welcome to the
stripey raglan
pattern!
by evvia
video here :)
Introduction
Welcome to the stripey raglan cardi pattern! This is the written supplement to
the YouTube tutorial available on my channel.
I’d love to see your makes, so please feel free to tag me (@loupystudio) and
#loupystripecardi if you post online. Please keep in mind that this is a free
pattern, and as such I will only be able to dedicate limited time to pattern
assistance. If you are struggling with this pattern or need more detailed
instructions, I would suggest purchasing a paid pattern from one of the many
creators who have designed similar cardigans!
Thank you, and good luck <3
Description
This is a Top-Down, Raglan cardigan with a built in button band and a 2 row
stripe repeat in Colour A and Colour B.
B The cardigan is designed in a batwing
shape, with a large amount of positive ease at the bust and with a tight
ribbing panel at the waist for a cinched effect.
Yarn
This is ideally a scrap busting project. You can make this with a really wide
range of different yarns. The best yarn to use would be Aran weight/10ply,
but each colour can be made up of thinner yarns held together, such as 2x
Fingering/4ply Yarns, or 1x DK/8pl 1x Lace/2ply weight. You can also even out
the thickness of the piece by having your Colour A yarn be thicker than Colour
B.
When choosing your colours, I would advise separating them out into two piles.
The easiest way to categorise them would be light vs. dark, but you could also
separate them by colour (eg blues vs yellows). Try to always have Colour A be
the darker shade of the two - it will help you count your stripes when knitting.
2x Cumulus by Fyberspates Heavy lace/3ply (74% Baby Suri
Alpaca, 26% Silk, 150m/164yds per 25g)
2x Rico Essentials Superkid Mohair Glamorous Glitter
Lace/2ply (50% Mohair, 29% Silk, 18% Wool, 3% Metallic Fi-
bre, 190m/207yds per 25g)
2x Rowan Kidsilk Haze Lace/2ply (70% Mohair, 30% Silk,
210m/230yds per 25g)
1x Vintage Mohair DK (brand unknown)
1x Woven Beyond Aran/10ply (100% wool, 100m/109yds per
50g)
1x Daruma Geek Bulky/12ply (56% wool, 30% poly, 14% Al-
paca, 115m/126yds per 50g)
1x Corespun Alpaca ~Chunky (brand unknown)
1x Malabrigo Worsted Aran/10ply (100% wool, 192m/210yds
per 100g)
1x my handspun ~DK, 1x Colinette Parisienne Lace/2ply (70%
Mohair, 30% Silk, 221m/242yds per 25g)
1x Lang Suri Alpaca Worsted/10ply (100% Suri, 100m/109yds
per 25g)
1.
Materials
4mm (US 6) and 6mm (US 10) circular needles with at least one 60cm/24”
cable (optional: Two 20-40cm/8-16” cables for sleeves) (or needle required
to obtain gauge)
Cable stoppers
4 stitch markers
Waste yarn (optional)
Tape measure
Darning needle
Gauge
6mm (US 10) needles (or needle required to obtain gauge), knit flat in St st, 14
sts & 19 rows per 10 cm/4”.
4mm (US 6) Ribbing Needles (or needle required to obtain gauge), knit flat in
1x1 rib, 22 sts & 30 rows per 10 cm/4”.
Garment measurements
The measurements below
are taken from the
garment as pictured.
The waist final
measurement (after
ribbing) can be altered
by changing the Ribbing
Needle size. Compare your
waist size to the Waist
(4mm rib) measurements,
and consider choosing
smaller or larger needles
for your ribbing.
2.
Instructions
Abbreviations key
BLCO backwards loop cast on REP repeat
CO cast on Sl slip
K knit SM stitch marker
K2tog knit two together SSK slip slip knit
LLI left lifted increase Sts stitches
P purl St stitch
P2tog purl two together St st stockinette stitch
RLI right lifted increase WSA wrong side in Colour A
RSA right side in Colour A WSB wrong side in colour B
RSB right side in colour B YO yarn over
The pattern will be knitted in two row increments, alternating between a
stripe of Colour A, and a stripe of Colour B.
B Each stripe will have a knit row on
the right side, and a purl row on the wrong side. A RS row in Colour A will be
annotated as (RSA), and a WS row in Colour B will be annotated as (WSB)
(WSB).
Cast On and Yoke
Row 0 (RSA): Cast on 76 sts, placing SM after (15, 27, 49, 61) sts, which will
be referred to as SM#1, SM#2, SM#3, and SM#4 respectively.
Row 1 (WSA): P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, Purl until 7 sts remain, K1, P1, K1, P1,
K1, P2.
Row 2 (RSB)
(RSB): Leaving long tail, change to Colour B.
B Do not cut Colour A. K2,
P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K until 1st before each SM, RLI, K1, sl SM, K1, LLI. Knit
until 7 sts remain, then P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K2. [St count: 84]
Row 3 (WSB)
(WSB): P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, Purl until 7 sts remain, K1, P1, K1, P1,
K1, P2.
Row 4 (RSA): Drop Colour B,
B and pick up Colour A. K2, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K
until 1st before each SM, RLI, K1, sl SM, K1, LLI. Knit until 7 sts remain, then
P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K2 [St count: 92]
Row 5 (WSA): P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, Purl until 7 sts remain, K1, P1, K1, P1,
K1, P2.
Rep Rows 2 - 5; until Row 52 (64) 76.
On every third RSB row (every third Colour B stripe) make a button hole. Follow
row guide as before, but when 7 sts remaining, work: P1, K1, YO, K2tog, P1, K2.
