Roxi Cardigan in Adriafil Giada - Downloadable PDF

Roxi Cardigan in Adriafil Giada

What is Being Made

The Roxi Cardigan is a classic knitted cardigan designed in three sizes: 40, 42, and 44. This garment features a structured construction with a back panel, front panels, and integrated sleeves, finished with a single button closure. The cardigan is crafted to provide a soft, elegant silhouette suitable for everyday wear.

Techniques Used

This knitting project employs several fundamental garment construction techniques. The cardigan is worked primarily in the purl stitch, which creates a textured, bumpy fabric surface. Shaping is achieved through strategic decreasing at regular intervals along the side seams to create a fitted waist. The pattern includes armhole shaping accomplished by binding off groups of stitches at the ends of rows, and shoulder shaping to create proper garment structure. The finishing involves crochet edging applied to the cardigan's openings for a polished appearance.

Stitches Used

• Purled Stitch – The primary stitch used throughout the body of the cardigan, worked on knitting needles
• Chain Stitch – Used in the crochet finishing details
• Double Crochet – Applied for edging and border work
• Half Treble Crochet – Incorporated into the finishing crochet elements

Materials and Gauge

This cardigan requires 400 grams of Adriafil Giada yarn in beige, color number 37, a DK weight yarn that creates a soft, wearable fabric. The project calls for US size 5½ (4.5mm) knitting needles for the main body work and a US size 5 (3.75mm) crochet hook for finishing details. One matching button completes the closure, along with a tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

The gauge is 16 stitches and 21 rows over 10 centimeters when working in purl stitch on US size 5½ needles. The pattern notes that using larger needles than those specified on the yarn label will produce a softer, more relaxed fabric effect, offering flexibility for customizing the final drape and feel of the finished cardigan.

Construction Details

The back panel is cast on with 80 (86-92) stitches depending on size and worked in continuous purl stitch. Decreases are made at both side edges every 10 rows, repeated 6 times total, to create a tapered waist. Armhole shaping begins when the back measures 41 (44-47) centimeters from the cast-on edge, with stitches bound off in stages every 2 rows. Shoulder shaping is worked near completion, binding off 8 (9-10) stitches every 2 rows twice, leaving 28 remaining stitches to be bound off for the back neck. The right and left front panels are worked separately with similar shaping principles, incorporating the button band and front opening details.