Cringle in Rowan Moordale - ZB297-00010-UK - Downloadable PDF

Cringle Cardigan in Rowan Moordale – Knitting Pattern by Martin Storey (ZB297-00010-UK)

About This Pattern

Cringle is a beautifully crafted knitted cardigan designed by Martin Storey for Rowan, worked in the brand's Moordale DK yarn. Published in 2021, this pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it an ideal project for knitters who are comfortable with shaping techniques and are ready to take on a more structured garment. The design features a classic, relaxed silhouette with a generous actual bust measurement ranging from 112.5 cm to 152.5 cm (44¼ to 60 inches), designed to fit bust sizes from 81–127 cm (32–50 inches) across five sizes.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a striped garter stitch cardigan — a timeless, wearable layering piece suitable for a wide range of body sizes. The cardigan features carefully shaped armholes and shoulders, as well as a shaped back neck, giving it a polished, well-fitted finish despite its relaxed dimensions. The stripe sequence runs throughout the garment, adding visual interest and colour depth without requiring complex colourwork techniques.

Design Details and Construction

The Cringle cardigan is constructed in separate pieces that are seamed together. Key construction features include:

• Armhole shaping: Stitches are increased at each end of specified rows to shape the armhole, with markers placed to track armhole depth. The armhole measures approximately 17 to 23 cm depending on size, worked over 64 to 88 rows.
• Shoulder shaping: Shoulders are shaped with a series of cast-offs at the beginning of successive rows, creating a neat, structured slope. Cast-off sequences vary by size to achieve the correct angle.
• Back neck shaping: The back neck is shaped separately after shoulder shaping, ensuring a comfortable and professional neckline finish.
• Stripe sequence: The striped garter stitch pattern is maintained consistently throughout all shaping, requiring the knitter to keep track of colour changes while simultaneously working increases and cast-offs.

Techniques Used

Knitters working on the Cringle cardigan will use a range of standard and intermediate knitting techniques, including:

• Striped garter stitch – the primary fabric of the garment, created by knitting every row and alternating yarn colours at regular intervals
• Increasing – working increases at each end of specified rows to shape the armhole panels
• Casting off in stages – used for shoulder and neck shaping, with different numbers of stitches cast off over multiple rows
• Placing and working from stitch markers – used to track armhole depth accurately
• Seaming – pieces are joined after knitting to complete the garment

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch – every row knitted, forming the characteristic ridged, reversible fabric that is the foundation of this design
• Knit stitch (K) – the sole stitch used throughout, keeping the pattern accessible while the stripe sequence adds complexity

Materials Required

The Cringle cardigan is worked in Rowan Moordale, a DK weight yarn, in two colours:

• Colour A: Feather (shade 001) – required in 5, 5, 6, 6, or 7 x 100g balls depending on size
• Colour B: Ash (shade 010) – quantities as specified in the full pattern

Rowan Moordale is a DK weight yarn, well suited to garter stitch fabrics as it shows stitch definition clearly and provides excellent stitch consistency across colour changes. Knitters will need the appropriate knitting needles in the size recommended within the pattern to achieve the correct tension and finished measurements.

Who Is This Pattern For?

The Cringle cardigan is best suited to