Caramel Creme - Cardigan Knitting Pattern For Women in Valley Yarns Hawley by Valley Yarns

Caramel Creme – V-Neck Cardigan Knitting Pattern for Women by Julie Turjoman & Franklin Habit

Caramel Creme is a women's V-neck cardigan knitting pattern designed by Julie Turjoman, with embroidery details designed by Franklin Habit, and published under the Valley Yarns brand as pattern #1031. Worked flat and seamed, this cardigan blends a modern, clean silhouette with thoughtful textural details that make it both a practical wardrobe staple and a genuinely engaging knit. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated at an intermediate / adventurous beginner skill level, making it an excellent choice for knitters ready to move beyond basic projects without being overwhelmed by complex construction.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a women's V-neck cardigan with a relaxed, contemporary silhouette and minimal shaping. Key design details include notched sleeve cuffs, side hems that carry their garter-stitch texture up the sides of the cardigan body, and a button band with functional buttonholes. The combination of these subtle but deliberate details elevates what might otherwise be a straightforward cardigan into something with real visual interest. An optional embroidery element, designed by Franklin Habit, adds a decorative finishing touch for knitters who wish to personalize their finished piece further.

The pattern is offered in nine sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, and 5XL. Finished bust measurements range from 33 inches to 65 inches (buttoned), designed to be worn with 2 to 4 inches of positive ease. Finished lengths range from approximately 26½ inches to 30¾ inches depending on size. The sample shown in the pattern is knitted in Size S.

Techniques Used

• Worked flat: The cardigan pieces are knitted back and forth in flat rows rather than in the round, which is a traditional approach well-suited to beginners learning to manage right-side and wrong-side rows.
• Seamed construction: Individual pieces — body panels and sleeves — are knitted separately and then joined using seaming techniques, producing a structured, polished finish with stable seams that help the garment hold its shape over time.
• Single hem: A clean hem finish is worked at the lower edges, contributing to the garment's neat, modern aesthetic.
• Buttonholes: Functional buttonholes are worked into the button band, requiring knitters to practice one of the most essential finishing skills in garment knitting.
• Button attachment: Buttons are sewn on as a finishing step, completing the front band and adding a tactile, decorative element.
• Optional embroidery: Franklin Habit's embroidery design offers an additional surface embellishment technique for those who want to add decorative stitching to the finished cardigan.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch: The primary stitch pattern used across the main body and sleeves, creating a smooth, classic fabric with excellent drape — particularly well-suited to the cotton and silk blend yarn specified for this pattern.
• Garter stitch: Used at the side hems and carried up the sides of the cardigan body as a textural contrast element. Garter stitch lies flat naturally, making it ideal for hems and borders, and its ridged texture provides a pleasing visual counterpoint to the smooth stockinette panels.

Materials – Yarn, Needles, and Notions

The pattern is written specifically for Valley Yarns Hawley, a DK weight yarn with a fiber composition of 50% Cotton, 30% Silk, and 20% Nylon/Polyamide, sold in 50g skeins of approximately 135 yards each. The colorway shown in the sample is 12-North Sea. Yardage requirements range from 8 skeins for size XS up to 19 skeins for size 5XL. The cotton and silk blend gives Hawley a soft, breathable hand with a subtle natural sheen, making this cardigan comfortable