Kehinde Cardigan Pattern

Kehinde by Sylvia Watts-Cherry is a traditionally-shaped cardigan with a bold, contrasting stripes-and-slip-stitch pattern that makes this sweater pop! With an easy, classic fit, raglan shaping, this gender-neutral cardigan is a perfect layering piece.

Sylvia has also designed a matching hat, which is a great way to practice the stitch pattern and make sure you get gauge before jumping into the cardigan pattern!

Kehinde is part of the Better Together collection, six stunning knitting pattern designs from three fabulous knitwear designers.

Designer: Sylvia Watts-Cherry
Design Inspiration: Sylvia Watts-Cherry on Creating Kehinde
Collection: Better Together
More from Sylvia Watts-Cherry: Kehinde Hat, Umbriel

This pattern is also available as a kit, that includes the PDF pattern, 5-11 hanks of The Fibre Co. Luma (depending on your size) 2-4 hanks of The Fibre Co. Cirro (depending on your size) and a free project bag.

YARN:
The Fibre Co. Luma (50% Merino wool, 25% organic cotton, 15% linen, 10% silk, 125 m (137 yd) per 50 g hank) in Pearl River (MC) – 5 [5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 9: 10: 11] hanks
The Fibre Co. Cirro (40% Suri alpaca, 40% organic cotton, 20% Merino wool, 225 m (246 yd) per 50g hank) in Pure (CC) – 2 [2: 2: 2: 3: 3: 3: 4: 4] hanks

CONSTRUCTION NOTES:
The raglan cardigan is worked flat in one piece from the rib edge to the armholes then split to work the V-neck fronts and back separately and the sleeves are worked flat. The cardigan is knit with a 4-row striped garter stitch pattern with slipped stitches creating the vertical lines.

SKILL LEVEL:
Advanced beginner.

SIZES AND MEASUREMENTS:
1 [2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9]

The given sizes are called 1-9 and are recommended to fit a chest circumference of: 76-81 [86-91: 97-102: 107-112: 117-122: 127-132: 137-142: 147-152: 157-162] cm (30-32 [34-36: 38-40: 42-44: 46-48: 50-52: 54-56: 58-60: 62-64] in)

Finished measurements:
Garment chest circumference (at underarm): 84.5 [98.5: 106.5: 117.5: 128.5: 136.5: 147.5: 156: 167] cm (33.25 [38.75: 42: 46.25: 50.5: 53.75: 58: 61.5: 65.75] in)

Photographs show the garment knit in Size 3 on a model with a chest circumference of 86 cm (34 in).

RECOMMENDED EASE:
Designed with 3.5–12.5 cm (1.5-5 in) of positive ease at chest circumference.

TENSION/GAUGE:
22 sts and 36 rows to 10 cm (4 in) knitted flat and measured over st patt (see p. 4) after blocking using 4mm (US 6) needles.

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS REQUIRED: 

• 1 pair 3mm (US 2.5) 40 cm needles
• 3mm (US 2.5) 80-100 cm (32-40 in) circular needle
• 1 pair 4mm (US 6) needles (or size to obtain gauge)
• 4mm (US 6) 80-100 cm (32-40 in) circular needle (or size to obtain gauge) Choose the size of circular needle smaller than the chest circumference of your size
• 4 buttons, 2 cm (0.75 in) diameter
• 2 locking stitch markers or waste yarn
• Stitch marker
• Long Stitch holder or waste yarn
• Darning needle

ERRATA:
The most current version of this pattern is V1. Please note you will be purchasing the latest pattern version. Pattern updates are sent to all customers who have purchased a pattern either through email or a Ravelry message.

If you find you are working with an older version please go to our errata page for details of corrections and updates made. You can find the version you are working from by checking the pattern page footers.

LANGUAGES AVAILABLE:
English.

PATTERN FORMAT:
This knitting pattern comes as a PDF file, which will be downloadable via a link that will be emailed to you after purchase.

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