Súgradh is a playful dolman doll cardigan knitting pattern. Designed to fit all popular 18-inch dolls, it’s knit from cuff to cuff, with a colourful stripe for extra charm. You may love it for gifting, craft fairs, or practicing garment construction on a small scale before tackling a full-sized sweater. Whether you’re knitting for a doll-loving child, adding to your collection, or just want a satisfying project, Súgradh is a delightful choice.
Súgradh is Irish for ‘play’. And this pattern is all about enjoying the playful process. Originally part of a presentation at a knitting summit, it is one of a set of 4 doll cardigan patterns, each worked in basic stitches, using 4 different construction techniques .

Sizes
The pattern comes in one size, to fit popular 18 inch dolls such as American Girl, Our Generation or Gotz Precious Day

Tension/Gauge
measured over waffle stocking stitch,
21 stitches and 30 rows in 10cm square

Yarn
This pattern should work in any worsted weight yarn which matches gauge.

Skill level
This is an easy pattern. It is a quick 1-2 day make for an experienced knitter.
it uses only stocking stitch and garter stitch, it requires increasing and decreasing (using kfb increases, ans k2tog decreases. It also uses a continuous cast on. A tutorial on how to use a crochet cast on forms part of tge pattern, but you can also use an alternative cast on method that allows for adding stitches at tge end of a row if you prefer.

It uses dolman sweater shaping, knitting from cuff to cuff.

Accessibility
This pattern is available free on The Fairythorn blog, A PDF will be released shortly including 4 designs.

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Copyright
This pattern is written by Ciara Doyle of the Fairythorn, all rights reserved. Not for commercial purposes.
Selling of makes is allowed, only when made by you, in your own home.
GPSR
This is a safe, virus free PDF, created by Ciara Doyle, Address C15, Y5F9, Ireland. Ciara@TheFairythorn.ie