Dandelion Honey

Dandelion Honey Cardigan by Anne Hanson

What Is Being Made

The Dandelion Honey is a versatile, customizable knit cardigan designed by Anne Hanson and available in 10 sizes ranging from XS to L and 1X to 6X. This breezy layering piece functions as a workhorse garment suitable for multiple seasons, transforming dramatically depending on yarn weight selection. In heavy lace yarn, it creates an airy, delicate aesthetic, while fingering weight yarn adds organic coziness and structure for year-round wear.

Design Features and Customization Options

Every component of the Dandelion Honey cardigan offers knitters multiple choices for personalization. The pattern includes options for three different neckline styles, allowing crafters to select between crewneck and v-neck variations. Additionally, knitters can mix and match sleeve lengths and body lengths independently, creating numerous unique combinations from a single pattern. This modular approach means one pattern purchase yields countless finished garment possibilities.

Finished garment sizes span from 33.25 inches to 67.75 inches in bust circumference, accommodating a wide range of body measurements and fit preferences.

Knitting Techniques and Stitches

The Dandelion Honey employs lace knitting techniques throughout the design. The pattern is graded across all 10 sizes, requiring intermediate knitting skills to execute successfully. Knitters will work with lace stitch patterns characteristic of the suggested yarn bases, maintaining consistent gauge across body and sleeve sections while managing increases and decreases required for the customizable length options.

Yarn and Needle Requirements

The pattern accommodates both lace weight and fingering weight yarns. Suggested yarn options include:

• Bare Naked Wools Kent Lace
• Bare Naked Wools Modern Deco Lace
• Bare Naked Wools Fresh Lace
• Bare Naked Wools Stone Soup Fingering
• Bare Naked Wools Jacob Fingering
• Bare Naked Wools Shetlandia Fingering
• Holst Yarn Coast Uld Bomuld
• SweetGeorgia Yarns Flaxen Silk Fine
• Anzula Breeze
• Any light fingering yarn knitting to pattern gauge

Needle selection should be determined by the specific yarn chosen and the gauge requirements listed in the pattern. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in overall variation in size, drape, or yardage requirements, so knitters should swatch and verify gauge before committing to their chosen materials.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated as intermediate, suitable for knitters with foundational skills who are comfortable working with lace stitches and managing multiple customization options within a single design.