The Worn Cardigan is a top-down, seamless design with a focus on sustainability and mindful making. It features a slightly oversized fit, providing a relaxed, comfortable silhouette with a positive ease of 15-30 cm.
The cardigan begins with Judy’s Magic Cast-On, creating a beginning of the button bands, which are worked flat for a structured and clean frame. The stitches for back and fronts are picked up separately, and shaped using short rows, ensuring well-fitted shoulders and neckline. The body is worked in a “P2, K1” ribbing pattern, adding stretch, texture, and visual interest.
Once the body is complete, stitches are picked up around the armholes for the sleeves, which are worked top-down in the round. Sleeve shaping is achieved through gradual increases, creating bell sleeves. The cuffs, hem, and button bands are finished with 1x1 ribbing and a Tubular bind-off, ensuring a polished and professional edge.

Sizing: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
This cardigan is designed to be slightly oversized, with approximately 15-30 cm of positive ease around the bust.
Finished measurements
Bust Circumference: 107 (112, 123, 133, 143) (154, 164, 175, 180) cm
Body Length from Underarm: 28 cm
Armhole depth: 15.5 (16, 18, 18, 19.5) (19.5, 23.5, 23.5, 23.5)
Sleeve circumference (upper arm): 31 (31, 34, 34, 39) (39, 44, 44, 44) cm
Sleeve circumference (cuff): 39 (39, 42, 42, 47) (47, 52, 52, 52) cm
Sleeve length: 39 cm

Materials
Yarn: DK weight yarn, approximately 970 (1035, 1135, 1235, 1335) (1425, 1510, 1585, 1630) meters.
Yardage may vary if your gauge/yarn is different.
Size 2 sample used: Hedgehog Fibers, Tweedy, 230m/100g, 50% Falkland merino wool, 37.5% Recycled wool, 12.5% HHF thread waste. Color: Barley
Gauge: 23 sts & 30 rows = 10 cm in “P2, K1” ribbing, worked flat on gauge needles.
Needles:
4 mm (gauge needles), 80 cm circular needle, and DPNs (or longer circular needle for Magic Loop technique) for small circumference knitting.
3.5 mm, 80 cm circular needle, and DPNs (or longer circular needle for Magic Loop technique) for small circumference knitting, for ribbing.
Or adjust needle size to meet gauge.
Other notions: stitch markers, tapestry needle, stitch holders (or scrap yarn), measuring tape, three buttons (~20 mm diameter).