Confetti Cardigan Junior by Nashwa Sakr

Confetti Cardigan Junior

Knitting
May 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Reverse shakers rib pattern
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
842 - 1564 yards (770 - 1430 m)
4/5 (5/6, 6/7, 7/8, 8/9, 9/10, 10/12, 12/14) years
English
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Sizes:
4-5 (5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-12, 12-14) yrs.

Measurements (Blocked):
Chest Circumference (closed):

Approximately 78 (79, 83, 83, 87, 91, 97, 101) cm / 30.7 (31.1, 32.6, 32.6, 34.2, 35.8, 37.4, 39.7) inches.
Total length from mid back (excluding back neck band):
Approximately 39 (40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51) cm / 15.3 (15.7, 16.1, 16.9, 17.7, 18.5, 19.3, 20) inches.
Upper arm circumference:
Approximately 33 (34, 34, 35, 35, 36, 38, 40) cm / 13 (13.3, 13.3, 13.7, 13.7, 14.2, 15, 15.7) inches.

Recommended needles:
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles.
4 mm / US 6 circular needles.
4 mm / US 6 dpns (for sleeves) or you can use magic loop technique with circular needles.

Yarn:
Garn studio Drops Fiesta (watermelon no.18).
(Content: 75% Wool, 25% Polyamide. Weight/Length: 50 gm= Approx. 110 m / 120 yd)

Garn studio Drops Melody (hot pink no.17).
(Content: 71% Alpaca, 25% Wool 4% Polyamide. Weight/Length: 50 gm= Approx. 140 m / 153 yd)

Amount of yarn used in gms:
Drops Fiesta: 350 (350-400, 400-450, 450, 450-500, 500-550, 550-600, 600-650) gms.

Few grams of Drops Melody.

Amounts of yarn used in meters / yards:
Drops Fiesta: 770 (770-880, 880-990, 990, 990-1100, 1100-1210, 1210-1320, 1320-1430) m / 842 (842-962, 962-1082, 1082, 1082-1203, 1203-1323, 1323-1443, 1443-1564) yd.

Few meters / yards of Drops Melody.

Extras:
4 buttons (18 mm).

Gauge/Tension (Blocked):
20 sts x 40 rows/rounds in reverse shakers rib pattern with Fiesta on 4 mm / US 6 needles = 10 cm x 10 cm / 4 inches x 4 inches.

Difficulty level:
Intermediate.

Techniques:
Long tail cast on purl wise
German short rows
Picking up sts
Brioche Increase
Brioche Decreases
Italian cast on and bind off

Confetti Cardigan is knitted top down, starting with the back yoke which is worked back and forth (while shaping the shoulders with short rows). After that sts are picked up across the shoulders to form the front yoke with neckline shaping, then the rest of the body is worked back and forth till it’s finished. Sts for sleeves are then picked up and worked in the round. Sts for the front edging are picked up and then worked in double knitting, finally a decorative applied icord is worked over the top inner back of the cardigan.

This cardigan has approx. 19-21 cm / 7.5- 8.2 inches of intended positive ease at the bust area. The sizes 4-5 (5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-12, 12-14) years are designed to fit a chest circumference of 57 (59, 62, 64, 68, 72, 78, 82) cm / 22.4 (23.2, 24.4, 25.1, 26.7, 28.3, 30.7, 32.3) inches.

Please note that:
1- Any change in gauge or switching to yarn of different composition might not give you the same finished measurements or finished look.

2- The pattern is only available in English, and it is not guaranteed that the pattern would be clear if it was translated using translating applications or Google!

3- No refunds are available for PDF downloads.