Jojoba Cardigan in Rowan Baby Cashsoft Merino (FR) - RB002-00002-FRP - Downloadable PDF

Jojoba Cardigan by Erika Knight in Rowan Baby Cashsoft Merino – Pattern Summary

About This Design

The Jojoba Cardigan is a beautifully crafted knitted cardigan designed by Erika Knight and published under the Rowan label as pattern reference RB002-00002-FRP. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern is part of the Bloom collection and is written in French. It is rated as an intermediate difficulty project, making it well suited to knitters who are comfortable with shaping techniques such as armhole decreases and garment construction beyond the basics.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a classic knitted cardigan — a timeless wardrobe staple that can be worn across seasons. The Jojoba Cardigan is designed with a neat, fitted silhouette, featuring shaped armholes that give the finished garment a polished, structured look. The pattern is photographed in the colourway Cecily 125, showcasing the yarn's soft, refined finish.

Sizes Available

The pattern is written to fit a range of bust measurements, making it accessible to a wide variety of knitters:

• 81–86 cm (approximately 32–34 in)
• 91–97 cm (approximately 36–38 in)
• 102–107 cm (approximately 40–42 in)
• 112–117 cm (approximately 44–46 in)
• 122–127 cm (approximately 48–50 in)

The corresponding actual knitted bust measurements range from 101.5 cm to 141.5 cm, reflecting generous positive ease across all sizes. The total length at completion measures approximately 50 to 52.5 cm depending on the size chosen.

Techniques Used

This is a flat knitting pattern, worked back and forth in rows on a pair of straight needles. Key construction techniques include:

• Armhole shaping — worked through a combination of cast-off stitches at the beginning of rows followed by paired decreases on both right-side and wrong-side rows
• Paired decreases — including standard decreases and twisted decreases (worked through the back loop) to create neat, mirrored shaping on either side of the armhole
• Garment seaming and assembly — as is typical of classically constructed cardigans knitted in separate pieces
• Reading multi-size patterns — instructions are presented with figures for each size in brackets, requiring the knitter to identify and follow the correct set of numbers throughout

The armhole shaping involves an initial cast-off of 5 to 7 stitches at the beginning of the first two rows, followed by a series of decrease rows worked over subsequent rows — first on every row, then on every alternate row — until the correct stitch count for each size is achieved. This graduated shaping is characteristic of a well-fitted set-in sleeve cardigan.

Stitches Used

The pattern uses fundamental knitting stitches and techniques, including:

• Knit stitch (maille endroit) — forming the right-side fabric
• Purl stitch (maille envers) — forming the wrong-side rows
• Standard decrease (k2tog / 2 m end ens) — knitting two stitches together to reduce stitch count
• Twisted decrease (k2tog tbl / 2 m end ens torse) — knitting two stitches together through the back loop for a mirrored decrease
• Purl decrease (p2tog / 2 m env ens) and twisted purl decrease (p2tog tbl / 2 m env ens torse) — used on wrong-side rows to maintain symmetrical shaping
• Cast off (rabattre) — used at the beginning of armhole