A summer cardigan made of fine yarn can become a very cozy and delicate accessory in your wardrobe. Knitting an openwork cardigan from thin yarn with knitting needles will not be difficult even for a beginner, if there are diagrams with descriptions and advice from experienced craftsmen on how to choose yarn and knitting needles. How to knit a cardigan, whether a simple cardigan with a light pattern or a complex pattern in relief, the recommendations below will help.
Choosing yarn and knitting needles for knitting a cardigan
Whatever yarn you choose, the item will be 100% exclusive!
In fact, the item can be knitted from any yarn. There is no single formula for choosing yarn. It all depends on the model, pattern and composition of the yarn. The more synthetic materials it contains – acrylic, polyamide, polyacrylic – the more wear-resistant the item will be.
Natural yarn tends to absorb more moisture, so it can become deformed and quickly lose the elasticity of the thread. But wool is safe for health, anti-allergenic and pleasant to the body.
Popular types of cardigan yarn:
- Wool 49%, acrylic 51% The thread is not thin, of medium thickness, a product made from it will be quite warm. If you add a little openwork it will look very self-sufficient.
- Mohair + wool 40%, acrylic 60% Thin thread, which will make an elegant, fluffy, lightweight cardigan.
- Cotton 55% with acrylic 45% Thin thread. Ideal for summer and spring items. Gives a velvety, charming look.
- Merino 50% with cotton 25% and silk 25% Natural. Volumetric. Looks great in embossed, voluminous patterns.
- 100% wool Pure wool. The thread is of medium thickness, springs well, and is soft to the body. Patterns made from this wool will look very beautiful on a cardigan.
Knitted openwork cardigan
If you do not want to knit a completely openwork cardigan, knit only the back with openwork patterns. The openwork can be located only in the upper back or along the entire length.
The openwork pattern can be knitted in the round, in the form of a flower, or consist of individual motifs. Usually the openwork back is knitted separately and attached to the cardigan during its assembly.
Openwork knitted cardigan, work by Irene IVAS
Hello girls!!! I came across a cardigan on the Internet. To my taste it turned out to be very cute. Having searched my bins, I found threads of a similar color. The cardigan took a week to knit. And it blossomed twice more. Otherwise I would have contacted him faster.
The first time I decided that I was very big and added two extra rapports.
The second time, I decided to decrease it from the waist to the shoulder neck point - I didn’t like how the pattern lay down with the decreases. The result is that I loosened it from the neckline to the waist.
For the cardigan I needed:
Delicate pekhorka yarn, color 581 light emerald, 50g/165m, 50% cotton, 50% acrylic. In 2 threads. consumption 850 gr., knitting needles No. 4 (although maybe 4.5 - they are similar to me))) Size 44-46.
There is such a scheme on the Internet, but it is not entirely correct. In it, the number of loops in the repeat is 20. But it should be 21. I am posting the corrected diagram for you.
The cardigan was knitted with a solid placket without side ones. Sleeves are set-in, tapered at the bottom. I didn’t close the neckline - I left the required number of loops in each row on an additional knitting needle, and then tied it in the round to the desired height.
All the girls have a good mood, new ideas and implementations.
Knitting pattern for a cardigan
Openwork knitted cardigan from Marina Efimenko
Hello girls! I contacted the cardigan for the first cool days of autumn. Yarn “Zempir gold” (angora 30%, acrylic 70%). It took 4 skeins (250m per 100g). Knitting needles No. 3. The color in the photo is distorted, in fact the color is “sea wave”. The cardigan can be worn with or without a belt.
Patterns for knitting a cardigan
For the “Paths” pattern, see the knitting pattern:
Pattern – elastic band “Locks”
This pattern is formed by crossed loops. To knit a sample, cast on a number of loops that is a multiple of 5 plus 2 loops for symmetry of the pattern, plus 2 edge loops.
