Castaway Cardigan by Alexandra Tavel

Castaway Cardigan

Knitting
August 2025
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1230 - 2460 yards (1125 - 2249 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
English
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Embrace coastal casual with the Castaway Cardigan! A play on words for casting on a project and casting a net, this eyelet stitch top down cardi is fisherman-chic and ready to slip into on late summer nights when the temperatures start to lean into fall.

This pattern file contains two versions of the Castaway Cardigan - the first offers more simplified, condensed instructions for intermediate/advanced knitters, while the second offers line-by-line instructions for those less confident in reading their stitches.

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SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
Suggested positive ease: 12-14”/30.5-35.5cm
Pictured in a size S on model with 34”/86cm bust

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Dimensions taken while laying flat – cardigan may stretch lengthwise when worn.
Back width: 22 (24, 26, 28, 30) (32, 34, 36, 38)”/56 (61, 66, 71, 76) (81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5)cm
Bust circumference when closed: 44 (48, 52, 56, 60) (64, 68, 72, 76)”/112 (122, 132, 142, 152.5) (162.5, 172.5, 183, 193)cm
Length: 27.75 (27.75, 27.75, 27.75, 27.75) (30.25, 30.25, 30.25, 30.25)”/70.5 (70.5, 70.5, 70.5, 70.5, 70.5) (77, 77, 77, 77)cm

DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Intermediate

SKILLS
Knit and purl stitches
Double YO increases
K2tog, P2tog, SKP decreases
Reading stitches to stay in pattern
Creating buttonholes
Picking up and knitting along an edge

All patterns are written in standard US terms.

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