Odessa is a beautiful town in Ukraine on the Black Sea. I’ve knit my first Odessa cardigan for a woman from Ukraine, who had to leave her country because of the war.

Please, don’t forget the people in Ukraine. Please stand with Ukraine and support those brave people!

Odessa cardigan is knitted from the bottom up.
The pattern is beginner friendly. When you know how to knit and to purl, you are ready to get started!

Odessa is an unisex pattern, instructions for the mirrored button band for the male version are given in this pattern, too.

Size: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Finished bust circumference:
82, 88, 94, 100, 106.5, 112.5, 122, 131, 140, 149.5 cm
32, 34, 37, 39, 42, 44, 48, 51.5, 55, 59 inches

Recommended ease: 0-5cm/0-2” positive ease

Gauge: 26sts and 36rows = 10cm/ 4” in stockinette stitch with 3.25 mm/US3 needle

Yarn: fingering weight, 100g=420meters/437yards

Yardage: total app.
1065, 1140, 1225, 1325, 1435, 1530, 1685, 1810, 1960, 2105 meters /
1165, 1245, 1340, 1450, 1570, 1675, 1850, 1980, 2140, 2305 yards

Please keep in mind, that the yardage is an estimate, depending on the length of your body and arms.

Needles and tools: long circular needles US2/2.75mm, US3/3.25mm, US4/3.5mm, optional DPNs US2/2.75mm, US4/3.5mm