Manzanita Cardigan by Julee Mackessy

Manzanita Cardigan

Knitting
March 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 99.99 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, blocked
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1260 - 2420 yards (1152 - 2213 m)
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7, 8)
English
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The Manzanita Cardigan is named after a cute little ocean side town in Oregon.

The Manzanita Cardigan is a drop shoulder design, worked from the bottom up with a beautiful cabled panel on the back being the primary feature. The sleeves are picked up afterwards. The collar is worked separately and sewn onto the body of the cardigan. The collar is cabled and features pockets. *

PATTERN INFORMATION:
Bottom-up construction
The collar is worked separately and sewn onto body of cardigan afterwards.
Sample is size 3 (42”/106.5cm) on 35”89cm chest with 7”/ 18cm positive ease.

Materials:
Main Body: US 7 (4.5mm) in 36”/90cm or length preferred.
Ribbing: US 6 (4mm) in 36”/90cm or length preferred.
Sleeves: US 7 (4.5mm) double pointed needles or preferred method for small circumference knitting.
Ribbing: US 6 (4mm) in 36”/90cm double pointed needles or preferred method small circumference knitting.
Notions:
2 Stitch markers
Darning needle

Finished size (chest and upper arm circumference): 38 (42, 45.75, 49.5)(53.25, 58.75, 62.5, 66.25)” / 96.5 (106.5, 116, 125.5)(135.5, 149, 159, 168.5)cm

To be worn with 0” - 10” 10 - 25.5cm of positive ease

Gauge: 17 sts x 26 rows = 4”/10cm with US 7 (4.5mm) in stockinette stitch, blocked

Yarn:
For sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7, 8)
Yards: 1260 (1410, 1560, 1710)(1870, 2080, 2240, 2420) Meters: 1150 (1280, 1420, 1560)(1690, 1890, 2040, 2190)

Yarn used:
Oysters and Purls Romney/Merino. (DK Weight; 60% Romney Wool/40% Merino Wool; 100g; 240 yards/ 219 meters). 6 (6, 7, 8)8, 9, 10, 10) skeins. Color used: Light Grey.