Pattern introduction
The Aggie Cardigan is a chunky weight cardigan with a round-neck and chunky ribbing band. It is knit top down whereby first you knit the top of the back panel, pick up stitches for the two front panels and join all the pieces at the underarm. The body is the knit as a single piece. The stitches for the arms are picked up and knitted in the round. Lastly the ribbing is added with optional buttons. The pattern is written for a single colour but please see the pattern notes for suggestions on colour work.

Suggested yarn
Chunky weight – 100 m per 100 g
Drops Snow
Utopia Crafts Filzwolle
Wool and the Gang Lil Crazy Sexy Wool
Wool and the Gang Alpachino Merino
Hobbii Snowstorm

Gauge
11.5 stitches x 15 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm on 8 mm needles in stockinette stitch
Notions
8 mm circular needles (for the body at least a 80 cm cord and for the sleeves, a 60 cm cord)
6.5 mm circular needles (cords as above)
Stitch marker
Darning needle
Waste yarn or cord to put stitches on hold
2 stitch markers
Buttons (25 mm and optional; see pattern notes section)

Sizes
The pattern is designed with 25 cm of positive ease. It has been written for 9 sizes (XS-5XL according to the Craft Council measurements) with finished garment bust circumference of 99-179 cm.