Cardigan with Striped Yoke Knitting Pattern (K3056)

Cardigan with Striped Yoke Knitting Pattern – K3056

A children's cardigan with a colourful patterned yoke and ribbed trims, designed in AMANO Duna 4ply. Naturally K3056 includes six sizes from 2 to 12 years. The sample uses main colour 2604 with contrasts 2607, 2608, 2615 and 2613.

Construction and skills

The body is knitted flat from the bottom up in one piece to the underarms. The sleeves are knitted separately, then joined to the body for the shaped round yoke, worked back and forth. Front bands and a neckband are picked up; sleeve and underarm seams complete the cardigan. Circular needles accommodate the stitches; the cardigan is not knitted in the round.

Suggested skill level: intermediate. Techniques include ribbing, stocking stitch, increases and decreases, charted colourwork, picking up stitches, buttonholes and seaming. The PDF includes a 37-row yoke colourwork chart.

Sizes and finished measurements

Ages are a guide. Choose by finished chest measurement and your preferred ease. Measurements below are in centimetres; sleeve length is from the cast-on edge to the underarm.

Yarn requirements

Use AMANO Duna 4ply with a single strand. Approximate allowances below are calculated at 200 m per 50 g. Each of the four contrast colours has its own allowance.

Tension

27 stitches and 33 rows over 10 cm on 3 mm needles. The PDF does not name the stitch used for this measurement. Swatch the main fabric and colourwork, wash and dry before measuring, and adjust needle size to achieve tension.

Needles and notions

• 2.75 mm, 3 mm and 3.25 mm circular needles with an 80 cm cord, used to work back and forth.
• 6, 6, 6, 7, 7 and 7 buttons by ascending size, including the neckband button.
• 16 stitch markers and 3 stitch holders.
• Tapestry needle for finishing.

Pattern clarifications

For ages 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years respectively:

• At each body underarm, begin the cast-off 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 and 6 stitches before the marker. The total cast-off at each body underarm remains 8, 8, 10, 10, 10 and 12 stitches. At the beginning of each of the next two sleeve rows, cast off 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 and 6 stitches. This gives the stated joined-yoke totals of 273, 289, 305, 321, 337 and 353 stitches.
• On the sleeve increase row, knit to the last 1 stitch before the final increase and knit 1, replacing “last 3 stitches”.
• The listed button totals include one neckband button. Position 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6 buttonholes on the front band, then one on the neckband.

These clarifications apply when following the original PDF; the PDF itself is unchanged.

Pattern format

📥📬 Available as Digital Download or Printed Copy (choose option below).

Choose Digital PDF – Emailed or Printed Pattern – Posted. This purchase is the Naturally pattern only; yarn, needles and other materials are sold separately.

Frequently asked questions

Is the round yoke knitted in the round?

No. Round yoke describes the shaping. The body, sleeves and joined yoke are knitted back and forth, with seams at the sleeves and underarms.

Which sizes are included?

Six sizes for ages 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years, with finished chest measurements of 67, 72, 76, 79, 83 and 89 cm.

How many yarn colours do I need?

Five: a main colour and four contrasts. Allow 600–1200 m of main colour depending on size, plus 200 m of each contrast colour.

How many buttons are needed?

6 buttons for ages 2, 4 and 6, or 7 for ages 8, 10 and 12. These totals include the neckband button.