Ingleton Ladies Multiway Ripple Cardigan in West Yorkshire Spinners DK - DBP0165 - Downloadable PDF

Ingleton Ladies Multiway Ripple Cardigan – Knitting Pattern Summary (DBP0165)

The Ingleton Ladies Multiway Ripple Cardigan is a hand knit design by Sarah Hatton, published as a downloadable PDF pattern by West Yorkshire Spinners. This intermediate-level knitting pattern creates a versatile, wearable ladies' cardigan featuring a striking ripple stitch construction that gives the finished garment its distinctive textured, wave-like appearance. The "multiway" nature of the design suggests it can be styled and worn in more than one way, adding excellent everyday versatility to an already beautiful piece.

About the Design

The Ingleton cardigan is a classic yet contemporary ladies' garment that showcases the natural beauty of British wool through its ripple stitch patterning. The ripple effect creates a rhythmic, flowing texture across the fabric, making this cardigan a visually interesting project to knit as well as a stylish finished piece to wear. Designed by Sarah Hatton, a highly regarded knitwear designer known for her elegant and wearable patterns, the Ingleton cardigan balances traditional craft techniques with modern styling.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a ladies' multiway ripple cardigan — a full knitted cardigan garment intended for women. The multiway design concept means the finished cardigan can be worn in different configurations, offering flexibility in how it is styled and used as a wardrobe piece. The ripple detailing runs through the body of the cardigan, creating a rich, textured fabric with excellent drape and stitch definition.

Techniques Used

• Ripple stitch construction — the defining technique of this pattern, creating the wave-like, undulating texture characteristic of ripple knitting
• Shaping techniques — including increasing (inc) and decreasing (dec) to shape the garment panels to fit the body correctly
• Make 1 increase (m1) — worked by picking up the loop between the last and next stitch and working into the back of it, a neat and nearly invisible increase method
• Cable needle techniques — the pattern references a cable needle (CN), suggesting cable or twisted stitch elements may feature within the design details
• Standard garment construction — working individual panels and assembling the cardigan, a technique well suited to intermediate knitters building confidence with shaped garment making

Stitches Used

• Ripple stitch — the primary stitch pattern, worked through a combination of increases and decreases placed at regular intervals to create the wave or chevron-like ripple effect across the fabric
• Knit stitch (K) — fundamental to the construction of the fabric throughout
• Additional stitch techniques referenced in the abbreviations include beginning (beg), continue (cont), following (foll), and left hand (LH) needle work, all standard elements of structured knitting patterns at this level

Materials – Yarn

This pattern is specifically designed for two yarns from the West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece collection, both in DK weight. West Yorkshire Spinners describe the Fleece collection as British wool at its purest and finest, hand-selecting fleece from specific native breeds for their unique properties, superior stitch definition, and drape.

• West Yorkshire Spinners Bluefaced Leicester DK — available in the shades Ecru (001), Light Brown (002), and Brown (003). Bluefaced Leicester is a prized British breed known for producing a fine, lustrous, and soft wool with excellent drape, making it ideal for a wearable garment like this cardigan.
• West Yorkshire Spinners Jacob DK — available in the shades Ecru (001), Light Grey (005), Medium Grey (006), and Brown/Black (007). Jacob is a native British breed whose fleece is naturally coloured, giving these shades their beautifully organic, undyed quality. Jacob wool has a characterful texture with excellent stitch definition.
• Each ball of yarn provides approximately 225 metres / 246 yards per 82 gram ball.