Fouetté Cardigan - Knitting Pattern
Fouetté Cardigan - Knitting Pattern
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Glorious cables and lace combine for this fresh take on a classic cabled cardigan. The Fouetté is cropped with tapered waist shaping for a modern silhouette. Pairs beautifully with high waisted pants or skirts, dresses, and camisoles.
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
Construction:
The Fouetté Cardigan is 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 was one of my smoothest test knits ever, and testers found the pattern easy to follow.
Difficulty: Intermediate
As with all my size inclusive garment patterns, you can use the code ANTIFATTAX to get 20% off the pattern. Intended for sizes 6-10 to help combat the extra costs incurred by knitting larger sizes.
This pattern has been professionally tech edited by Hannah Middleton (Works of Our Hands), and has been test knit.
Details
Sizing
I recommend choosing a size based on your upper chest measurement, or the one that will fit your shoulders best.
Intended to fit an upper chest of 31”, 34.25”, 37.5”, (40.75”, 44”, 47.35”) {50.5”, 53.75”, 57”, 60.25”} / 77.5 cm, 85.5 cm, 94 cm, (102 cm, 110 cm, 118 cm) {126.5 cm, 134.5 cm, 142.5 cm, 150.5 cm}.
and a full bust of 30”, 34”, 38”, (42”, 46”, 50”) {54”, 58”, 62”, 66”} / 75 cm, 85 cm, 95 cm, (105 cm, 115 cm, 125 cm) {135 cm, 145 cm, 155 cm, 165 cm}.
Finished garment bust circumference:
39”, 43”, 47”, (51”, 55”, 59”) {63”, 67”, 71”, 75”} / 97 cm, 107 cm, 117 cm, (127 cm, 137 cm, 147 cm) {157 cm, 167 cm, 177 cm, 187 cm}
Graded to be worn with 9” / 22.5 cm of positive ease at the bust and 4” / 10 cm at the bicep. The shoulders are graded to drop ~4.5” / 11.5 cm past your shoulder.
Length can easily be added to the body in half repeats of the chart, and an alternate hem set-up round is provided in the case of a half repeat finish. The pattern also includes modifications for less dramatic forearm shaping, a deeper neckline, and a wider buttonband. The waist shaping can be mostly skipped, and some test knitters did elect to work less waist shaping than written.
Please see the size chart and schematic in the photos for additional garment measurements, A-G are finished garment measurements.
2G+C = The garment’s cross shoulder measurement. You can compare this to your own cross shoulder measurement to see how much the shoulders of each size would drop on you.
Sample is size 2 worn with the recommended ease. I am 5’6” / 166 cm.
Gauge
20 stitches and 26 rows in 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch on (Larger) needles, after blocking.
29 stitches and 32 rows in 4” / 10 cm in 1x1 ribbing on (Ribbing) needles, after blocking.
Needles & Notions
(Larger) US 7 / 4.5 mm circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge after blocking.
(Smaller) US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles, or 2 sizes smaller than (Larger) needles.
(Ribbing) US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needles, or size needed to work neat 1x1 ribbing.
30 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
OR 1094, 1195, 1271, (1351, 1440, 1525) {1660, 1716, 1871, 1941} yards / 1000, 1092, 1161, (1234, 1316, 1393) {1516, 1567, 1709, 1773} meters of comparable light fingering weight yarn.
Held together with:
CaMaRose Manestrale 6, 6, 7, (7, 8, 8) {9, 9, 10, 10} skeins (218 yards / 200 meters per 25 g), 68% Baby Alpaca, 12% Merino Wool, 16% Polyamid, 4% Polyester, in the color ‘9008 Lys Beige’.
OR 1173, 1282, 1365, (1451, 1548, 1640) {1786, 1847, 2015, 2091} yards / 1076, 1176, 1252, (1331, 1420, 1504) {1639, 1694, 1848, 1918} meters of comparable fluffy lace weight yarn.
Test knitters also had success with using a single strand of DK to Aran weight yarn. The heavier yarns resulted in denser fabrics, resulting in more of a bomber style jacket.
See the photos for additional yardage requirements when adding length to the body or sleeves.
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
-Progress charts for the back and fronts before joining the body
-Illustrated construction overview
-Charted and written instructions for the cables
-Modifications for body and sleeve length
-Modification for sleeve shaping
-Modification for a wider buttonband
-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 button
Related Blog Posts
Check out this blog post to see some test knitter projects and their thoughts on the pattern.