Pan cardigan

The Pan cadigan is a classic ribbed cardigan with a slightly cropped boxy fit and dropped shoulders. The cardigan is worked in Half brioche rib from bottom up. The sleeves are picked up from the body and worked in the round towards the cuffs. 

The cardigan is knitted holding one strand of fingering weight together with a strand of lace weight silk mohair. The button band is knitted using only the fingering yarn, but holding it double. You can either pick the fingering weight yarn and the silk mohair yarn that have the same colorway, or choose yarns that have a bit of contrast, which makes the button band slightly more visible.

The Pan cardigan is named after Peter Pan. I knitted my first version of this cardigan a few years ago in a khaki green color which reminded me of something Peter Pan would wear, and the name just stuck.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

Finished bust circumference: 112.5 (122.5, 132.5, 142.5, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5, 182.5) cm / 44.25 (48.25, 52.25, 56, 60, 64, 68, 71.75) inches including the intended ease of 35-40 cm / 13.75-15.75 inches

Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 32 cm / 12.5 inches

Armhole depth: 18 (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) cm / 7 (7.5, 7.75, 8.25, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 9.75) inches

Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 35 (35, 35, 35, 37, 37, 37, 39) cm / 13.75 (13.75, 13.75, 13.75, 14.5, 14.5, 14.5, 15.25) inches

Upper arm circumference: 34 (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48) cm / 13.5 (14.25, 15, 15.75, 17, 17.25, 18.25, 19) inches

Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Yarn:

Note: The pullover uses a strand of fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of lace weight yarn, but they can be substituted for a single strand of DK weight yarn. If you wish to work a DK weight version, omit all the instructions where it says “hold the yarns together” and follow only the yarn amount requirements for the fingering weight yarn.

5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Knitting for Olive Merino (100% merino; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Hazelnut or 1050 (1150, 1275, 1400, 1550, 1700, 1875, 2050) m / 1150 (1275, 1400, 1525, 1700, 1850, 2050, 2250) yards of similar fingering weight yarn.

and

4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m / 246 yards per 25 g), shown in colorway Brown Nougat or 850 (925, 1025, 1150, 1275, 1425, 1575, 1750) m / 925 (1025, 1125, 1250, 1400, 1550, 1725, 1900) yards of similar lace weight yarn.

Needles

For the ribbing:

• 3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
• 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-4 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 5-8 for the hem

For the main part

• 4 mm / US 6 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
• 4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the sleeves
• 4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-4 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 5-8 for the body

For the button band

• 3.0 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 100 cm / 40 inches
• 3.0 mm / US 2.5 a set of 4 double-pointed needles or 2 circular needles (cable length doesn’t matter)

Gauge

16 sts and 33 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Half brioche rib on largest needles, knitted flat, after blocking

Notions

3 buttons (2-2.5 cm / 0.75-1 inch diameter)

1 stitch marker

3 removable stitch markers or coilless safety pins

waste yarn

sewing needle

blocking tools