Jiellâh Cardigan

Looking for a new favourite cardigan you can wear every day and with any outfit? The Jiellâh cardigan was designed to be just that! Jiellâh is Inari Saami and means favourite. The polished look of this loose fitting cardigan is achieved with a few simple finishing touches.

The graphic but understated texture looks interesting and is both enjoyable to make and easy to style any way you wish!

Design notes

This cardigan is worked from the bottom up. The body is worked in one piece, flat to underarms. From there, the right and left fronts and back are worked separately to shoulders. 

Shoulder seams are then joined and sleeve stitches are picked up from the arm openings and worked top-down and in the round.

Button band is worked as a knitted-on edge in double knitting and rows are worked in the same direction as body.

Sizing and fit

SIZES 

1 (2, 3, 4, 5)

Sizes 6-10 are in testing and will be released in 2025.

TO FIT

76-86 (86-96, 96-106, 106-116, 116-126) cm / 30-34 (34, 38-42, 42-46, 46-50)” bust circumference with 15–25 / 6–10" of positive ease.

See also: schematic and finished measurements on p. 3.

Fit notes: Susanna is 160cm / 5ft 2” tall and has approx 100cm / 40” bust and 92cm / 36” upper bust measurements. She is wearing a size 3 with 20cm / 8” of positive ease at bust.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Chest Circumference: 98.5 (109, 119, 131, 140.5) cm / 38.75 (43, 46.75, 51.5, 55.25)". 

Body Length (from Hem to Top of Shoulder): 51 (51, 51, 54.5, 54.5) cm / 20 (20, 20, 21.5, 21.5)".

Upper Arm Circumference: 46 (47.5, 48, 51.5, 56) cm / 18 (18.75, 19.25, 20.25, 22)".

Sleeve Length (from Underarm): 43 (43, 43, 47, 47) cm / 17 (17, 17, 18.5, 18.5)".

Yarn

Yarn A and Yarn B are held together throughout the pattern.

Yarn A: 4ply / fingering weight merino yarn.

1200 (1320, 1400, 1620, 1730) m /

1310 (1440, 1530, 1780, 1900) yds.

Sample is knit with La Bien Aimée Twist Nouveau (100% non-superwash merino, 400m / 437yds — 100g), colourway Oranje.

Yarn B: 2ply / laceweight mohair silk yarn.

1200 (1320, 1400, 1620, 1730) m /

1310 (1440, 1530, 1780, 1900) yds.

Sample is knit with La Bien Aimée Mohair Silk (70% mohair, 30% mulberry silk, 546 yds / 500 m – 50 g), colourway Hella.

Needles

3.5mm / US4, 100cm / 40” circular needle. Used for button band.

4mm / US6, your preferred needles for knitting small circumferences in the round. Used for cuffs.

4.5mm / US7, 100–150cm / 40–60" circular needles. Used for body (choose a length suitable to your size) AND your preferred needles for knitting small circumferences in the round. Used for sleeves.

Notions

Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn. 3 buttons: 25–30mm / 1–1.25" in diameter.

Gauge

Measured from blocked and relaxed fabric:

Syncopated Shaker Stitch 

15 sts and 36 rows = 10cm / 4" with 4.5mm / US7 needles with Yarns A and B held together.

Double Knit Button Band 

38 sts and 52 rows = 10cm / 4" with 3.5mm / US4 needles with Yarns A and B held together.

Note: In Double Knit stitch, the number of stitches you see on one side of work is half of the total that have been worked.

Techniques

• Italian Tubular CO
• Backwards loop CO
• Knitted CO
• Shaker Stitch
• Shaker Stitch decreases
• Wrap and turn short rows
• 3-needle BO (in shaker stitch)
• Double knitting
• Tubular BO

Skill level

intermediate