Cloudborn Cardigan by Rachel Brockman

Cloudborn Cardigan

Knitting
August 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
586 - 852 yards (536 - 779 m)
6 mo. (12 mo., 18 mo., 2 yr., 4 yr., 6yr.)
English
This pattern is available for free.

Sunshine and blue skies call for a cute-as-a-button cardigan for your little one. The Cloudborn Cardigan is a versatile layering piece that would look adorable over a folky sundress. Its feature ruffle sleeves let your little one’s personality shine through. Our Wool Pop yarn is soft and squishy, making it the perfect match for this garter stitch garment.

SKILL
Knitting

DIFFICULTY
Easy

SIZES
6 mo. (12 mo., 18 mo., 2 yr., 4 yr., 6 yr.)
Shown in size 2 years.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference (buttoned): 16¼ (18, 20¼, 22, 24¼, 26)”
Length: 12½ (13¼, 14, 14¾, 16, 17¼)”

MATERIALS
Universal Yarn Wool Pop (50% bamboo, 35% super wash wool, 15% polyamide; 100g/284 yds)
• 624 Blueberry – 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3) skeins
Needle: US Size 5 (3.75 mm) 16”, 24” circular and set of DPNs (or your preferred needle for knitting small circumferences) or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch markers, one ½” button, sewing needle and thread, spare circular needle (for three-needle bind-off)

GAUGE
22 sts x 44 rows = 4” in garter stitch after blocking
Save time, check your gauge.

PATTERN NOTES
The body of this cardigan is knit flat from the bottom up in one piece. The fronts and back are separated at the underarms. The shoulders are joined with the three-needle bind-off. Stitches are then picked up around the armholes and worked in the round, incorporating increases to create the ruffles. Finally, stitches along the neck are picked up and immediately bound off using a 2-stitch I-cord bind-off.