Knitting for men Jackets Cardigan with raglan sleeves

Cardigan with raglan sleeves

Cardigan knitting pattern



SIZE S (M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL)

Yarn

14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22 balls 50gm Cleckheaton Country Merino Marles 8ply

7 buttons

Needles

4.00mm knitting needles

3.25mm knitting needles

Wool sewing needle

Tension

22 sts by 30 rows over stocking st, on 4.00mm needles to 10cm

STITCH GUIDE

BACK

Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 117 (129, 139, 151, 161, 173) sts.

Row 1: K2, * P1, K1, rep from * to last st, K1.

Row 2: K1,* P1, K1, rep from * to end.

Rep 1st and 2nd rows 10 times. 22 rows rib in all. Change to 4.00mm needles. Work in stocking st until Back measures 44cm from beg, ending with a purl row.

Shape Raglan Armholes

Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows. 113 (125, 135, 147, 157, 169) sts.

Row 3: K2, sl 1, K1, psso, knit to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.

Row 4: P2, P2tog, purl to last 4 sts, P2tog tbl, P2.

Row 5: As 3rd row.

Row 6: Purl.

Rep last 4 rows 0 (3, 6, 9, 11, 14) times. 107 (101, 93, 87, 85, 79) sts.

Dec one st (as before) at each end of next row, then in every foll alt row until 35 (37, 39, 41, 45, 47) sts rem.

Work 1 row.

Cast off rem sts.

LEFT FRONT

Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 65 (71, 75, 81, 87, 93) sts. Work 4 rows rib as for Back.

Row 5: Rib to last 4 sts, cast off 2 sts, rib to end.

Row 6: Rib 2, turn, cast on 2 sts, turn, rib to end, buttonhole.

Work 15 rows rib.

Row 22: Rib 7, slip these 7 sts onto a safety pin and leave for Left Front Band, rib to end - dec one st in centre. 57 (63, 67, 73, 79, 85) sts.

Change to 4.00mm needles. Work in stocking st until Left Front measures same as Back to beg of armhole shaping, ending with a purl row.

Shape Raglan Armhole

Cast off 2 sts at beg of next row. 55 (61, 65, 71, 77, 83) sts. Work 1 row.

Shape Front Slope

Row 3: K2, sl 1, K1, psso, knit to last 2 sts, K2tog.

Row 4: Purl to last 4 sts, P2tog tbl, P2.

Row 5: K2, sl 1, K1, psso, knit to end.

Row 6: Purl.

Rep last 4 rows 0 (3, 6, 6, 11, 14) times. 51 (45, 37, 43, 29, 23) sts.

Size XL only

Dec one st (as before) at armhole edge in next 3 rows, at the same time dec one st at neck edge in 3rd row only. 39 sts.

Work 1 row.

Dec one st (as before) at armhole edge only in next 3 rows. 36 sts.

Work 1 row.

Dec one st (as before) at armhole edge in next 3 rows, at the same time dec one st at neck edge in next row only. 32 sts.

All sizes

51 (45, 37, 32, 29, 23) sts.

Dec one st (as before) at armhole edge in next row, then in every foll alt row 34 (30, 25, 21, 18, 14) times, at the same time dec one st at front edge in next (next, 5th, 3rd, next, next) row, then in every foll 4th row 4 (2, 0, 0, 2, 0) times, then in every foll 6th row 8 (8, 7, 6, 4, 4) times. 3 sts.

Next Row: Purl.

Next Row: K1, sl 1, K1, psso. 2 sts.

Next Row: P2, turn, K2tog. Fasten off.

RIGHT FRONT

Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 65 (71, 75, 81, 87, 93) sts. Work 21 rows rib as for Back.

Row 22: Rib to last 7 sts - dec one st in centre, slip last 7 sts onto a safety pin and leave for Right Front Band. 57 (63, 67, 73, 79, 85) sts.

