Cardigans

Elliot Tartan Cardigan Pattern | Sizes 8-10-12

Pattern book / publication: Tartans
Original source category: Childrens Clothing Patterns
Source page: https://freevintageknitting.com/free-sweater-patterns/coats51/elliot-tartan-cardigan-pattern

Cardigans

SIZES 8-10-12

MATERIALS:
Chadwick's Red Heart Sock and Sweater Yarn, 3 Ply, Art. E.255, Shrink and Stretch Resist, 6 skeins (1 oz. pull-out skeins) of Skipper Blue for Sizes 8 and 10; 7 skeins for Size 12; 1 skein each of Scarlet and Black for all sizes.
Milwards “Phantom” Aluminum Knitting Pins or Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 2 (2¾ mm. size), 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) and 1 pair No. 4 (3½ mm. size).
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 2.
Buttons.

GAUGE:
Pattern st, No. 4 knitting pins—7 sts make 1 inch; 8 rows make 1 inch.
Stockinette st, No. 3 knitting pins—7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.

BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS:

Sizes	8	10	12
Chest (cardigan buttoned)	28”	30”	32”
Width across back at underarm	14”	15”	16”
Width across each front at underarm	7½”	8”	8½”
Width across back above armhole shaping	11”	11½”	12”
Length from shoulder to lower edge	17½”	19”	21”
Length of side seam	11½”	12½”	14”
Width across sleeve at upperarm	11”	12”	13”
Length of sleeve seam	15”	16”	17”
BACK … Starting at lower edge with Skipper Blue and No. 2 knitting pins, cast on	100 sts	104 sts	112 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for	2½”	2½”	3”
increasing 1 st on last row.
NOTE: Vertical stripes are omitted on chart, to be worked later. When carrying unused color, twist it around the other every other st, being careful not to pull yarn too tightly.
Change to No. 4 knitting pins, attach a small ball of Black and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: (K 1 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue)	3 times	4 times	6 times
* k 4 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue, k 4 Black, (k 1 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue) 6 times. Repeat from * 2 more times, then k 4 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue, k 5 Black, (k 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black)	3 times	4 times	6 times
2nd row: P 1 Skipper Blue, then (p 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue)	3 times	4 times	6 times
* p 5 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, p 5 Black, (p 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue) 6 times. Repeat from * 2 more times, then p 5 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, p 5 Black, (p 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue)	3 times	4 times	6 times
Starting with the 3rd row work in pattern following chart, working the knit and purl sts as established, until top of chart is reached, then repeat from A to B until piece measures in all	11½”	12½”	14”
To Shape Armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows	6 sts	6 sts	7 sts
Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain	79 sts	81 sts	85 sts
Work without decreasing until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping	3”	3”	3½”
Break off Black. Change to No. 3 knitting pins and with Skipper Blue only work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping	6”	6½”	7”
To Shape Shoulders: Bind off	7 sts	7 sts	8 sts
at beginning of next	4 rows	4 rows	6 rows
Bind off	8 sts	8 sts	—
at beginning of next	2 rows	2 rows	—
Bind off loosely for back of neck the remaining	35 sts	37 sts	37 sts
LEFT FRONT … Starting at lower edge with Skipper Blue and No. 2 knitting pins, cast on	54 sts	58 sts	62 sts
1st row: Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 across to last 6 sts, k 6 sts (front band). 2nd row: K 6, work in ribbing across remainder of row. Repeat 1st and 2nd rows alternately until piece measures, ending with 2nd row	2½”	2½”	3”
Change to No. 4 knitting pins and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: Attach a ball of Black, on Size 12 only, k 2 Black. On all sizes (k 1 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue)	3 times	5 times	6 times
k 4 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue, k 5 Black, (k 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black) 6 times; k 3 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue, k 5 Black, k 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, k 7 Skipper Blue. 2nd row: K 6 Skipper Blue, (p 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue) twice; p 5 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, p 6 Black, (p 1 Skipper Blue, p 1 Black) 6 times; p 4 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, k 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, p 6 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue, (p 1 Black, p 1 Skipper Blue)	twice	4 times	5 times
on Size 12 only, p 2 Black.
Starting with the 3rd row at side edge, work in pattern following chart across	48 sts	52 sts	56 sts
k 6 Skipper Blue. Continue to work in pattern as established, keeping the 6 sts at front edge in garter st (k each row) and following chart for pattern until top of chart is reached, then repeat from A to B until piece measures in all	11½”	12½”	14”
ending at side edge and same row as on back.
To Shape Armhole: Bind off	6 sts	6 sts	7 sts
at the beginning of next row. Dec 1 st at armhole edge every other row until there remain	43 sts	46 sts	48 sts
Work without decreasing until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping	3”	3”	3½”
Break off Black. Change to No. 3 knitting pins and work in stockinette st with Skipper Blue only until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping, ending at front edge	4½”	4½”	5”
To Shape Neck: Bind off	17 sts	20 sts	20 sts
at the beginning of next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge every other row until there remain	22 sts	22 sts	24 sts
Work without decreasing until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping, ending at armhole edge	6”	6½”	7”
To Shape Shoulder: Bind off	7 sts	7 sts	8 sts
at beginning of next row and every other row	twice	twice	3 times
On Sizes 8 and 10 only, work 1 more row. Bind off remaining	8 sts	8 sts	—
RIGHT FRONT … Work to correspond with Left Front, reversing shaping and making a buttonhole 2 sts in from front edge when piece measures	½”	1½”	1¼”
and every	2¼”	2¼”	2¼”
thereafter until	7	7	8
buttonholes in all are made—to make a buttonhole, on one row bind off 3 sts and on next row cast on 3 sts to replace those bound off.
SLEEVES … Starting at lower edge with Skipper Blue and No. 2 knitting pins, cast on	56 sts	60 sts	64 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for	2½”	2½”	3”
Change to No. 3 knitting pins and work in stockinette st, increasing 1 st at both ends of next row and every 8th row thereafter until there are on needle	78 sts	84 sts	90 sts
Work without increasing until piece measures in all	15”	16”	17”
To Shape Top: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows	6 sts	6 sts	7 sts
Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain	34 sts	36 sts	40 sts
Bind off 2 sts at beginning of next 4 rows. Bind off.
NECKBAND … Sew shoulder seams. With right side facing and No. 2 knitting pins, pick up and knit along entire neck edge	112 sts	116 sts	124 sts
Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, keeping 6 sts at each end in garter st and making a buttonhole in line with previous buttonholes, when piece measures ¼ inch. Continue as before until piece measures 1 inch. Bind off loosely in ribbing.
VERTICAL STRIPES … With crochet hook and 2 strands of Scarlet, make a row of chain st in each of the purled rib sts.
Block to measurements. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves. Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonholes.

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