Meet the Know Your Worth Knit Cocoon Cardigan, an oversized wrap-style cardigan knit flat as one simple rectangle and finished with a folded seam, ribbed cuffs, and a cozy button collar, perfect for the knitter who wants a beautifully textured layer without a lot of fussy shaping.
✨ Features
- Knit flat as a single rectangle, no complicated shaping to track
- Lace Bands stitch pattern gives it a textured, striped look
- Ribbed collar and cuffs picked up and worked in the round for a clean finish
- Optional leather pedestal button closure for an elevated touch
- Sized to fit XS-M, L-2X, and 3X-5X
🧵 How It's Made
You'll start by knitting the body as one long rectangle in the Lace Bands pattern until it reaches the full length. From there, you fold it widthwise like a hot dog and whip stitch each short edge partway closed, leaving openings for the cuffs. The ribbed cuffs get picked up and knit in the round right at those openings, and the collar is picked up around the whole body opening and worked in the round in 2x2 ribbing until it reaches your desired depth.
💖 Why You'll Love It
This is a project that rewards you with a whole lot of finished garment for a pretty approachable construction. The Lace Bands pattern keeps your hands busy with just enough texture to stay interesting, and turning a single rectangle into a full cocoon cardigan feels a little like magic once you get to the folding and seaming step. It's the kind of piece you'll want to wrap up in on repeat.
📏 Sizing
This pattern is written for three size groupings: XS-M, L-2X, and 3X-5X.
- Body piece measures 53 (58½, 64)" x 21 (25, 29)" laid flat
- Collar measures 7" in length, or adjust to your preferred depth
🧶 Yarn + Materials
Yarn: Sirdar Jewelspun (100% acrylic; 546 yds / 500m; 7.05 oz / 200g), shown in color Golden Green #0845
Amount: 4 (4, 5) balls
Needles: US 7 [4.5mm], 60" circular needle, plus double-pointed needles in the same size (or size needed to get gauge)
Notions: stitch markers, tapestry needle, blocking supplies, and an optional leather pedestal button closure
Gauge: 12.5 sts and 32 rows = 4" in Lace Bands pattern, after blocking (this pattern stretches widthwise and shrinks lengthwise, so pull your swatch horizontally before pinning)
🔖 Pattern Details
- Knit pattern, written instructions with a dedicated project video tutorial
- Additional video tutorials linked for long tail cast on, knit stitch, purl stitch, knitting lace, tinking, adding a lifeline, burying ends, k2tog, and binding off in pattern
🧠 Skills
This is a great project for practicing ssk and k2tog decreases, yarn overs, reading a repeat, picking up stitches, working in the round on double-pointed needles, and whip stitch seaming.
⚠️ Important Info
This is a digital PDF pattern, not a finished garment. Written in US knitting terms.
❓ FAQ
Is this a finished cardigan or a pattern? This listing is for the knit pattern (written instructions), not a finished garment.
What size will I need? The pattern is written for three groupings: XS-M, L-2X, and 3X-5X. Check the finished body measurements above to find your best fit.
Do I need to know lace knitting already? The pattern includes full written instructions and a linked video tutorial for how to knit lace, plus tutorials for every technique used.
What yarn do I need? Sirdar Jewelspun, a worsted weight acrylic yarn, in 4 to 5 balls depending on your size.
Is the button closure included? The leather pedestal button closure is listed as an optional notion, it's not included with the pattern purchase.
The Fine Print
❣️ THIS IS A DIGITAL PDF PATTERN, NOT A FINISHED PRODUCT ❣️
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Personal & Small-Batch Use This pattern is licensed for personal use and for individual makers to create and sell finished, handmade items made from it. It is not licensed for commercial manufacturing, mass production, licensing to a business, or use by a company producing items at scale. If you're a maker selling your own handmade pieces one at a time, you're covered. If you're a business looking to manufacture or license this design for production, that requires separate written permission, please reach out.
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Accuracy & Use Every effort has been made to ensure this pattern is accurate and easy to follow. It's designed for makers with basic knit/crochet skills, including the ability to read and follow pattern instructions and terminology. We're not able to support modifications outside of what's written in the pattern; any changes you make (different yarn, resizing, etc.) are your own to work out.
Support Need help? Our community Facebook group is the place: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarlysMinions. Any included video tutorials are also there to help you through tricky spots.
Digital Delivery & Returns This is a digital product, no physical item ships. Because of that, ✨ there are no returns or refunds once the pattern is downloaded. ✨
Your Agreement By purchasing this pattern, you agree to these terms. Use of the pattern is at your own discretion and risk, and we're not liable for outcomes or damages from its use.
Thank you for supporting a small, independent designer! We hope you love making this one. – ⭐️ Marly Bird