Change to 4.00mm needles. Work in stocking st until Right Front measures same as Back to beg of armhole shaping, ending with a purl row.

Work 1 row.

Shape Raglan Armhole

Cast off 2 sts at beg of next row. 55 (61, 65, 71, 77, 83) sts.

Shape Front Slope

Row 2: K2tog, knit to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.

Row 3: P2, P2tog, purl to end.

Row 4: Knit to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.

Row 5: Purl.

Rep last 4 rows 0 (3, 6, 6, 11, 14) times. 51 (45, 37, 43, 29, 23) sts.

Size XL only

Dec one st (as before) at armhole edge in next 3 rows, at the same time dec one st at neck edge in 3rd row only. 39 sts.

Work 1 row.

Dec one st (as before) at armhole edge only in next 3 rows. 36 sts.

Work 1 row.

Dec one st (as before) at armhole edge in next 3 rows, at the same time dec one st at neck edge in next row only. 32 sts.

All sizes

51 (45, 37, 32, 29, 23) sts.

Dec one st (as before) at armhole edge in next row, then in every foll alt row 34 (30, 25, 21, 18, 14) times, at the same time dec one st at front edge in next (next, 5th, 3rd, next, next) row, then in every foll 4th row 4 (2, 0, 0, 2, 0) times, then in every foll 6th row 8 (8, 7, 6, 4, 4) times. 3 sts.

Next Row: Purl.

Next Row: K2tog, K1. 2 sts.

Next Row: P2, turn, K2tog. Fasten off.

SLEEVES

Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 55 (57, 59, 61, 63, 65) sts. Work 22 rows rib as for Back. Change to 4.00mm needles. Work 4 rows stocking st.

Row 5: K2, M1, knit to last 2 sts, M1, K2. 57 (59, 61, 63, 65, 67) sts.

Cont in stocking st, inc one st (as before) at each end of every foll 4th (4th, 4th, 4th, 4th, 2nd) row until there are 59 (65, 79, 93, 113, 73) sts, then in every foll 6th (6th, 6th, 6th, 6th, 4th) row until there are 91 (95, 101, 107, 115, 121) sts.

Cont without further shaping until Sleeve measures 48cm (or length desired) from beg, ending with a purl row.

Shape Raglan

Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows. 87 (91, 97, 103, 111, 117) sts.

Row 3: K2, sl 1, K1, psso, knit to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.

Row 4: P2, P2tog, purl to last 4 sts, P2tog tbl, P2.

Row 5: As 3rd row.

Row 6: Purl.

Rep last 4 rows 0 (0, 2, 3, 6, 7) times. 81 (85, 79, 79, 69, 69) sts.

Dec one st (as before) at each end of next row, then in every foll alt row until 9 sts rem.

Work 1 row.

Cast off rem sts.

LEFT FRONT BAND

Join raglan seams, noting that tops of sleeves form part of neckline. Slip 7 sts from Left Front Band safety pin onto a 3.25mm needle, so that right side is facing for first row. Work 4 rows rib as for Back.

Next Row: Rib 3, cast off 2 sts, rib to end.

Next Row: Rib 2, turn, cast on 2 sts, turn, rib to end, buttonhole.

Work 20 rows rib.

Rep last 22 rows 4 times, then buttonhole rows once. 7 buttonholes in all.

Cont in rib without further buttonholes until band fits (slightly stretched) evenly a long front edge, across top of sleeve, then across half of back neck.

Cast off in rib.

RIGHT FRONT BAND

Slip 7 sts from Right Front Band safety pin onto a 3.25mm needle, so that wrong side is facing for first row.

Work in rib until band is length required to fit (slightly stretched) evenly along front edge, across top of sleeve, then across rem half of back neck. Cast off in rib.

MAKING UP

Do not press. Join side and sleeve seams. Using a flat seam, join cast-off edges of front bands together and sew front bands in position. Sew on buttons.

Design by Cleckheaton

Measurements