460 Hyannis Cardigan - Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Huntington

460 Hyannis Cardigan - Knitting Pattern for Women

Project Overview

The 460 Hyannis Cardigan is a women's cardigan designed by Kirsten Hipsky, featuring a sophisticated three-color knitting construction. This intermediate-level pattern produces a finished cardigan available in six sizes ranging from 32 inches to 52 inches in width, making it suitable for a variety of body measurements and fit preferences.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a classic cardigan sweater for women, constructed using a bottom-up approach with seamless construction worked flat on circular needles. The cardigan features a structured waist with ribbed detailing, a button front closure with six buttons, and is designed to be worked with three coordinating yarn colors held together throughout the project.

Construction Techniques

The Hyannis Cardigan employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its finished design:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The cardigan is worked from the lower body upward, allowing knitters to easily adjust length before committing to the full project
• Seamless Worked Flat: Despite being seamless, the pattern is worked flat on circular needles rather than in the round, providing ease of construction and consistent stitch definition
• Multi-Color Holding: All three yarn colors are held together simultaneously throughout the project, creating a blended, heathered appearance in the finished fabric
• Ribbed Waist Shaping: The pattern incorporates ribbed sections at the lower edge, waist, and other structural points to create definition and ensure proper fit

Stitches Used

The primary stitch used in this cardigan is Stockinette Stitch (St st), which creates a smooth, classic fabric surface. Ribbing is used strategically throughout the pattern for the cast-on edge, waist band, and other finishing details, providing elasticity and a refined appearance.

Materials and Yarn

The 460 Hyannis Cardigan is designed to be knitted with Valley Yarns Huntington, a 4-ply weight yarn composed of 75% Superwash Merino Wool and 25% Nylon. This fiber blend provides durability, easy care, and a soft hand. The pattern calls for 4 to 6 skeins each of three coordinating colorways—Color 29 North Sea, Color 30 Deep Pine, and Color 31 Dark Olive—depending on the finished size selected. Each skein contains 50 grams and 218 yards of yarn.

Needles and Tools

Construction requires US size 10.5 (6.5mm) circular needles in 40-inch and 16-inch lengths, as well as double-pointed needles of the same size for smaller circumference sections. A smaller needle size, US size 9 (5.5mm) in 40-inch circular, is used for ribbed sections to create proper gauge and fabric definition. Additional materials include 4 stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points, and 6 one-inch buttons for the front closure.

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern is worked to a gauge of 14 stitches and 20 rows over 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch when all three yarn colors are held together on the larger needles. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the correct finished measurements. The pattern provides six size options with finished chest measurements of 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, and 52 inches, allowing customization for different body types and fit preferences.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty, suitable for knitters with foundational skills who are comfortable working with circular needles, managing multiple yarn colors simultaneously, and following multi-step shaping instructions. The combination of techniques and the three-color yarn holding adds complexity beyond beginner patterns while remaining accessible to experienced knitters.