The Haven Cardigan is a fabulous wardrobe staple. Designed for an oversized and boxy fit, its slightly cropped length looks great over dresses and skirts and high-waisted silhouettes. The wide sleeve allows you to wear layers underneath, so you’ll stay extra cozy. The sleeve looks great as a ¾ or longer length. You can decide what suits you best. The body length is also flexible, so you can achieve the perfect fit. Worked from the top down, the seamless construction is easy to try on as you go.

This pattern offers notes on knitting the Haven Cardigan using both a super bulky weight wool and a fluffy yarn. The pattern has been worked to reflect the same gauge for both options, but you may find that depending on which yarn you use, the materials may behave slightly differently. For example, I find when knitting the mohair version that the cardigan drapes more, and I often decrease the rows I work on the body and sleeves, so that it fits perfectly. I encourage you to try on your garment as you go, so that you can make any adjustments as needed, for your own perfect fit.

Size Guide

The Haven Cardigan is designed to have 9.25 - 10.75 inches/23.5 - 27.5 cm of positive ease, for an oversized fit. Choose a size with a finished bust circumference 9.25 - 10.75 inches/23.5 - 27.5 cm larger than your own bust measurement. If you’d like a neater fit, size down.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5)

Finished Bust Circumference

39.75 (46, 53.25, 62, 69.25) inches

98.5 (117, 135.5, 157.5, 176) cm

Finished Length

20.5 (20.75, 21, 21.75, 21.75) inches

52 (52.5, 53.5, 55, 55) cm

Gauge

10 STS and 13 ROWS/RNDS in Stockinette Stitch on 12 mm (US17) needles = 4x4 inches / 10x10 cm

Needles and Notions

16 inch/40 cm 9 mm (US size 13) circular needles.

16 inch/40 cm 12 mm (US size 17) circular needles.

32 inch/80 cm + 10 mm (US size 15) circular needles.

32 inch/80 cm + 12 mm (US size 17) circular needles.

Optional: two 9mm DPNS for optional I-cord ties.

Or alternative needle sizes to obtain gauge.

DPNS or Magic Loop can be used on the sleeves and cuffs for this design.

You will also need 10 stitch markers, and a darning needle to complete this design. Optional: row counter, scrap yarn.

Yardage

Super Bulky Weight Yarn: Approximately 544 (649, 776, 916, 1032) yd/497 (593, 710, 838, 944) m super bulky weight yarn.

Mohair: Approximately 1585 (1895, 2268, 2678, 3019) yd/1449 (1733, 2074, 2449, 2761) m worsted weight mohair

Suggested Materials

Super Bulky Weight Yarn: One strand of Malabrigo Rasta (150g = 90 yd/82 m). Or any Super Bulky Weight yarn to achieve gauge.

Mohair: Four strands of Katia Ingenua (1.75 oz/50 g = 153 yd/140 m) held together.
Yarn substitutions can include any other worsted weight fluffy or brushed yarn, held together to get gauge, including mohair, wool, alpaca and silk. Note that depending on the yarn you chose, you may hold fewer or more strands together to get gauge.

Buy Yarn

Yarn kits to knit this design are available on the For The Knitter page.

Don’t hesitate to reach out for knitting support and happy knitting!

The size shown in the photographs is a size 2.

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