Nourish Crdigan in Rowan Cotton Revive - Downloadable PDF

Nourish Cardigan in Rowan Cotton Revive by Martin Storey

What is Being Made

The Nourish Cardigan is a knitted cardigan design by Martin Storey, crafted from Rowan Cotton Revive yarn. This garment is available in multiple sizes ranging from 28-30 inches to 60-62 inches chest measurement, making it suitable for a wide range of body types. The cardigan features a structured fit with front bands and is designed as an intermediate-level knitting project.

Techniques Used

This cardigan construction employs several fundamental knitting techniques essential to garment shaping and structure. The pattern incorporates ribbed edgings worked over 15 rows to create elasticated borders that provide shape retention. Decreasing is utilized strategically through purl two together (P2tog) operations to shape the garment and transition between stitch counts. The design uses pattern work throughout the body of the cardigan, with specific stitch patterns established on the back piece and replicated across the left front and other components. Gauge management across different needle sizes is critical, as the pattern transitions from 3¼mm needles for ribbed sections to 3¾mm needles for the main body, requiring careful tension control to achieve proper fit.

Stitches Used

The Nourish Cardigan employs several key stitches in its construction:

• Uneven Rib: Used for the initial 15-row ribbed sections on both the back and left front pieces, creating textured, elastic edgings that frame the cardigan opening and hem
• Purl Two Together (P2tog): A decrease stitch applied strategically during the transition row from ribbing to main body pattern, used to reduce stitch counts and shape the garment
• Pattern Stitch: A specific stitch pattern established on the back piece and carried throughout the left front and other garment sections, providing visual interest and texture to the finished cardigan

Materials and Tools

The Nourish Cardigan is constructed using Rowan Cotton Revive, a sport-weight yarn supplied in 100-gram balls. The pattern shown is photographed in the colorway Moss 005. Knitters will require 3¼mm (US 3) needles for casting on and working the ribbed edgings, and 3¾mm (US 5) needles for the main body pattern work. The combination of these needle sizes with the sport-weight yarn creates appropriate fabric density and drape for a structured cardigan suitable for intermediate knitters.