How to Knit a Cardigan - Full Tutorial

How to Knit a Cardigan is a full tutorial perfect for beginners who want to knit a cardigan but don’t know where to start. Together we will walk through the entire process of knitting a cardigan from start to finish. Before beginning, you do need to know the basics of knitting and purling, but you do not need to have experience knitting anything more complicated than scarf or a hat. For best results, I recommend using the exact same pattern I used to demonstrate the process in this video. The pattern is a cardigan called Jane. There is also a children’s version of the pattern called Little Jane. This pattern is a top-down, seamless raglan cardigan. This is a common method of sweater construction and is doable for beginner sweater knitters. You can use the code FIRSTCARDIGAN for 20% off the Jane and Little Jane patterns. Both patterns are available on Ravelry and my website. Use the links below to find the pattern. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jane-41 https://www.jessicamcdonalddesigns.com/patterns/p/jane To make this video more easily navigated, chapters to the various sections are listed below. To jump to a particular chapter, click on the time or the title below. 0:00:00 – Intro 0:02:18 – Choosing your size, yarn, tools, gauge, and swatching 0:25:08 – Casting on 0:28:46 – Begin yoke 0:49:53 – Cast on for front yoke 1:03:45 – Continue raglan increases 1:11:00 – Complete yoke 1:15:35 – Separate body and sleeves 1:29:02 – Work body 1:33:49 – Try on your sweater and check the fit 1:37:50 – Work hem 1:44:54 – Bind off the hem 1:51:23 – Work neckline 2:32:16 – Work button band 3:24:49 – Pick up and work sleeves 4:27:06 – Decrease at cuff 4:34:21 – Work cuff 4:39:55 – Bind off cuff 4:52:01 – Fixing holes in the underarm and weaving in ends 5:20:38 – Sewing on the buttons 5:48:20 – Washing and blocking ---------------------------------- Where to find Jessica: Newsletter signup: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/61954666839edddd7aa02e17 Website: https://www.JessicaMcDonaldDesigns.com/ Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/jessica-mcdonald Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicamknits/ ---------------------------------- Additional resources: Four-part series on how to knit better fitting sweaters https://www.jessicamcdonalddesigns.com/blog/sweater-fit-part-1-guage-amp-swatching Cable Cast On tutorial https://youtu.be/OceJYEYIrH0 Keyword phrases to make this video more searchable: How to knit a cardigan How to knit a cardigan for beginners How to knit a cardigan full tutorial How to knit a sweater How to knit a sweater for beginners How to knit a sweater full tutorial