Striped Cardigan Knitting Pattern PDF – Top-Down V-Neck Sweater – Beginner-Friendly Seamless Knit – Fitted Merino Cardigan with Continuous Stripes – Instant Download

🌸 Gilet Marcia — PDF Knitting Pattern

Striped V-neck cardigan • 5 sizes (34/36 to 50/52) • Top-down seamless • Advanced beginner level

Say hello to Marcia — the striped cardigan that looks like a vintage treasure but knits up beautifully simple. Worked top-down with continuous stripes flowing from body into sleeves, it's the kind of piece you'll reach for on repeat. Fitted, flattering, and endlessly wearable. ✨

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🧶 What's Included

✔️ Full step-by-step tutorial in a booklet-style A5 format
✔️ Written in both French and English
✔️ Complete size chart with finished measurements
✔️ Assembly video tutorial included
✔️ Instant-download PDF

📏 Size Chart

Measurements given for finished bust. Designed with approx. 2.5 cm of ease, for a height of 165 cm. Between two sizes? Choose the smaller for a fitted look — Marcia wears beautifully with negative ease too.

🪡 Pattern Details

🧶 Knit top-down — shoulders first, then stitches picked up for set-in sleeves
🌀 Continuous stripes flowing seamlessly from body into sleeves
📐 Body worked flat in stockinette; sleeves worked in the round
➕ Techniques: increases, decreases, 1/1 ribbing, picking up stitches, provisional cast-on
👗 V-neck shaping with sleeve-cap increases
🎥 Assembly video tutorial included

📊 Gauge: 24 sts × 36 rows = 10 × 10 cm in stockinette (3.5 mm / US 4 needles). Adjust needle size to match.

🛍️ Materials Needed

Yarn — Merino fingering (100% superwash merino), 175 m per 50 g.
Approximate amounts for the long-sleeve version:

🧶 Size 34/36: 130 g (455 m) color A · 75 g (262 m) color B · 75 g (262 m) color C
🧶 Size 38/40: 150 g (525 m) color A · 83 g (289 m) color B · 83 g (289 m) color C
🧶 Size 42/44: 170 g (595 m) color A · 90 g (315 m) color B · 90 g (315 m) color C
🧶 Size 46/48: 190 g (665 m) color A · 100 g (350 m) color B · 100 g (350 m) color C
🧶 Size 50/52: 210 g (735 m) color A · 108 g (378 m) color B · 108 g (378 m) color C

Needles & notions:
🪡 3.5 mm circular needles (40–60 cm)
🪡 3 mm circular needles for the ribbing
🧮 Row counter, stitch markers, waste yarn/spare cables, yarn needle
🔘 5 or 6 buttons, 15 mm

⚙️ How It Works

🛒 Purchase & download instantly
🖨️ Print your pattern at home
🧶 Knit your cardigan top-down
👚 Sew on your buttons & wear it proudly

⚡ Instant Download Policy

Your PDF is delivered automatically right after purchase — no waiting, ready to cast on.

📌 Please Note

🧶 Yarn is not included — this is a knitting pattern only
🎨 Colors may vary depending on screen and yarn choice
📄 This listing is for the digital pattern only, not a finished garment
💛 For personal use and small-quantity making

💕 Perfect For

Beginner knitters ready to level up, lovers of vintage-inspired stripes, seamless-knitting fans, and anyone who wants a fitted cardigan they'll wear all year round. 🧶✨