Palmer by Michele Wang

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

For simple, elegant style, reach for a long, open-front cardigan. Palmer’s light fabric of Loft makes it warm but weightless, and its minimalist design highlights a few perfect details like fully fashioned shoulders and generous pockets. The deep single-rib hem draws in to gently shape the otherwise straight silhouette. Palmer is a versatile garment that will suit almost any occasion, so choose a color that will complement everything in your closet.

Yardage

2250 (2500, 2800, 3070, 3380, 3635) total yards of fingering weight yarn

Yarn

9 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50 grams)
Photographed in color Woodsmoke

Gauge

23 stitches & 34 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

Needles

Size A (for Main Fabric)
One pair of straight needles or a 24” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size B (for Ribbing)
One pair of straight needles or a 24” circular needle and one 47” circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 3¼ mm (US 3)

Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

Finished Dimensions

36 (40, 44, 48½, 52½, 56½)“ / 91.5 (101.5, 112, 123, 133.5, 143.5)cm circumference at bust, with fronts overlapping approximately 1” (2.5 cm)
Intended Ease: + 4–6” (10–15 cm)
Sample shown is size 40” (101.5 cm) with 6” (15 cm) ease on model

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
Sloped Bind Off

Skill Level

3 out of 5