Ready to knit your first sweater? 🧶
The Basic Cardigan Pattern is beginner-friendly, seamless, and written for 4 different yarn weights, so you can use what you already have.

With inclusive sizes S–4X and a timeless design, it’s the perfect project to grow your skills and create a cardigan you’ll actually wear. A simple, stylish knit you’ll be proud to make! ✨

💡 Why You’ll Love It

✅ Perfect first sweater project
✅ Works with 4 yarn weights
✅ No sewing – knit in one piece
✅ Step-by-step beginner-friendly design
✅ A timeless, wearable cardigan

🧶 Basic Sweater Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Beginner-Friendly | First Sweater Project | Sizes S–4X | 4 Yarn Weights

✨ Pattern Highlights

° Sizes S–4X (30–56" bust)

° Top-down, knit in one piece – no seaming

° Beginner-friendly: knit, purl, increase, decrease

° Instructions for 4 yarn weights:  fingering, DK, worsted, bulky

📏 Measurements

° Finished chest (buttoned): 34–58" (86.5–147 cm)
° Length (front): 18–24" (46–61 cm)

🧵 Yarn Needed

° Fingering: 1290–2760 yds (1180–2525 m)

° DK: 1040–2100 yds (950–1920 m)

° Worsted: 770–1480 yds (705–1353 m)

° Bulky: 560–1100 yds (512–1006 m)

📐 Gauge

° Fingering: 26 sts × 40 rows (US 3 / 3.25mm)

° DK: 21 sts × 28 rows (US 6 / 4mm)

° Worsted: 16 sts × 22 rows (US 8 / 5mm)

° Bulky: 11 sts × 15 rows (US 11 / 8mm)