This lightweight summer cardigan with short sleeves will be your go-to for excursions like evenings out when the warm air outside belies the air conditioning inside, or when you need a pair of pockets for stashing some cash or treasures found on the beach.

Knit in a soft cotton/acrylic blend yarn, this sweater has a lovely drape and shows the eyelet chevron pattern in crisp detail. With no shaping to worry about, this garment is as relaxing to make as it is to wear. The inset pockets are ingeniously and deceptively simple.

As shown, the sweater has no closures or buttonholes, but you can tailor it to your own specifications by adding buttonholes into the pattern (with an extra yarn-over eyelet wherever you’d like a buttonhole) or by adding ribbon ties or a charming clasp closure near the top.