Ginger Cardigan in Rowan Denim Revive - ZB298-00012-UK - Downloadable PDF

Ginger Cardigan in Rowan Denim Revive – Pattern Summary (ZB298-00012-UK)

The Ginger Cardigan is a beautifully detailed women's knitted cardigan designed by Lisa Richardson and published by Rowan. This intermediate-level knitting pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is worked in Rowan Denim Revive, a DK-weight yarn. The design is photographed in the colourway Pistachio 219, giving the finished garment a fresh, contemporary feel. The pattern is rated as intermediate in difficulty, making it well-suited to knitters who are comfortable with a range of stitch techniques beyond basic knit and purl.

What Is Being Made

The Ginger Cardigan is a women's fitted cardigan featuring a distinctive lace border detail running along the front edges. The garment is constructed in separate pieces — including a Right Front section as detailed in the pattern instructions — which are later seamed together. The cardigan is designed to fit a range of bust sizes:

• To fit bust: 81–86, 91–97, 102–107, 112–117, and 122–127 cm (32–34, 36–38, 40–42, 44–46, 48–50 in)
• Actual bust measurement of garment: 200, 211, 220, 231, and 240 cm (78¾, 83, 86½, 91, and 94½ in)

The generous range of sizes makes this pattern accessible to a wide variety of body types, and the ease built into the actual measurements gives the finished cardigan a relaxed, wearable silhouette.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Rowan Denim Revive, a DK-weight yarn sold in 50g balls. The quantity required varies by size:

• 16, 17, 19, 20, or 21 x 50g balls depending on the size being knitted

Rowan Denim Revive is a yarn with a denim-inspired character, offering a relaxed, casual aesthetic that suits the cardigan's design beautifully. Its DK weight ensures the lace detailing remains crisp and legible without being too fine or fiddly to work with, which is appropriate for an intermediate-level project.

Needles

• 3¾mm (US 5) knitting needles are specified for the main construction of the cardigan, including the cast-on and the lace border sections of the Right Front.

Knitters should always work a tension swatch before beginning to ensure their finished measurements match those given in the pattern.

Techniques Used

The Ginger Cardigan employs a range of knitting techniques that place it firmly in the intermediate skill category. These include:

• Lace knitting – The front border features a repeating lace pattern worked using yarn-forward increases and paired decreases, creating an elegant openwork effect along the front edges of the cardigan.
• Stitch markers – Markers are placed at specific points along the cast-on edge and slipped between needles on each row to help separate the lace border from the main body fabric. This technique helps knitters keep track of the two distinct sections of each row.
• Flat knitting – The pieces are worked flat, back and forth in rows, rather than in the round.
• Seaming – As is typical for a multi-piece garment construction, the individual sections are sewn together once knitting is complete.
• Double yarn-forward (yfwd) increases – A specific technique used in the lace border where a double yarn-forward creates an elongated loop on the needle, which is then worked as a K1, P1 combination on the following row to form a decorative stitch. This is a slightly more advanced increase technique that adds texture and interest to the border.
• Slip stitch decreases – The instruction Sl 1, K1, psso (slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over) is used