A 1970s design
The Varsity Cardigan
rewritten for your size, yarn and gauge
A classic 1970s cable cardigan with a V-neck. Columns of cables and slipped-stitch ribs rise from a deep ribbed hem, and a band in a second colour runs up the fronts and round the neck, folded so the edge stays crisp. The elbow-length sleeves finish in deep striped rib cuffs and are gently gathered at the shoulder. Four crocheted ring buttons finish it off.
- Fit
- About 2¾–3½ in (7–9 cm) of ease at the bust, buttoned; ends just below the waist
- Skill level
- Intermediate. Small cables and slipped columns, with a folded contrast band.
- Sizes
- US 4 to 24 (UK 8 to 28, EU 36 to 56): 32 to 52 in (81 to 132 cm) bust
- Yarns
- Fingering / 4-ply, Sport, DK / light worsted, Worsted / Aran
- Original yarn
- DK (light worsted), at about 22 sts and 32 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over the cable pattern. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge.
- Gauge
- Your own, from 19.5 to 30 stitches per 4 in (10 cm)
- You get
- Your complete pattern straight away, to read on screen, print or save, plus an email link back to it
Bulky (chunky) yarn isn't offered: the cables and narrow folded band would turn coarse and the fronts too thick.
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What you'll get
- Every piece written out in full for your size and gauge
- Row counts with the length to check against, so you always know where you are
- Row-by-row planners for the tricky bits, where shaping happens on both edges at once
- Drawings of each piece with your measurements, and full making-up instructions
Every design is chosen by a knitter and checked against its original pattern. If you get stuck, email us and a real person will help.
This one needs a swatch. Please measure your gauge over the cable pattern itself, not plain stockinette (the pattern shows you how to knit the swatch). Cables and ribs draw the knitting in. A yarn label's gauge is for plain stockinette, so it won't give the right size here. Here's how to measure your gauge.