Row 1: * purl 2, knit 3 *, purl 2; 2nd row: knit 2, * purl 3, knit 2 *; 3rd row: * 2 purl, 3 knit, 3rd knit rapport loop is thrown to the left through the 4th and 5th knit loops *, 2 purl; Row 4: knit 2, * purl 1, yarn over, purl 1, knit 2 *. Next, the pattern is repeated from the first row.
Watch the video on how to knit the “Locks” pattern for a cardigan:
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Openwork cardigan Saffron knitted
Today I will show you an openwork cardigan with knitting needles. I really liked this model because you don’t need to knit the neckline and armhole, you can adjust the width of the hips, and can also be an office option and a walking one at the same time.
Made from Italian yarn “Arabis Moonlight”, saffron color, composition 90% cotton, 10% polyester, 350m/100g (in two threads). The cardigan has no fasteners, is complemented by a belt, 3/4 sleeves, the cardigan has a slight shimmering sheen.
How to knit an openwork cardigan
You will need: 450-600g of yarn, knitting needles No. 3.5.
Basic pattern: knit according to the pattern; in a repeat of 22 sts, knit all marked sts; in a repeat of 16 stitches, gray-colored loops disappear. The diagram shows only individuals. r., in purl. R. Knit loops according to the pattern, yarn overs - purl. Distribute the loops according to the instructions.
Repeat from 1st to 32nd r. Out. smooth surface: faces. R. - purl p., out. R. – persons P.
Attention! The entire jacket is knitted up to the armholes. The set of loops is cross-shaped. The fronts are knitted with repeats of 22 stitches, the back with 16 stitches. The shelves start from the bottom with a repeat of 22 loops; from the waist line the transition is made to a repeat of 16 loops. Sleeves - repeat of 16 loops. The belt is a pattern of holes in the diagram in the second part of the rapport. Arina's work.
Knitting pattern for an openwork cardigan
Openwork knitted cardigan from Svetlana Ivanova
Knitted openwork cardigan, sizes 44-46, made from pure wool yarn in peach color. It is knitted from bobbin yarn, it took approximately 250-300 g.
Cardigan knitting technique:
- Garter stitch: knit. and out. R. – persons P.
- Facial surface: faces. R. – persons p., out. R. - purl P.
- Elastic band 3x3: alternately 3 persons. p., 3 p. P.
- Basic pattern: knit according to patterns 1-4. The diagrams show individuals. R. In purl. R. knit according to the pattern.
How to knit an openwork cardigan with knitting needles, description
Back
On knitting needles No. 7, use the 2nd thread (1 thread of each yarn} cast on 59-65-71-77-83 stitches (except knit in garter stitch). Knit 4 rows in garter stitch (1 row). Next, knit pattern 1 in the following way: edge, pattern 1A on the first 54-60-66-72-78 stitches, pattern 1B on 3 stitches, edge At a pattern height of 11 cm (= 1 repeat of pattern 1), knit 4 in garter stitch. Next, knit pattern 2 in the following way: edging, pattern 2A for 4 sts, pattern 2B for 48-54-60-66 72 sts, pattern 2C for 5 sts, edging. After 1 repeat of the pattern 2 knit pattern 3 in the following way: edge, 4-1-4-1-4 stitches in stockinette stitch, pattern 3 on 48-60-60-72-72 stitches, 5-2-5-2-5 stitch in stockinette stitch, edging Repeat pattern 3 4-4-4-5-5 times = 41-41-41-46-46 cm Work 1 purl stitch and 4 rows in garter stitch Continue with pattern 1, at a height of 47-48-49-51-53 cm for armholes on both sides, close in every 2nd row 3 stitches 1 time, 2 stitches 0-1-1-3-4 times and 1 p. 3-4-4-3-4 times = 47-47-53-53-53 p. (knit sts not included in the pattern, knit stitch). At a height of 52-54-54-56 -60 cm (= 1 repeat of pattern 1), knit pattern 4 and then 4 rows in garter stitch. Next knit pattern 2 next. way: chrome, pattern 2 by 4 p., pattern 2B by 36-35-42-42-42 p., pattern 2C by 5 p., chrome. After pattern 2, finish the detail of the faces. satin stitch At the same time, for the neckline at a height of 64-66-68-71-74 cm, close off the middle 11-11-13-13-13 sts and then decrease 1 st in the next row. R. = 17-17-19-19-19 sts for each shoulder. Close the item at a height of 66-68-70-73-76 cm.
