I am so so so excited ya'll! I have finally completed, test knit, and am publishing my very first knitting pattern! Whooooo!
First of all, I have to say hats off to all of the fabulous knitwear designers out there. Seriously, this ish is hard. There is so much math involved, and numbers are not my strong suit. But after some serious calculator skills and some math checking my by science-minded hubby, this pattern is ready to go!
So, I present to you...... (drumroll please)..... The Ribtastic Cardi!
The entire pattern is presented below, but the pattern is also available
HERE in PDF form.
Ribtastic is a top-down raglan cardigan made out of worsted weight yarn. It features a decreasing rib pattern along the bottom, and pockets made using short-rows, to appear continuous with the decreasing ribbing of the body.
As a smaller disclaimer, I have done my very best to ensure this pattern is free of errors. However, it is my first design. So if you encounter an error or pattern instructions are unclear, just let me know and I'll attempt to fix it. Thanks so much!
Gauge: 20 sts and 24 rows per 4”
Yarn: Lion Brand Heartland in Yosemite
Yardage: 1410 (1530, 1600, 1700, 1800)
Needles: US 7 DPN’s or 40” circular, US 8 32” circular, or size that achieves gauge
Sizing: 32 (34, 38, 40, 44)
Cast On 54 (56, 62, 67, 69)
stitches
Row 1 - Set up Row (RS): K2 (2, 2,
3, 3), PM, K8 (8, 10, 10, 10) PM, K34 (36, 38, 41, 43), PM, K8 (8, 10, 10,
10), PM, K2 (2, 2, 3, 3)
Row 2 (WS): Purl
Increases:
Row
1:(RS) *Knit to 1 stitch before marker, KFB, SM, K1, KFB* (4 times) Knit to end (8 sts inc.)
Row
2: (WS) Purl
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 23 (25, 28, 30,
34) times.
Separate Sleeves and Body
(RS) Knit to marker 1, Remover
marker and place stitches on waste yarn, cast on 2 (2, 3, 4, 4), remove marker.
Knit to marker 3, place sleeve stitches on waist yar, cast on 2 (2, 3, 4, 4)
knit to end. 134 (144, 164, 179, 197 ) sts left on needle
(WS) Purl
(RS) Increase 0 (2, 2, 3, 1) evenly
on this row.
(WS) Purl
Continue in stockinette stitch
until body measures 10 (11, 12, 12, 13) inches from underarm, or 8 inches from desired pattern length.
Bottom Ribbing:
Row 1: K2, P2, Knit to 4 sts from
end, P2, K2
Row 2: P2, K2, Purl to 4 sts from
end, K2, P2
Row 3: (K2, P2) 2 times, Knit to 8
sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times
Row 4: (P2, K2) 2 times, Purl to 8
sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times
Row 5: (K2, P2) 3 times, Knit to 12
sts from end, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 6: (P2, K2) 3 times, Purl to 12
sts from end, (K2, P2) 3 times
Repeat Rows 5 & 6 seven more
times (8 times total)
Row 7: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, P2,
Knit to 44 sts from end, P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 8: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, K2,
Purl to 44 sts from end, K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 9: : (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, P2,
K2, P2, Knit to 48 sts from end, P2, K2, P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3
times
Row 10: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, K2,
P2, K2, Purl to 48 sts from end, K2, P2,K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3
times
Row 11: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 52 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 12: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 52 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 13: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 56 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 14: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 56 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 15: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 60 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 16: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 60 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 17: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 64 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 18: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 64 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
For
size 32, move to rows 49 and 50
Row 19: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 68 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 20: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 68 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 21: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 70 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 22: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 70 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
For
size 34, move to rows 49 and 50
Row 23: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 72 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 24: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 72 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 25: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 74 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 26: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 74 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 27: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 76 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 28: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 76 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 29: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 78 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 30: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 78 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 31: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 80 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 32: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 80 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
For size 38, move to rows 49 and 50
Row 33: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 82 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 34: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 82 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 35: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 84 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 36: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 84 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 37: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 86 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 38: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 86 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 39: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 88 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 40: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 88 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
For size 40, move to rows 49 and 50
Row 41: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 90 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 42: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 90 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 43: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 92 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 44: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 92 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 45: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 94 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 46: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 94 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 47: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, (P2,
K2) 2 times, P2, Knit to 96 sts from end, (P2, K2) 2 times,
P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 48: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, (K2,
P2) 2 times, K2, Purl to 96 sts from end, (K2, P2) 2 times,
K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Row 49: (K2, P2) 3 times, K30, *P2,
K2* to 40 sts from end, P2, K30, (P2, K2) 3 times
Row 50: (P2, K2) 3 times, P30, *K2,
P2* to 40 sts from end, K2, P30, (K2, P2) 3 times
Repeat Rows 21 & 22 13 (11, 9,
7, 5) more times.
Row 15: *K2, P2* to end
Row 16: *P2, K2* to end
Switch to smaller needles.
Repeat Rows 15 & 16 7 more
times (8 times total)
Bind off loosely in pattern.
Front Edging:
Switching to smaller needles and with RS
facing, pick up and knit 3 of every 4 sts all the way around, ending with a
multiple of 4+2. Work *k2,p2* for 2.5’’. Bind off.
Sleeves:
Place held stitches on circular or
double pointed needles. PM for beginning of round.
Pick up 2 stitches from underarm,
knit around held stitches, pick up 2 more stitches from underarm. 58 (62, 70, 74, 82) sts.
Knit 1 round.
Decrease round: K1, SSK, knit to last 3 stitches,
K2tog, K1
Repeat decrease round every 6 rounds 11 (13, 15, 17, 20) times, until there are 36 (36, 40, 40, 44) sts remaining.
Knit in stockinette until sleeve
measures 14 (14, 15, 16, 16) inches from underarm, or 4 inches from desired
length.
Switching to smaller needles: K2,
P2 for 4 inches.
Bind of sleeve stiches loosely.
Repeat for second sleeve.
Pockets:
With front RS facing, pick up 26
stitches, beginning 12 stitches from edging and at the bottom of the
stockinette section of ribbing.
Row 1 (WS): *K2, P2* to end
Row 2 (RS): *P2, K2* to end.
Repeat rows 1 & 2 until pocket
is even with front cardigan ribbing.
Row 1 (and all RS rows): *P2, K2*
to end.
Row 2 (WS): *K2, P2* K2 to 4 from
end. Turn.
Row 4 (WS): *K2, P2* K2 to 8 from
end. Turn.
Row 6 (WS): *K2, P2* K2 to 12 from
end. Turn.
Row 8 (WS): *K2, P2* K2 to 16 from
end. Turn.
Row 10 (WS): K2, P2, K2 to 20 from
end. Turn.
Row12: (WS): *K2, P2* to end.
Bind off in pattern. Seam pocket
sides to cardigan.
