chunky weight yarns are sold in 100g balls and you would then need to double the quantity.

I also have video tutorials on my YouTube Channel that cover all the knitting techniques needed to make the cardigan.