Description

🤎 CHUNKY I-CORD CARDIGAN – EASY KNITTING PATTERN PDF 🤎

Knit a cozy, beautifully textured chunky button-front cardigan featuring classic Seed Stitch, long sleeves and a distinctive applied I-cord finish.

This comfortable cardigan has a simple relaxed shape and rich textured surface that looks wonderful in solid, heathered or variegated chunky yarn. The I-cord edging creates a neat professional finish around the entire cardigan and forms the buttonholes at the same time.

🧶 PATTERN DETAILS

• Digital PDF knitting pattern
• Skill level: Easy
• Sizes: S (M, L, XL, 2XL)
• Chunky / Bulky #5 yarn
• All-over Seed Stitch texture
• Long sleeves
• Round neckline
• Button-front cardigan
• 5 large buttons
• Applied I-cord edging
• I-cord buttonhole loops
• Front, Back and Sleeves worked separately
• Full written instructions
• Garment schematic and measurements included

📏 FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Chest:
S – 34″
M – 38″
L – 42″
XL – 45″
2XL – 48″

Finished Length:
21 (22, 23, 24, 25)”

Body to Armhole:
12 (12½, 13, 13½, 14)”

Back Armhole Depth:
7½ (8, 8½, 9, 9½)”

Sleeve Length:
17 (17, 17½, 18, 18)”

The PDF also includes a detailed garment schematic on page 4, showing the Front, Back and Sleeve dimensions for every size.

🧵 MATERIALS

Use a soft Chunky / Bulky #5 yarn with approximately 110 yd / 101 m per 100 g skein.

Approximate yarn requirements:

• S – 7 skeins
• M – 7 skeins
• L – 8 skeins
• XL – 9 skeins
• 2XL – 10 skeins

A soft wool/alpaca or wool-blend chunky yarn makes a suitable substitute.

You will also need:

• 8 mm / US 11 straight knitting needles
• 2 double-pointed needles for I-cord trim
• Stitch markers
• 5 buttons – approximately 1⅜” / 35 mm

📐 GAUGE

12 stitches and 18 rows = 4″ / 10 cm in Seed Stitch.

Always check your gauge before beginning to achieve the intended finished measurements.

✨ BEAUTIFUL SEED STITCH TEXTURE

The cardigan is worked primarily in Seed Stitch, giving the fabric a rich, cozy texture that works especially well with chunky yarn.

The pattern includes instructions for Seed Stitch over both even and odd stitch counts, making it easier to maintain the texture while shaping the garment.

🪡 SPECIAL I-CORD FINISHING

One of the most attractive details of this cardigan is its I-cord trim.

The PDF includes step-by-step written instructions for:

• Unattached I-cord
• Applied I-cord
• I-cord buttonholes

After the cardigan is assembled, a 3-stitch applied I-cord is worked around the garment edge. At each buttonhole marker, the I-cord is temporarily worked unattached to create a neat buttonhole loop.

Applied I-cord is also worked around each sleeve edge for a coordinated finish.

👚 CONSTRUCTION

The cardigan is knitted in separate pieces:

• Back
• Left Front
• Right Front
• Two Sleeves

The written instructions guide you through armhole shaping, neckline shaping, shoulder shaping and sleeve-cap shaping.

Once the pieces are complete, the shoulders are seamed, sleeves are set in, and sleeve and side seams are sewn before adding the decorative I-cord finishing.

📖 YOUR PDF PATTERN INCLUDES

• Complete materials list
• Sizes S–2XL
• Finished measurements
• Gauge information
• Knitting abbreviations
• Seed Stitch instructions
• Unattached I-cord tutorial
• Applied I-cord tutorial
• I-cord buttonhole instructions
• Complete Back instructions
• Left and Right Front instructions
• Long Sleeve instructions
• Armhole and neckline shaping
• Sleeve-cap shaping
• Assembly instructions
• Button placement
• I-cord finishing instructions
• Garment schematic with measurements

🤎 PERFECT FOR

This pattern is a lovely choice for knitters who enjoy:

• Chunky cardigan patterns
• Quick and cozy knitting projects
• Textured Seed Stitch
• Classic button-front sweaters
• I-cord finishing techniques
• Handmade autumn and winter clothing

Use a multicolored yarn for a rustic look similar to the photographed cardigan, or choose a solid neutral shade for a timeless everyday sweater.

📥 IMPORTANT

THIS LISTING IS FOR A DIGITAL PDF KNITTING PATTERN ONLY.

No finished cardigan, yarn, buttons, needles or other physical materials will be shipped.

The pattern is rated Easy, although some familiarity with garment shaping, seaming and working I-cord will be helpful.

🤎 Happy Knitting!