Right shelf
On knitting needles No. 7, use the 2nd thread to cast on 32-32-38-38-44 sts. Knit 4 r. garter stitch (1st row = knit). Next knit pattern 1A + chrome. from each side. Next knit 4 rows. garter stitch and continue with pattern 2 next. way: chrome, 3 p. faces. satin stitch, pattern 2A for 4 p., pattern 2B for 18-18-24-24-30 p., pattern 2C for 5 p., chrome. After 1 repeat of pattern 2, knit pattern 3 next. way: chrome, 0-0-3-3-1 stitches. satin stitch, pattern 3 for 30-30-30-30-40 p., 0-0-3-3-1 p. satin stitch, edge Knit pattern 3, repeating the rapport 4-4-4-5-5 times. Next knit 1 purl. R. purl p. and 4 r. garter stitch. Continue with pattern 1A, at a height of 47-48-49-51-53 cm for the armholes, close the stitch as on the back. At a height of 52-54-54-56-60 cm (= 1 repeat of pattern 1), knit pattern 4 (purl stitch on purl stitch), then 4 rows. garter stitch, then pattern 2 and then knit. Satin stitch to the end of the piece. At the same time, at a height of 43-44-45-46-47 cm for the neckline, decrease 1 point 9-6-10-7-10 times for sizes M, L and XXL in every 4th row; for sizes S and XL in every 6th r. Knit stitches not included in the pattern, knits. satin stitch After all the decreases for the armhole and neckline, there will be 17-17-19-19-19 stitches left for the shoulder. Close the item at a height of 66-68-70-73-76 cm.
Left shelf. Knit symmetrically right
Sleeves
On needles No. 7, with the 2nd thread, cast on 32-32-38-38-38 sts and knit 4 rows. garter stitch (1st row). Next knit pattern 1 next. way: chrome, pattern 1A for 30-30-36-36-36 p., chrome. Continue until the height of pattern 1 is 14 cm (= 1 repeat of pattern 1). Next, knit pattern 4 and then 5 r. garter stitch. After knitting pattern 3 next. way: chrome, 0-0-3-3-3 stitches. satin stitch, pattern 3 by 30 stitches, knit 0-0-3-3-3 stitches. satin stitch, edge After 3 repeats of pattern 3, knit 1 purl. R. purl p. and 4 r. garter stitch, then knit with pattern 2. Then knit 1 repeat of pattern 3 and finish the knit sleeve. satin stitch At the same time, at a height of 18 cm, add 1 stitch on both sides every 4.5-3.5-4-3-2.5 cm, a total of 7-8-7-9-10 times = 46-48- 52-56-58 p. At a height of 49-47-47-45-44 cm on both sides for the okata, close in every 2 r. 3 p. 1 time, 2 p. 2-1-1-1-1 times, 1 p. 2-6-5-6-7 times and then 2 p. on each side at a height of 56 cm, then 3 p. on each side. Bind off the remaining stitches at a height of 57 cm.
