The Good Neighbor Cardigan

$10.00

This unisex, zippered cardigan is inspired by Mr. Rogers’s sweaters (all of them knitted by his mum!). I couldn’t be more pleased to share it with you in honor of Maxwell King’s biography The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers.

I consider this pattern an advanced-level sweater: It’s worked in pieces from the bottom up and then seamed for stability, with set-in sleeves. The neckline is picked up and worked with short rows after the button placket has been faced for a zipper. You can find a tutorial on installing a zipper in the tutorials section of this site.

Please note that this is a traditional pattern written in 12 adult sizes for a single gauge. You’ll get a PDF download link upon successful purchase.

Description

Mr. Rogers was one of my childhood heroes—I remember demanding that my mother come outside and get us five minutes before it aired each day, so that my brother and I could scramble into the house and watch, enraptured. I thought I couldn’t be any more smitten with who he was, and what he did. Then, as an adult textile artist, I learned that **every single one of Mr. Rogers’s sweaters was hand-knit by his mum**. Be still my heart!

This unisex, zippered cardigan is inspired by Mr. Rogers’s sweaters, and I couldn’t be more pleased to share it with you in honor of Maxwell King’s biography The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers.

This advanced-level cardigan is worked in pieces from the bottom up and then seamed for stability, with set-in sleeves. The neckline is picked up and worked with short rows after the button placket has been faced for a zipper. You can find a tutorial on installing a zipper in the tutorials section of this site.

Sizing

Finished chest circumference: 31 1/2 (34 3/4, 38, 40, 43 1/4, 46 1/2, 49 1/2, 52 1/2, 55 1/2, 58 3/4, 62, 64)” / 80 (88.5, 96.5, 101.5, 110, 118, 125.5, 133.5, 141, 149, 157.5, 162.5) cm

Intended to be worn with 2 – 4” (5 – 10 cm) positive ease in the upper torso.

Gauge

20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch

Materials:

Berroco Vintage [218 yds / 199 m per 100g hank; 52% acrylic, 40% wool, 8% nylon]

Shown in #5173 “Red Pepper”: 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11) hanks.

Construction:

The Good Neighbor is worked in pieces from the bottom up and then seamed. The neckband is picked up and knitted on using short rows to shape; the zipper opening is picked up and knitted with a small amount of ribbing.

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