Children’s Fouetté Cardigan - Knitting Pattern
Children’s Fouetté Cardigan - Knitting Pattern
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Glorious cables and lace combine for this fresh take on a classic cabled cardigan. This is the children’s version of the popular adult Fouetté cardigan, and is packed full of details sure to delight.
Every detail has been carefully considered:
-Cables are mirrored for symmetry
-Cables running along the neckline / buttonband
-Cables on the back and the front match at the shoulders
-Smooth transition from the saddle cable to the sleeve cable
-Smooth transition from cables to ribbing
-Double knit buttonband for a refined finish
-Imperceivable shoulder and sleeve cap short rows, seamlessly integrated into the cabling
Construction:
Worked top down seamlessly, with a saddle shoulder construction. The shoulders are shaped with short rows on the front and the back, and the armholes and shoulders are shaped so the shoulders drop in the same place for everyone. The sleeves have a mini sleeve cap and dramatic shaping towards the cuff. It is finished with a double knit buttonband.
While it looks complicated, this test knit was just as smooth as the adult version, and testers found the pattern easy to follow.
Difficulty: Intermediate
This pattern has been professionally tech edited by Hannah Middleton (Works of Our Hands), and has been test knit.
This pattern features bundle pricing with the Fouetté Cardigan or Pullover, both patterns can be purchased for a total of $13. No coupon code is needed. They must both be in your cart for the discount to work.
Details
Sizing
Gauge
28 stitches and 34 rows in 4” / 10 cm in cables on (Larger) needles, after blocking.
24 stitches and 34 rows in 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch on (Larger) needles, after blocking.
Needles & Notions
(Larger) US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge after blocking.
(Smaller) US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, or 1 size smaller than (Larger) needles.
22 stitch markers, darning needle, scissors, tape measure, 2 cable needles, waste yarn or stitch holders.
5 (.75” / 20 mm) buttons, or desired size and quantity of buttons.
Yardage
Universal Yarn Wool Pop 2, 3, 3, (3, 4, 4) {5, 5} skeins (284 yards / 260 meters per 100 g), 50% Bamboo, 35% Wool, 15% Nylon, in the color ‘Blue Whisper’.
OR 524, 617, 697, (844, 999, 1114) {1195, 1315} yards / 480, 565, 638, (773, 915, 1020) {1094, 1204} meters of comparable light DK / heavy sport weight yarn.
Each additional full diamond repeat on the body will require an additional 46, 47, 49, (53, 58, 60) {63, 66} yards / 42, 43, 45, (49, 53, 55) {57, 61} meters.
Each additional full diamond repeat on the sleeves will require an additional 40, 40, 42, (44, 44, 44) {46, 48} yards / 36, 36, 38, (40, 40, 42) {42, 44} meters.
A fingering weight yarn held with a lace weight yarn would also work well. The pink sample is a cotton fingering weight yarn held with a coned lace weight yarn of unknown fiber content. It has held up really well after heavy wear and washes.
Techniques
Long Tail CO
Backwards Loop CO
German Short Rows
Picking Up and Knitting
Directional increases and decreases
Double knitting + buttonholes
Italian BO
Cables: 2-2 LC / 2-2 RC, 3-1p LC / 3-1p RC, 3-1p-3 LC / 3-1p-3 RC, 3-3 LC / 3-3 RC
Lace: K2tog, K3tog, YO, SSK, SSSK
What’s Included
-Main Pattern PDF
-Charts PDF including a swatching guide
-Charted and written instructions for the cables
-Illustrated construction overview
-Modifications for body and sleeve length
-Links to video tutorials and explanations of special techniques
-Hyperlinks and page references in the pattern for easy navigation to different sections
-Customizable buttonhole instructions for perfectly placed buttonholes that are the right size for your buttons