Cardigan pattern
Assembly
Sew shoulder seams. Front trim. Raise approximately 189-219 sts (multiples of 6 + 3) along the middle edge of the right front, along the back neckline and along the edge of the left front on circular needles No. 7 with the 2nd thread. Knit 1 purl. R. and 1 persons. R. persons p. Continue with 3x3 rib, while knitting 3 sts in garter stitch and k3. n. on both sides (noted from the right side). At a binding height of 1.5 cm, make 3 buttonholes on the right front, knitting 2 stitches together and yarn over (in purl areas), make the top loop 1 cm below the neckline, the bottom loop 20 cm above the bottom edge , the third - in the middle. At a binding height of 3 cm, close the loops along the sides of the front above the top loop for the button (the repeat of 3 knit stitches or 3 purl stitches is completed completely). Continue knitting with an elastic band on the remaining sts for the collar, placing 3 sts furthest from each side on the auxiliary stitch. thread in every 2nd r. only 6-6-7-7-7 times. Elastic = 9-9-10-10-10 cm on the widest side. Place the postponed stitches back on the knitting needle and bind off all stitches in the elastic band. Sew buttons to the left front according to the loops. Sew in the sleeves. Sew the sides and sleeve seams.
Knitting pattern for an openwork cardigan
Women's cardigan with openwork pattern from Larisa Velichko
Summer cardigan with an openwork pattern – the original work of Larisa Velichko. Size: 50-52.
For knitting you will need: Alize Diva silk effect yarn (100% (cotton) - 600 g. knitting needles No. 2.5 6-7 buttons. We begin to knit the back, shelves and sleeves with a 1x1 elastic band, then with a pattern according to the pattern.
Assembly: steam the finished parts, connect them, and finish them with a strip. Strap: 1x1 elastic band, make 6-7 buttonholes on the right side. Sew buttons.
Knitting pattern for an openwork pattern for a cardigan
Openwork cardigan is knitted by hand
Original work by Svetlana Yakimova. YarnArt JEANS (cotton-55% and polyacrylic-45%). Skein 50 g, length of thread in a skein 160 m. Knitting in one thread. Knitting needles No. 3. Hook No. 4 for tying single crochet strips of shelves and the neck of a cardigan. Work by Svetlana Yakimova.
Knitting density 10 * 10 cm = 34 loops * 40 rows. Size 48 (XL). Used 800 g of yarn.
Knitting patterns used:
- 1. SCHEME of an openwork pattern;
- 2. SCHEME of the shelf strip.
Knitted cardigan, job description
Knitting patterns for an openwork cardigan
Women's cardigan with openwork patterns knitted
Cardigan made from Alize Superlana TIG yarn is knitted in an openwork pattern. Yarn 25% wool, 75% acrylic in 100 grams 570 meters, due to this the cardigan turns out to be delicate, openwork, almost weightless. I knitted with needles No. 2, the consumption was 230 grams per size 44. Pattern diagram in the photo. Work by Vera Koval.
Knitting pattern for an openwork cardigan
Women's knitted cardigan from Irene IVAS
Hello girls!!! Once upon a time a model caught my eye in the magazine “Verena”, I saved it in my favorites and periodically remembered it and looked at it.
At some point, I decided to knit strictly according to the description. Not so. The description didn’t suit me; something didn’t add up all the time. I sat down to figure it out myself. On top of that, I didn’t like the diagram published in the magazine at all with its notations. I don't like such schemes. Is it true. I personally find it uncomfortable. Some of the designations in the diagram were incorrect. I had to figure out the pattern... After drawing a diagram, I started.
The model is quite interesting, but something is not finalized. I personally don’t find the front neck very comfortable, but I’m used to feeling comfortable when wearing the product. Therefore, such a collar is not for everyone) In the photo in the magazine, the lady in the product is standing behind a bush and there is no way to see the model properly.
First - the description in the magazine, then my own, if it is useful to someone, I will be glad.
Knitted cardigan, description from a magazine
Openwork knitting patterns for a cardigan
Now I’ll tell you how I knitted.
Yarn Alize Cotton Gold Plus 200m/100g, 55% cotton, 45% acrylic, knitting needles No. 4.5 (according to the description, 3.5 knitting needles are needed - if I knitted with 3.5 knitting needles it would really make a very thick coat), consumption 680- 690 grams. Color 487. Size 44-46.
