Cloudy Sky Cardigan in Sirdar Click Chunky - 7351 - Downloadable PDF

Cloudy Sky Cardigan in Sirdar Click Chunky – Pattern 7351

The Cloudy Sky Cardigan is a classically styled knitted cardigan designed for women, available in six sizes to fit bust measurements from 81 cm (32 in) to 107 cm (42 in), corresponding to dress sizes 10 through 20. With actual measurements ranging from 89 cm to 115 cm and a full length of 58–66 cm depending on size, this is a versatile, wearable garment suitable for everyday layering. The pattern is published by Sirdar under reference number 7351 and is available as a downloadable PDF.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a women's chunky-weight cardigan featuring a structured body with a ribbed hem and cuffs, set-in or shaped sleeves with an adjustable sleeve length of approximately 43–47 cm (17–18½ in), and a neat button band fastening. The cardigan is worked in separate pieces — a Back, a Left Front, a Right Front, and sleeves — which are then seamed together. The inclusion of a cable needle in the materials list confirms that decorative cable panels are incorporated into the design, adding textural interest to what is otherwise a clean, classic silhouette.

Techniques Used

• Thumb method cast on – used throughout for casting on stitches on both the back and front pieces, giving a neat, elastic edge suitable for ribbing.
• Ribbing (K1, P1) – worked on the smaller 5½mm needles at the lower edges and cuffs to create a firm, stretchy border that helps the cardigan hold its shape.
• Stocking stitch – the main body fabric, worked by alternating knit rows on the right side and purl rows on the wrong side, producing a smooth, classic finish.
• Cable knitting – using a cable needle, the pattern employs both C6B (cable 6 back) and C6F (cable 6 front) techniques. C6B involves slipping 3 stitches to the back on the cable needle, knitting 3, then knitting the 3 held stitches, creating a right-crossing cable twist. C6F mirrors this with the cable needle held to the front for a left-crossing twist. These cables add a traditional, tactile dimension to the design.
• Shaping – increasing and decreasing are used to shape the armholes, sleeves, and neckline, requiring familiarity with standard knitting shaping techniques.
• Button band construction – the cardigan fastens with 5 or 6 buttons (depending on size), requiring the knitter to work a button band and pick up stitches or work a separate band for buttonholes.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (k) – the foundational stitch used throughout.
• Purl stitch (p) – used in ribbing and as the wrong-side row of stocking stitch.
• K1, P1 rib – alternating knit and purl stitches across the row to form the ribbed welts and cuffs.
• Stocking stitch (st-st) – knit on right side, purl on wrong side; the primary fabric of the body and sleeves.
• C6B and C6F cable stitches – six-stitch cable crosses worked over a cable needle, creating rope-like twisted columns in the fabric.
• Slip 1 purlwise (s1p) – used at select points, likely at edges or within pattern repeats, for a tidy selvedge or decorative detail.

Materials

The pattern is written specifically for Sirdar Click Chunky yarn in shade 213, a chunky weight yarn sold in 50g balls. The quantity required ranges from 11 to 15 balls depending on the size being knitted. Sirdar also notes that Faroe Chunky, Ophelia Chunky, and Sylvan Chunky