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Knit a Super Cozy Boxy Cardigan

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This is one of those designs that, while it can be knit in lots of different kinds of yarn, really benefits from choosing a yarn with similar characteristics, if not the one the designer used.

Check out our review of the Color Block Cardigan for babies as well.

The Boxy Raglan Cardigan by Joji Locatelli is a simple, roomy, top down raglan v-neck worked in wide stripes. The yarn she used is technically worsted weight but it’s so fuzzy it works just fine at a bulkier gauge. It was knit at 13 stitches per 4 inches/10 cm, or 3.25 stitches per inch/2.5 cm.

That makes this project a really fast knit, and the fluffy merino/silk blend adds a bit of luxury.

Of course if you don’t want to use that yarn, any worsted weight yarn with some fluff to it would work. Or maybe you can try a worsted weight yarn with a mohair yarn to amp up the fluffy factor. You could try working with a bulky weight yarn instead, but of course the sweater will have a different look.

The sweater has 10 size options, ranging from a bust circumference of 43.25 to 84.25 inches, or 108 to 203 cm. It’s designed to be worn with 12 to 16 inches, or 30 to 40 centimeters, of positive ease. The body is worked flat and the sleeves are worked in the round, giving them a slightly different gauge.

As written the sweater is short enough to tuck into your pants if you like that look, or you can make it longer if you like to amp up the cozy factor.

You can get the pattern on Ravelry.

Looking for more fun cardigan knitting patterns? Here’s a collection of easy cardigan knitting patterns I’ve collected, and even more cozy cardigan knitting patterns for you to enjoy. I feel like this may be the year of cardigans for me, so I’ll probably be sharing more cardigan knitting patterns in the future!

[Photo: Joji Locatelli]

Comments

  1. Is the black-n-white sweater the same as the one Troy’s mother made for him, the one he’s worn on Jeopardy ™ a few times?

Have you read?

Easy Knit Baskets to Use All Your Stash

For the past few years I’ve taken part in a Christmas in July blog hop that encourages people to get a jump on their making for holiday gifts. 

I love to use yarn I already have for these projects in the hope that people will consider what they already have that they can use to make projects for themselves or to give as gifts. 

This year it was a couple of knit baskets made using partial balls of yarn left in my stash from other projects. 

They use the same basic pattern but the first one is made with two colors of bulky yarn, and the second used two strands of worsted weight yarn held together, which made the gauge about the same, but I cast on fewer stitches to make a smaller version. 

The bottom of the basket is square, though you can make them rectangular if you’d rather. Then I just knit up the sides in rounds until I was about to run out of yarn. This gave both baskets rather short sides — maybe more like a tray than a basket — but you can keep knitting as long as you like to make the sides of your basket as tall as you want. 

They’re worked in seed stitch, which keeps the edges from curling and adds a nice texture to the baskets.

Of course this also allows you to use even more odd balls from your stash. I’d love to make a big one someday combining lots of different yarn. I mean, I’d probably use it to store more yarn, but that’s a fine thing to do. 

As it is, these little trays are great for sitting on your desk or bedside table to hold little things that always seem to appear there. I like to use one to hold the supplies for whatever project I’m working on, things like little scissors, my tape measure, a crochet hook, etc.

And they would make good gifts on their own or as a container to hold some other goodies if you like. 

You can find the free pattern for these stash busting baskets over at Our Daily Craft.