Cardigan knitting patterns
We start knitting from the sleeves. We cast on 65 loops using a cross cast-on (rapport 3 times + 2 edge stitches). We knit from the 1st to the 74th row. in the 75th row we first close off 5 loops, then in the 76th row we also first close off 5 loops. We also knit the second sleeve. The sleeves are ready. Now you need to replace the two sleeves with additional knitting needles or fishing line and forget about them for now. By the way, it is better to close these loops in an elastic way, so that later it will be comfortable in the armhole area.
Cardigan body. In the description, the elastic band is knitted separately and then sewn on. I thought that I didn’t want to do this at all. I decided to knit everything together. For the body of the cardigan we need to dial rapport, elastic and patent edge 10 times on both sides. It turns out 3+11+210+11+3= 238 loops. We type in a cross pattern. We knit 3 loops of the patent edge, then 11 loops of the elastic (we start the elastic from the front loop) - we also finish 11 loops of the elastic, the patent edge of 3 loops. So, we knit from the 1st to 74th row, then we knit from the 25th to 74th row, then from the 25th to 75th row. In row 76 we begin casting off the stitches for the armhole. We knit 3 patent, 11 elastic, then knit 37 loops, close 12 loops for the armhole, then knit the back 112 (or 114 loops), again close 12 loops for the second armhole, knit 37 loops for the second front, 11 elastic loops, 3 patent edge. Close these armhole loops using an elastic method.
If I knit according to the description, I couldn’t get the pattern at all; I had to figure out how the pattern would match the diagram myself.
From this moment on, our sleeves are connected. It is necessary to re-take the sleeves onto the knitting needles with the cardigan in the places where the armholes were closed. We start knitting from row 201. The fronts, sleeves and back are knitted in this row. Between all these parts we connect the pattern of diagram B. In diagram B we have 13 loops. Let's distribute them. We knit 3 patent, 11 elastic, then 31 front loops according to pattern A, the remaining 6 front loops go to pattern B, then we knit 7 sleeve loops according to pattern B, the remaining sleeve loops up to the last 7 sleeve loops we knit according to pattern A, the outer 7 sleeve loops knit according to pattern B, 6 back loops using pattern A, etc. until the end. The wrong side according to the drawing. Accordingly, we knit the next row the same way. 203 row of pattern A, 3rd row of pattern B. so on until the end of pattern B. In row 211 we have 3 loops left on the armhole line. I knitted them together. We get it using the B bevel pattern a la raglan.
Recommendation. For larger sizes or fuller arms, pattern B is best knitted across 3 rows to lengthen the armhole line. Next, we knit the entire cardigan according to the main pattern A, since we knitted the entire pattern B. We knit up to 250 rows. Here it is possible and even necessary! According to the pattern, knit a couple of centimeters for the sprout - that is, in short rows. We don't count them. We count only complete rows. I honestly admit I was lazy. And I didn’t make a sprout - the description doesn’t say anything about it. And it must be done! In row 251 we begin to knit an elastic band. To do this, we knit 2 loops together in the cardigan pattern where they were according to the pattern to form a 1X1 elastic band. All. We knit an elastic band to the desired height of the collar. I got 268 rows. In the 269th row, the elastic band is closed. Recommendation - do not close the loops elastically - it is better to NOT close the loops elastically. The first time I closed the elastic elastically, I tied it.
By the way, in the description they write that we are knitting rows 174 and 175. I didn’t find such rows at all. Next we sew the seams of the sleeves and armholes. All. WTO. Thank you all for your attention!
Video
- The author of the video tells how to knit a cardigan for women from thin yarn, and shares a diagram with a detailed description of the style. The simple pattern and versatile style without buttons is perfect as a cape for any body type.
- An elegant cardigan with raglan sleeves made from thick yarn will keep you warm even on the cold days of late autumn. Three-quarter sleeves will allow you to diversify your wardrobe with long gloves.
- A boho cardigan without buttons can be worn as a cape. If you have a small amount of yarn left, you can master knitting footwear with knitting needles.
Have you already mastered the technique of knitting a cardigan? Tell us about your achievements, we will be grateful to you.
