Pinora Cardigan in Berroco Providence & Aerial - Downloadable PDF

Pinora Cardigan by Amy Christoffers – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Pinora Cardigan is an intermediate-level knitting pattern designed by Amy Christoffers and published by Berroco. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern produces a sophisticated, stripe-detailed cardigan worked in a clever combination of flat and in-the-round construction. The finished garment is a versatile layering piece with a closed bust measurement ranging from 35½ to 63 inches across seven sizes, with a recommended positive ease of 2–4 inches for a relaxed, comfortable fit. The sample shown in the pattern is knit in the 40-inch size.

Construction and Techniques

The Pinora Cardigan uses a bottom-up, partially seamless construction that combines two distinct methods of working. Understanding the construction sequence is key to successfully completing this project:

• Sleeves are worked in the round from the cuff upward using double-pointed needles, making them seamless tubes until the underarm shaping is complete.
• The body is worked flat in one piece from the bottom hem to the underarms, meaning knitters will work back-and-forth rows to create the cardigan's open front structure.
• Once the sleeves and body are both worked to the underarms, all pieces are joined together and the yoke is worked in one piece, blending seamless and flat techniques into a unified construction.
• Stripes are a defining design feature of this cardigan, created through the interplay of the multiple yarn colors specified in the pattern.

This combination of worked flat and worked in the round techniques, along with the bottom-up approach, makes the Pinora Cardigan an excellent project for intermediate knitters who are comfortable transitioning between construction methods and managing multiple yarn colors simultaneously.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch structure of the Pinora Cardigan is Stockinette stitch (St st), which forms the smooth, classic fabric of the garment body, sleeves, and yoke. The gauge is set in Stockinette stitch on the larger needle after blocking. Ribbing is used at the cuff cast-on, establishing a neat, elastic edge at the sleeve openings. Knitters should be comfortable with both knit and purl stitches, working in the round, and managing stitch markers throughout the construction.

Yarn and Materials

The Pinora Cardigan is worked holding one strand of a DK-weight yarn and one strand of a lace-weight yarn together throughout, which creates a unique fabric texture and allows the stripe colorwork to develop naturally from the multiple color combinations.

Berroco Providence (DK Weight)

Berroco Providence is the primary DK-weight yarn used in this pattern, and it is used in three colors, each designated as a main color:

• #1130 Cliffwalk (MC1) – required in quantities of 3 to 5 balls depending on size
• #1108 Thayer (MC2) – required in quantities of 3 to 5 balls depending on size
• #1107 Ives (MC3) – required in quantities of 2 to 3 balls depending on size

Berroco Providence comes in 50-gram balls.

Berroco Aerial (Lace Weight)

Berroco Aerial is the lace-weight contrast color (CC) held alongside the Providence throughout the project. It is used in a single color:

• #3423 Charcoal (CC) – required in quantities of 4 to 7 balls depending on size

Berroco Aerial comes in 25-gram balls. Holding this fine lace-weight strand together with the DK-weight Providence creates a fabric that meets the pattern's gauge of 21 stitches and 30 rows per 4 inches in Stockinette stitch on the larger needle after blocking. The Charcoal Aerial running consistently through all color sections is what unifies the stripe sequence and gives the cardigan its cohesive, tonal depth.