Rapid Increases
After Row 52 (64) 76, you will switch to ‘Rapid Increases’ where we make in-
creases on both the right and wrong sides for two stripes. [St count: 284 (332)
380]
Row 53 (65) 77 (WSA): P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, Purl until 1st before each SM.
LLI, P1, sl SM, P1, RLI. Purl until 7 sts remain, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P2. (8 sts
increased)
Row 54 (66) 78 (RSB)
(RSB): K2, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, Knit until 1st before each SM,
RLI, K1, sl SM, K1, LLI. Knit until 7 sts remain, then P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K2.
3.
(8 sts increased)
Row 55 (67) 79 (WSB)
(WSB): P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P until 1st before each SM.
LLI, P1, sl SM, P1, RLI. Purl until 7 sts remain, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P2. [St
count: 308 (356) 404]
Split Sleeves and Body
Row 0 (RSA): K2, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, Knit until SM#1. Transfer sts between
SM#1 and SM#2 to scrap yarn or new needles/cable and leave on hold.
Using Backwards Loop Cast On 3 sts to body needle, place SM, BLCO 3 sts. Knit
until SM#3, transfer sts between SM#3 and SM#4 to scrap yarn or new needles/
cable. BLCO 3 sts to body needle, place SM, BLCO 3 sts. Knit until 7 sts remain,
then P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K2.
[Sleeve St count: 70 (82) 94] [Body St count: 180 (204) 228]
Row 1 (WSA): P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, Purl until 7 sts remain, K1, P1, K1, P1,
K1, P2.
Row 2 (RSB)
(RSB): K2, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, Knit until 7 sts remain, then P1, K1, P1,
K1, P1, K2. (This should be a button hole row, but check your stripe count to
be sure).
Row 3 (WSB)
(WSB): P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, Purl until 7 sts remain, K1, P1, K1, P1,
K1, P2.
Row 4 (RSA): Decrease Row. K2, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, Knit until 2 sts before
each SM, SSK, sl SM, K2tog. Knit until 7 sts remain, then P1, K1, P1, K1, P1,
K2. [St count: 176 (200) 224]
Row 5 (WSA): P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, Purl until 7 sts remain, K1, P1, K1, P1,
K1, P2.
Rep Rows 2-3 for Colour B stripe, then rep Rows 0-3, making a Decrease Row
every other RSA row (every other Colour A stripe).
Rep until Row 22 (RSB)
(RSB): [St count: 168 (192) 216] for a Cropped fit.
Change to Ribbing Needle - 4mm (US 6).
Row 22 (RSB)
(RSB): K2, P1, K1, P1, SSK, then P1, K1 until 2 sts remain. (The
decrease is made because we need an odd number of sts for our 1x1 ribbing)
Continue knitting 1x1 ribbing until you reach your desired length, ensuring that
you are still placing button holes when needed. Then, CO loosely using your
preferred CO method - Tubular looks great!
Neckline Ribbing
Row 0 (RSB)
(RSB): Using Ribbing Needle - 4mm (US 6) needles and Colour B yarn,
pick up 1 st through each of your neckline Cast On sts. [St count: 76]
For size 3, consider picking up sts with 5mm (US 8) or 6mm (US 10) needles.
Row 1 (WSB)
(WSB): P2, K1, P1 until 8 sts remain, then K2tog, P1, K1, P1, K1,
P2. (Decrease is made because we need an odd number of sts for our 1x1
ribbing.)
Row 2 (RSA): Switch to Colour A, K2, P1, make 1x1 rib until 2 sts remain, K2.
Row 3 (WSA): P2, K1, P1 until 2 sts remain, P2.
Row 4 (RSB)
(RSB): Make button hole row. Work Row 2 until 4 sts remain, then YO,
K2tog, P1, K2.
Row 5 (WSB)
(WSB): P2, K1, P1 until 2 sts remain, P2.
4.
Rep Rows 2 - 5; 1 more time, then CO using preferred method. Ensure that you
use a Stretchy cast off method so that its loose enough to fit your neck.
Sleeves
Transfer the sleeve sts from the scrap yarn to your 6mm (US 10) needles, or
attach your needles to the holding cables.
Round 0 (A): Pick up 1 st through last 3 BLCO underarm st. K 35 (41) 47 sts,
place SM#1, K until end, then pick up 1 st through first 3 BLCO underarm sts,
then place SM#2. [St count: 76 (88) 100]
Round 1 (A): Knit all.
Round 2-3 (B)
(B): Switch to Colour B,
B Knit all.
Round 4 (A): Decrease row. Switch to Colour A, Knit to 2 sts before SM#1,
SSK, sl SM, K2tog, Knit to SM#2. [St count: 74 (86) 98]
Round 5 (A): Knit all.
Rep knitting in the round until desired sleeve length is reached, making a
Decrease Round in the first round of every other Colour A stripe (every 8
rounds, eg on rounds 12, 20, 28…). In the sample, this was 11 decrease
rounds, until Round 85.
Switch to Ribbing Needle - 4mm (US 6) needles, and make at least 8 rounds of
1x1 rib, then CO using your preferred CO.
Rep for the second sleeve.
Potential sizing modifications
To make larger
a. Continue making Yoke stripe repeats for longer, before moving on to
rapid increases.
b. Use a larger needle when making the waist ribbing (don’t size all the
way down to 4mm, just try 5mm).
c. Skip the body decreases.
d. Add more stitches when casting on under the underarms.
e. Use a larger needle overall.
To make smaller
a. Use 5mm or 5.5mm needles for the body.
b. Make decreases every Colour A row on the body.
c. Skip the rapid increases.
d. Reduce the number of sts you Cast On at the underarms.
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