Lane Cadigan

Lane Cardigan by CrepleKnits

Project Overview

The Lane Cardigan is a top-down knit cardigan designed for infants, available in sizes ranging from 0-3 months through 9-12 months. This beginner-friendly knitting pattern uses sport weight yarn and produces a classic button-front cardigan suitable for babies and young toddlers.

What Is Being Made

The Lane Cardigan is a fitted infant cardigan featuring a button-front closure with six buttons. The garment is constructed using a top-down method, beginning at the neckline and working downward to create the body and sleeves. The cardigan is designed to be worked in three coordinating colors of yarn, adding visual interest through color blocking or striping techniques.

Sizing and Dimensions

• 0-3 months: Width 22 cm, Length 25 cm
• 3-6 months: Width 24 cm, Length 28 cm
• 6-9 months: Width 25 cm, Length 30 cm
• 9-12 months: Width 27 cm, Length 33 cm

Knitting Techniques Used

The Lane Cardigan employs several fundamental knitting techniques appropriate for beginner knitters. The garment is worked top-down, a construction method that begins at the neckline and progresses toward the hem, allowing for easy fitting adjustments. Sleeves are worked in the round using double pointed needles, which creates seamless cylindrical fabric. The pattern incorporates raglan increases, a shaping technique used to create the distinctive diagonal seams that run from the neckline to the underarms, allowing the garment to fit properly across the shoulders and chest.

Stitches and Stitch Abbreviations

The pattern uses basic knitting stitches suitable for beginners:

• k – knit stitch
• p – purl stitch
• st(s) – stitch or stitches
• rs – raglan stitch, the central stitch used as a marker point for raglan increases
• sm – slip marker, used to mark pattern repeats and shaping points
• M1R – make one right increase, created by inserting the left needle into the thread between stitches from the back and knitting it
• M1L – make one left increase, created by inserting the left needle into the thread between stitches from the front and knitting through the back loop

Raglan increases are worked on every other round on both sides of the raglan stitch to create the characteristic shaping of this cardigan style.

Gauge and Needle Information

The Lane Cardigan is worked at a gauge of 23 stitches by 30 rows per 10 cm by 10 cm square. This gauge is achieved using size 3.5 mm needles for the main body and size 3.5 mm double pointed needles for working the sleeves in the round. Maintaining proper gauge is essential for achieving the correct finished dimensions.

Yarn and Materials

The Lane Cardigan requires sport weight yarn, with the pattern suggesting DROPS Alpaca yarn as the recommended fiber. The pattern calls for 50 grams of yarn in each of three colors, for a total of 150 grams. DROPS Alpaca provides 167 meters per 50-gram skein, making it an excellent choice for this delicate infant garment. Additionally, the cardigan requires six buttons for the front closure.

Pattern Format and Resources

The Lane Cardigan is provided as a downloadable PDF pattern created by CrepleKnits (designer Agnieszka Wojtkowiak, copyright 2020). The pattern includes detailed written instructions on pages 3-4, with visual instructions and a row-by-row checklist provided on page 5 to assist knitters in following the construction sequence accurately.