Asbury Park Cardigan - Knitting Pattern for Women in Tahki Yarns Osprey by Tahki Yarns

Asbury Park Cardigan – Knitting Pattern for Women in Tahki Yarns Osprey

The Asbury Park Cardigan is a women's knitted cardigan pattern designed by Teresa Chorzepa for Tahki Yarns. It is worked in Tahki Yarns Osprey, a DK-weight yarn, and is rated Easy, making it an excellent choice for beginner to confident beginner knitters who want a stylish, wearable result without complex construction. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and produces a relaxed, comfortable cardigan with a generous fit.

Garment Overview

The Asbury Park Cardigan is a classic open-front women's cardigan designed with a relaxed silhouette. It is sized to fit a range of bodies, offered in Small, Medium, Large, and XL, with finished bust measurements of 37 (41, 44, 49) inches / 97 (107, 117, 127) cm. The pattern is designed with 3–5 inches of positive ease, meaning the finished garment is intentionally larger than the wearer's actual bust measurement for a comfortable, casual drape. The finished length ranges from 23½ to 25 inches / 59.5 to 63.5 cm depending on the size chosen.

Construction and Techniques

The Asbury Park Cardigan is constructed using a seamed, worked-flat method. Each piece — the back, fronts, and sleeves — is knitted separately as flat panels and then seamed together at the end. This traditional construction approach is well-suited to beginner knitters because it allows each section to be worked independently, making the project easy to manage and straightforward to follow. Seaming the finished pieces together also gives the garment structure and a neat, polished finish.

The textural interest of this cardigan comes from the combination of three distinct stitch patterns worked in sequence across the body panels:

• Garter Stitch – A foundational knitting stitch created by knitting every row on both right-side and wrong-side rows. It creates a ridged, reversible fabric with a slight elasticity and is used here as a border section at the cast-on edge.
• Stockinette Stitch (St st) – The most classic knitting fabric, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. It produces a smooth, flat surface on the right side and is used as a transitional section in the body.
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch (Rev St st) – The mirror image of Stockinette, where the purl side faces outward as the right side of the fabric. This creates a subtly textured, bumpy surface that adds visual depth and contrast to the garment.

The alternating use of these three stitch patterns gives the Asbury Park Cardigan its distinctive, relaxed texture without requiring any advanced techniques. The stitch patterns are easy to memorize and work up quickly, making this an ideal project for knitters building their skills.

Stitches and Special Techniques

In addition to the main stitch patterns, the pattern uses a small number of clearly defined techniques for shaping:

• K2tog (Knit 2 Together) – A right-leaning decrease worked by knitting two stitches together through their front loops. This is a standard decrease used for shaping armholes, necklines, or sleeve tapers.
• M1L / M1 (Make 1 Left) – A left-leaning increase made by lifting the horizontal strand between two stitches and knitting into it. This increase is nearly invisible in the finished fabric and is used for shaping increases throughout the garment.

These techniques are beginner-accessible and are defined clearly within the pattern under Special Terms, making them easy to follow even for knitters encountering them for the first time.

Materials – Yarn and Needles

The pattern is written specifically for Tahki Yarns Osprey, a DK-weight yarn with a fiber composition of 87% cotton and 13% polyamide. Each ball contains 1.75 oz / 50 g and approximately 148 yards / 135 meters. The featured colorway is #56485 Sunrise. Depending on the size, the pattern requires