The Hannah cardigan is knit top down in half fisherman’s rib with a double knit button band. What is unique to this cardigan is it utilises 2 different gauges, the body is knit with 2 strands of fingering held double to achieve a DK gauge. You then pick up stitches along the front edges of the cardigan, and begin double knitting with a single strand of the fingering yarn, to create a double thick button band.
There is also a modified option to create a more classic ribbed button band. This is the option to use if you decide to utilise a DK weight for the entirety of the garment.
The sleeve stitches are picked up around the armhole, then evenly spaced decreases are worked along the length of the sleeve. Simple 1x1 ribbing finishes off both sleeves and bottom hem.

Sizes: 6-12 mo(1-2 yr, 2-3 yr, 4-5 yr)(6-7 yr, 8-9 yr, 10-12 yr)

Finished Bust Circumferences: 23(25, 28, 30)(32, 34, 36)”/58.5(63.5, 71, 76)(81.5, 86.5, 91.5) cm

Intended ease: around 4-6” / 10-15cm of positive ease

Yardage: 700(900, 1100, 1300)(1500, 2100, 2300)yds of fingering weight yarn held double or 350(450, 550, 650)(750, 1050, 1150) yds for DK weight yarn held single strand

Suggested yarn: Sunday Fibre Company - Kindred Fingering 100g (3.5 oz) /437 yds(400m) Colourway: Unicorn held double (or any fingering weight yarn held double) (fingering weight yarn held single for double knit button band)

Sandnes Garn - Double Sunday 50g (1.8 oz) / 118 yds (108m) Colourway: Into the woods 9882ingle throughout and for simple ribbed button band)

options for simple ribbed button band: one strand of DK weight yarn or fingering weight yarn held double

Needles and notions: US7/4.5mm circular needles for the body on 24” - 32” length cords. Body is knit flat. Double pointed needles are optional for working on smaller circumference in the round (ie. sleeves)
US4/3.5mm needles for double knit buttonband (used for fingering weight yarn held single)
US6/4.0mm circular needles for optional ribbed buttonband.
Use whichever needles size to obtain gauge.
Other notions: tapestry needle, stitch markers, 4-5 ½”-1” / 1.25 - 2.5 cm buttons.

Gauge: 17 sts x 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in half fisherman’s rib on US7/4.5mm needles, worked flat and measured AFTER blocking
Note half-fisherman’s rib tends to grow significantly with blocking.
Gauge for double knit button band: 24 sts x 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette on US4/3.5mm

Techniques used: half-fisherman’s rib, picking up stitches, double knitting, buttonholes, sewing buttons, increases/decreases in half-fisherman’s rib
Model is wearing the Hannah Cardigan in size 4/5yr.