The 2 Skein 2 Hour One-Size Cardigan

When I made the sample swatch with size 50 needles to demonstrate the cross-bar of yarn behind the V for welting and English Brioche I really liked the look of the bulky yarn on the over-sized knitting needles so I made a cardigan.

Using size 50 knitting needle really speeds up the project. I made this one with one skein of Autumn Leaves and one skein of Shale. This is a chunky yarn (5). I worked a row of single crochet around the edge, three sc per knit stitch, but it did add weight to the cardigan so next time I would do two stitches in each stitch instead of three stitches.

 

Then I decided to use up some other bulky (6) yarn. This one took more than two skeins because there is half the yardage in these skeins than in the other brand. With this one I did not do the edging, just four rows of single crochet along the collar. In the first one the front panel is wider also. I actually like the wider, draped look a lot.

Here is the basic pattern if you want to make either version for a quick afternoon project. There really isn't much to it. It's a good practice piece and the end result is a drapey, fun cardigan.

Chunky Yarn

1 skein Country Loom/Autumn Leaves 104 yds/95 m 5 oz

1 skein Country Loom/Shale 104 yds/95 m 5 oz

Size 50 knitting needles.

Bulky Yarn

2 skeins Hometown USA/Brown 64 yrds/4 oz each

2 skeins Hometown USA/Mustard 64 yrds/4 oz each

(Or 4 skeins of same color.)

Back:

For both versions, CO 26. Work Stockinette for 26 rows, ending with the purl row. Put live stitches on a holder or scrap yarn. (If desired, bind off 13th and 14th stitch on last row worked.)

Left Panel:

For Chunky version, CO 26 in Shale. Work Stockinette in Shale to 20^th row. Change color to Autumn Leaves at 18th row and keep working Stockinette to 24th row. 25^th row is a purl row. Bind off 12 stitches, leaving 12 stitches on needle, finish purling that row, knit 26^th row. Put live stitches on a holder or scrap yarn.

For Bulky version, CO 19. Bind off 7 st, leaving 12 st on needle.

Right Panel:

For Chunky version, CO 26 in Shale. Work Stockinette in Shale. Change color to Autumn Leaves at 18th row and keep working Stockinette to 24^th row. On 24^th row bind off 12 stitches, leaving 12 stitches on needle, finish knitting that row, purl a row, knit 26^th row.

For Bulky version, CO 19. Bind off 7 st, leaving 12 st on needle.

If you have more than two giant knitting needles you could do a 3 needle bind off to attach front panels to back but I did Kitchener’s stitch. You could also bind off and seam pieces together.

Slide size 50 knitting needle through 12 stitches on right side of back for right panel. With tapestry needle sew back and front panel together in Kitchener’s stitch with wrong sides together, working with right side facing you.

Slide size 50 knitting needle through 12 stitches on left of back for left panel. With tapestry needle sew back and front panel together in Kitchener’s stitch with wrong sides together, working with right side facing you.

There will be two live stitches remaining on holder or scrap yarn. I incorporated them into the edging and the collar. You could bind off 13^th and 14^th stitch on 26^th row when working that row instead.

With shoulder seams together, for chunky yarn version, count down 10 stitches on both sides and seam sides to these marked stitches. For bulky version I counted down 10 stitches on both sides from shoulder seam and picked up 21 stitches and worked 4 rows in Stockinette for a short sleeve then seamed up side and sleeve.

For the edging on the chunky version I used a size J crochet hook and worked single crochet around all edges, picking up the remaining 2 live stitches on back.

For the bulky version I did not do any edge work but single crocheted with size J crochet hook from seam to seam, picking up the remaining 2 live stitches on back. Do 4 rows of single crochet for the collar.

Easy peasy! Such a simple project that whips up super fast.