Hopelessly devoted to pleats and puffy sleeves and chunky cosy cardigans. This quick knit can look more like a bomber jacket depending on colours and styling, so it’s one to have fun with in the cooler months!

YARN:
Chunky / bulky weight yarn, approximately 721 (763; 808; 838; 879) 921; 1008; 1047; 1115 metres / 786 (832; 881; 913; 958) 1004; 1099; 1141; 1215 yards.

Pink (original) sample shown in We Are Knitters The Petite Wool (100% wool, 140m per 100g) in shade Yarnicorn. If using this yarn, you will need 6 (6; 6; 6; 7) 7; 8; 8; 8 balls.

Cream version (2023 update) is shown in DROPS Melody, knit to a slightly tighter gauge on 6mm needles. A size 2 used 4 balls exactly.

GAUGE: 14 sts and 19 rows to 4 inches / 10cm in stocking stitch on 7mm needles, blocked.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS:
7mm and 6mm needle(s) of any length for working body flat

7mm and 6mm needle(s) of your preferred length for working sleeves in the round (ie. DPNs, magic loop)

6 buttons of approx. 22mm diameter
2 cable needles / DPNs for pleats
4 stitch markers
Tapestry needle

SIZING:
1 (2; 3; 4; 5) 6; 7; 8; 9 detailed below, designed to be worn with approximately 5 - 7 inches / 13 - 18 cm positive ease. Sample shown is a size 2 worn on a 34” bust with around 5 inches / 13cm positive ease.

To fit bust: 28-30 (32-34; 36-38; 40-42; 44-46) (48-50; 52-54; 56-58; 60-62) inches / 71-76 (81-86; 91-97; 102-107; 112-117) (122-127; 132-137; 142-147; 152-157) cm.

Finished bust: 35 (39; 43; 47; 51) 55; 59; 63; 67 inches / 89 (99; 109; 119; 130) 140; 150; 160; 170 cm.

NOTES

Construction: the Hopelessly Devoted cardigan is worked seamlessly from the top down. It begins by casting on across the shoulders and working back and forth in rows on the upper back down to the armholes. The back stitches are then set aside to work the front. Stitches are picked up across each shoulder for the fronts, the shoulder/neck is shaped with short rows and increases, and each front is completed to match the back. Both fronts and the back are joined together at the underarm to work the lower body back and forth in rows.

Stitches are picked up along each front edge to work the buttonbands. The ribbed neckband is then picked up and shaped with short rows for a bomber jacket style.

The sleeves are worked by picking up around the armhole edge, working increases at the shoulder to create a ‘poof’, then filling in the set in sleeve ‘cap’ with short rows. Sleeves are worked in the round down to the cuff, which is gathered with simple pleats into a snug 1x1 rib.

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