1274 - Witch Hazel - Cardigan Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Northfield by Valley Yarns

Pattern #1274 Witch Hazel – Seamless Women's Cardigan Knitting Pattern by Susan Baron

Pattern #1274 Witch Hazel, designed by Susan Baron and published by Valley Yarns, is an intermediate-level knitting pattern for a women's cardigan featuring a beautiful sampler of textured stitches and modern styling. This is a single-garment pattern focused entirely on one stunning cardigan design that is as enjoyable to knit as it is to wear.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a women's button-front cardigan worked in a combination of seamless and flat construction techniques. The cardigan is designed with a generous fit, offering 4–6 inches of positive ease, making it a relaxed, comfortable layering piece. It features nine ⅝" buttons along the front opening. The sample shown in the pattern is knitted in Size S, and the design is available in a wide range of sizes to suit many body types.

Sizes and Finished Measurements

• Sizes available: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, and 4XL
• Finished bust measurements (buttoned): 33¾ (36¾, 40¼, 43¼, 46¾) (53¼, 60, 66½) inches
• Designed with 4–6 inches of positive ease for a comfortable, relaxed silhouette

Techniques Used

This pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it an excellent next step for knitters who are comfortable with basic garment construction and ready to explore more textured and varied stitch work. The construction combines two key techniques:

• Seamless knitting – portions of the cardigan are worked in the round, reducing finishing work and creating smooth, continuous fabric
• Worked flat – other sections are knitted back and forth on circular needles, as is typical for cardigan fronts and certain structural elements

The use of both seamless and flat construction is a hallmark of modern garment design, allowing knitters to enjoy the efficiency of in-the-round knitting while maintaining the clean edges needed for a button-band cardigan. Knitters should be comfortable with switching between working in the round and working flat, as well as managing multiple needle sizes and stitch markers throughout the project.

Stitches Used

The Witch Hazel cardigan is described as a sampler of textured stitches, meaning the body of the garment incorporates a variety of stitch patterns that create visual interest and tactile depth across the fabric. While the pattern celebrates this multi-stitch approach as a central design feature, the combination of textures contributes to excellent stitch definition — a quality particularly well suited to the chosen yarn. Knitters working this pattern will have the opportunity to practice and showcase a range of knitted textures within a single, cohesive garment.

Materials – Yarn

The recommended yarn is Valley Yarns Northfield, a luxurious DK weight yarn with a fiber composition of 70% Merino Wool, 20% Baby Alpaca, and 10% Silk. Each ball weighs 50 grams and contains approximately 124 yards. The pattern sample is shown in color 30 Sand.

This fiber blend is particularly well chosen for a textured cardigan. Merino wool provides softness and elasticity, helping stitches spring back into shape and giving the fabric excellent drape. Baby alpaca adds a halo of warmth and incredible softness against the skin, while silk contributes a subtle sheen and fluid drape that elevates the finished garment. Together, these fibers produce outstanding stitch definition — ideal for showcasing the sampler of textured stitches at the heart of this design.

Yarn Requirements

• XS: 10 balls of Valley Yarns Northfield
• S: 11 balls
• M: 12 balls
• L: 13 balls
• XL: 14 balls