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by Julie Crawford

Velvet Morning began as a quest for

the ideal slouchy cardigan. I imagined
throwing it on with jeans before
heading out on a weekend morning to
grab a coffee, or meet friends for
brunch. It had to be the kind of
cardigan that is effortless to wear and
super comfortable. It had to have lots
of interesting visual details so that it
would make anything you are wearing
an outfit, without having to spend time
thinking about what else would go
with it.

Now that the weather is cooler and I

can wear it all the time, I couldn’t be
happier. It’s my go-to weekend
sweater.

The body is worked in one piece from

the bottom up. Sleeves are knitted flat
and seamed. The collar/neck edging
is worked separately and sewed on.

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model: Julie Crawford, Tanis Lavallee
photos: Guy Crawford, Chris Joyner
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SIZE
XXS[XS, S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X]
(Shown in size XXS with 4 inches of positive ease)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 36[38, 40, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62] inches including front band/collar
Note: Choose a size with at least 4-6 inches of positive ease.
Length: 27[27, 28.5, 29.5, 31.5, 32, 33, 34, 35] inches from shoulder to hem.

MATERIALS
Yarn
Tanis Fiber Arts Green Label Aran Weight [100% merino, 205yds/187m per 115g skein)

Color Option 1 (Blue):

[MC] Midnight; 6[6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12] skeins
[CC1] Atlantic; 1 [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2] skeins
[CC2] Sand; 1 skein
[CC3] Mallard; 1 skein
Color Option 2 (Sand):
[MC] Sand; 6[6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12] skeins
[CC1] Dove; 1[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2] skeins
[CC2] Plum; 1 skein
[CC3] Lilac; 1 skein

Recommended needle size

[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below -- every knitter's gauge is unique]
1 US #8/5mm circular needles, 40 inches or longer

Notions
yarn needle
2 stitch markers

GAUGE

20 sts / 22 rows = 4" in Stockinette stitch after blocking

 

PATTERN NOTES
[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]

M1P: Insert left needle, from back to

front, under strand of yarn which runs
between last stitch on left needle and
first stitch on right needle; purl this
stitch. 1 st increased.

Sweater is intended to be oversized,

and worn with 4-6 inches of positive
ease.

For ease of knitting, there are two

colorwork charts to correspond to the
two colorways displayed in the
samples.

The colorwork will not be perfectly

symmetrical for both Left and Right
fronts. Simply work in pattern across
row, repeating motif in border, and
finish by working remaining sts in
pattern as per chart. Remember to
continue from left to right over these
same sts in the following WS row.

All stitches for colorwork chart are

knit on the RS and purled on the WS.

Charts
The charts for this pattern are very
large. Each fits on a letter-sized page.

Click the appropriate colorway below

and the resulting page.

Midnight chart • Sand chart

DIRECTIONS

BODY
Using MC, cast on 150[160, 170, 180, 200, 220, 240, 260, 280] sts.

Work in k2, p2 ribbing for 3[3, 3, 3, 3.5, 3.5, 4, 4, 4] inches.

Beginning with a RS row, work two rows in St st.

Work Rows 1-66 of Colorwork Chart (Sand or Midnight) once.

With MC only, begin working St st once more, AT THE SAME TIME, on the first row, pm after first 37[40, 42, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65,
70] sts, then pm 76[80, 86, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140] sts after that.

Cont in St st for 4[4, 4.5, 4.5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5] inches more, ending with a WS row.

Shape Armholes:
Next Row [RS]: Work to 3[3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7] sts before marker, BO 6[6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 14] sts (removing marker), knit to
3[3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7] sts before second
marker, BO 6[6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 14]
sts (removing marker), knit to end of
row.

LEFT FRONT
Cont on Left Front only, working
armhole shaping as follows:
Next Row [WS]: Purl.
Next Row [RS]: K1, ssk, knit to end.
Rep last 2 rows 4[5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13,
14] times more. 29[31, 31, 33, 36, 39,
41, 44, 48] sts

Cont working even in St st until piece

measures 7[7, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10, 11, 12,
13] inches from armhole bind off.

BO 3[3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6] sts at beg of

next 4 RS rows. BO rem sts.

RIGHT FRONT
With RS facing, attach MC and work
across Right Front only, shaping
armhole as follows:
Next Row [RS]: Knit to last 3 sts, k2tog,
k1.
Next Row [WS]: Purl.
Rep last 2 rows 4[5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13,
14] times more. 29[31, 31, 33, 36, 39,
41, 44, 48] sts

Cont working even in St st until piece

measures 7 [7, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10, 11, 12,
13] inches from armhole bind off. BO
3[3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6] sts at beg of next
4 WS rows. BO rem sts.

BACK
With RS facing, attach MC to Back.
Next Row [RS]: K1, ssk, knit to last 3
sts, k2tog, k1.
Next Row [WS]: Purl.
Rep last 2 rows 4[5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13,
14] times more. 60[62, 65, 66, 72, 77,
81, 88, 96] sts
Cont working even in St st until back
measures same length as front to
shoulder.
Bind off all rem sts.

SLEEVE [Make 2]
CO 44 [44, 44, 46, 46, 48, 48, 50, 50]
sts and work in k2, p2 ribbing for 2.5
[2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 3, 3, 3, 3] inches.

Begin working the chart: On row 15[15, 15, 13, 13, 11, 11, 9, 9] of chart, begin increasing as follows while maintaining the
chart pattern: k1, m1, cont in chart patt to last st, m1, k1.

Note: If increase falls on a WS row, work row as p1, m1p, cont in chart patt to last st, m1p, p1.

Continue increasing in this manner every 4[4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2] rows 5[7, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31] times more, then every 8[8, 8,
8, 8, 6, 6, 5, 5] rows 2[2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1] times more. 60 [64, 70, 76, 84, 92, 100, 108, 116] sts.

Continue working back and forth without further increases (when chart is complete, continue in MC only) until sleeve
measures 16.5 [16.5, 16.5, 17, 17, 17, 17.5, 17.5, 17.5] inches from cast on.

Shape sleeve cap:

BO 4[4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7] sts at the beginning of the next two rows.

Dec 1 st each side of every RS row 8[8, 8, 8, 10, 8, 8, 6, 6] times as follows: k1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.

Then dec 1 st each side of every other RS row 3[3, 3, 3, 2, 5, 5, 7, 8] times.

BO 3[3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5] sts at the beginning of the next 4 rows. BO rem sts.

Collar
Seam shoulders of sweater.
CO 22 sts.
Work in k2, p2 rib until collar/neck edging is the same length as the sweater from left front hem, circling up and around the
back of the neck, and down the right front to the hem.
BO in rib and seam on to sweater.

FINISHING
Wet block sweater and sleeves. Seam sleeves and set into armholes. Sew side seams.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Julie Crawford lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband, two cats, and a
hedgehog. She works for a nonprofit by day, and knits like crazy at night.

She can be found here.

Pattern & images © 2011 Julie Crawford. Contact Julie