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Free(ish) Pattern: Mardi Cardighan

August 22, 2012 by Sarah White

pickles mardi cardiThis is, apparently, the week of adorable cardigans (wish someone had told me!), because I found another one for you. The Mardi Cardi from Pickles is a really cute basic raglan cardigan with a few twists.

It’s worked from the bottom up in the round with a steek, which is sort of strange for a project that’s a single color (you could always work it flat as well, though it might be good steeking practice if you’ve never done it before).

Also the pattern is written by someone who’s not a native speaker of English, so some of the terms are a little strange, but with a pattern this simple I think you can handle it.

I say it’s freeish because only the instructions for the large size are given; other sizes can be purchased for $8 and the pattern is available as a PDF. But if you’re a large, you’re in luck!

[Photo by Pickles.]

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Comments

  1. Kathleen says

    August 22, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    Is the link missing?

  2. JaanL says

    August 23, 2012 at 12:56 am

    I”m with Kathleen, no link, and do you know how many ‘Pickles’ websites there are? None showing knitting patterns. LOL…besides I need the large size pattern, am a bit like an over stuffed chair.

  3. Kathy says

    August 23, 2012 at 5:16 am

    hey, i found the pattern for the mardi carti here! yay!!

    http://www.pickles.no/mardi-cardi/2012/8/6/mardi-cardi.html

  4. Pattie McIntyre says

    August 23, 2012 at 5:24 am

    Link, please. :}

  5. SylviaC says

    August 23, 2012 at 8:23 am

    Not hard to find the site- I typed in pickles patterns and a lot showed up.
    Here is the link to Mardi Cardi

    http://www.pickles.no/mardi-cardi/

  6. Meig says

    August 23, 2012 at 8:28 am

    http://shop.pickles.no/en/products/patterns/patterns-only/mardi-cardi.html

  7. Sarah White says

    August 23, 2012 at 9:00 am

    Thanks everybody who helped with the link! It’s in there now. My fingers got ahead of my brain!

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It seems like every summer there’s a new crop of tank top knitting patterns, and what I noticed about a lot of the new releases this year is that they have fun little details that make them a little more interesting both to knit and to wear. 

Like the Sailoress Top from Joji Locatelli, which has a pretty cable worked up the center from and back, with shorter sections of cable work on the shoulders. It uses DK weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes up to a bust circumference of 72 inches/ 158 cm. You can find the pattern on Ravelry. 

Combine lace and cables in an allover pattern on the Mountain Laurel Top from Andrea Gaughan. This sport weight pattern is worked from the bottom up in the count and has 10 sizes. It’s available on Ravelry.

The Vienna Textured Tank Top by Sarah Hatton has wide ribs broken up by eyelets. There’s very little shaping so it’s a pretty easy knit worked in fingering weight yarn. There are nine sizes available and it’s a free download on Ravelry.

Make a tank with a boho vibe perfect for festival season with Mary Beth Temple’s Tropical Sunset Tank Top. Worked in worsted weight cotton yarn, it’s knit from the bottom up in pieces to make it more stable. The coloring changing yarn is perfect for this one, or you can make it solid or work in your own stripes. You can get the XS size free on her blog, and other sizes are available on Ravelry.

Looking for a cropped lacy V-neck top to knit for summer? Jessie Maed Designs has the Sundae Swirl Tank, worked in DK weight yarn in the round with a fun combination of lace and cables. The ribbing under the arms helps give it a great fit. There are six sizes up to a chest measurement of 62 inches/157.5 cm. You can find this one on Ravelry.

How about a tank top with buttons? The Ridge Tank Button Down from Bluebird Pine Shop could double as a vest in cooler weather. This one is made with light fingering weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes. Grab a copy on Ravelry.

An otherwise simple top can be made a little more interesting with the addition of a fun edging, like on Sarah Opie’s Seashell Tank. Worked in fingering weight yarn, it has a whopping 24 sizes and lots of customization options for making it fit the way you want. The edging is crocheted. Learn more on Ravelry.

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