This classically styled unisex cardigan draws inspiration from a 1930s stained-glass light fixture with panes stacked in a cascading brick pattern. Placed at the sides and under the arm, the intarsia adds just a touch of drama. Want a little less contrast? Choose two shades of the same color for a subtler pattern.

Read the instructions carefully when working this pattern so that the intarsia isn’t interrupted by shaping.

Knitting Knowledge
This project is worked flat and requires:

• Knitting with circular needles
• Casting on and binding off
• Reading charts
• Knitting and purling
• Working intarsia
• Knitting short-rows
• Knitting buttonholes
• Working duplicate stitch
• Finishing

This pattern appears in two publications:

Urban Knit Collection: 18 City-Inspired Knitting Patterns for the Modern Wardrobe
(Interweave, 2016 — out of print)

Urban Knit Collection: 18 City-Inspired Knitting Patterns for the Modern Wardrobe — Revised 2nd Edition
(David & Charles, 2025)