Knitting Pure & Simple Pattern #981 Children's NeckDown Cardigan - Easy Knit in 3 Styles

Children's NeckDown Cardigan is a basic top-down cardigan knitting pattern by Diane Soucy for Knitting Pure & Simple (#981), in three styles.

Directions include a jacket collar, crew neck or hood, and a button or zip front.

• Craft: Knitting
• Sizes: 2–4, 6–8, 10–12; chest 30, 32, 34"; length 15, 17½, 20"
• Yarn: Worsted weight, about 475, 575, 675 yds
• Needles: US 9 (5.5 mm) and US 6 (4 mm) 24" circulars and double-pointed needles
• Gauge: 16 sts = 4" in stockinette
• Skill level: Easy
• Notions: 18" separating zipper or 5–8 buttons (¾–1"), scrap yarn, stitch markers
• Format: Printed pattern

Good for: a go-to cardigan for children.