The Adèle cardigan is a sleeveless, round-neck, button-down cardigan, embellished with crossed slipped stitch lines creating a faux raglan effect that subtly structures the silhouette. Its extended twisted ribbing along the body and neat finishes make it a timeless piece, as enjoyable to knit as it is to wear. Intermediate pattern level 3/5, video tutorials available on our YouTube channel.

PDF pattern content: highly pedagogical bilingual French/English assembly instructions (sent by email immediately after payment is received; remember to check your spam folder).

Sizes and dimensions: Sizes are indicated as follows: XS-S-M (L-XL-2XL) 3XL-4XL-5XL. Detailed size guide available by clicking here.

Construction: The Adèle cardigan is knitted from the top down, seamlessly. After the upper back, the shoulders are shaped using short rows, incorporating an elegant crossed slipped stitch design. The front halves and back are then joined under the armholes to continue the body flat, allowing the twisted rib borders to extend into textured panels along the body. Finally, the neckline and button bands are added for a neat finish.

Materials needed:

• Yarn suggestion:
  Cotton, 100% cotton (140 m / 50 g): 6-6-6 (8-8-8) 10-10-10 balls
  Or in meters of an equivalent yarn (linen, wool, blended material...): approximately 650-
  700-780 (900-1000-1100) 1250-1350-1450 m.
• Circular needles:
  - 3.5 mm with 40 and 80 or 100 cm cables
  - 3 mm with 40 and 80 or 100 cm cables
• 3 stitch markers
• Cables or waste yarn to hold stitches
• Tapestry needle to weave in ends at the finish

Gauge: 22 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 3.5 mm needles

Technical stitches (video tutorials freely available on our YouTube channel):

• Long Tail cast on
• Twisted knit stitch
• Crossed slipped stitches
• M1R & M1L intercalary increases
• Picking up stitches for the front halves of the Adèle top & cardigan
• German short rows
• Double stitch cast on
• Yarn overs

Size Guide