Cardigans in King Cole Glitz DK - 5024 - Downloadable PDF

Cardigans Knitted in King Cole Glitz DK – Pattern 5024 Summary

Pattern 5024 from King Cole is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern featuring cardigans with raglan sleeves, knitted in King Cole Glitz DK yarn. Designed with a beginner-friendly difficulty level, this pattern is an excellent choice for knitters who are building confidence with shaping techniques while still producing a polished, wearable garment. The pattern covers a generous range of sizes, from 81 cm to 107 cm (32 in to 42 in) chest circumference, making it suitable for a wide variety of figures.

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What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a classic button-front cardigan with raglan sleeve shaping. The raglan construction is a timeless and practical approach to garment making — rather than a traditional set-in sleeve, the sleeve and body are joined diagonally from the underarm to the neckline, creating a smooth, comfortable fit with minimal bulk at the shoulder. The cardigan features a front button band with integrated buttonholes, worked neatly into the fabric as the knitting progresses. The pattern instructs knitters to work multiple evenly spaced buttonholes along the right front opening edge to correspond with button positions marked on the left front.

Techniques Used

• Raglan armhole and sleeve shaping — stitches are decreased at regular intervals along the raglan line to create the characteristic diagonal seam from underarm to neck
• Front slope shaping — a gradual decrease worked along the front edge to shape the neckline, using a slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over (sl 1, k1, psso) decrease method
• Thumb method cast on — a beginner-friendly cast-on technique used to begin the back and other pieces
• Integrated buttonhole construction — buttonholes are formed using a yarn round needle (yrn) combined with a work 2 together decrease, creating neat, yarn-over eyelet buttonholes worked directly into the button band
• Casting off mid-row — used at the start of armhole shaping to remove underarm stitches cleanly
• Tension checking — the pattern emphasises the importance of achieving the correct tension before beginning, with guidance on adjusting needle size accordingly

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch — the primary fabric stitch for the main body of the cardigan, formed by alternating knit rows on the right side and purl rows on the wrong side, producing a smooth, classic knitted fabric
• Irish moss stitch — a textured stitch pattern used for borders and bands, formed over a four-row repeat. The sequence alternates between k1, p1 and p1, k1 ribbing arrangements across successive rows, creating a subtle, dense, seed-like texture that lies flat and adds visual interest to the edges of the garment
• Yarn round needle (yrn) — used to create buttonholes within the Irish moss stitch band
• Slip stitch decrease (sl 1, k1, psso) — a left-leaning decrease used for front slope and raglan shaping

Materials

• Yarn: King Cole Glitz DK — a DK weight yarn with a decorative sparkle or glitz finish, giving the finished cardigan an elegant, eye-catching quality suitable for both everyday wear and special occasions
• Needles: 4 mm knitting needles, or the size required to achieve the correct tension of 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm (4 in) over stocking stitch

Tension

The stated tension for this pattern is 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm (4 inches), measured over stocking stitch using 4 mm needles. Achieving the correct tension