From legendary knitwear designer Norah Gaughan, our Juniper Cardigan pattern is a warm, woodsy beauty at the intersection of traditional and contemporary. Our Yonder is a perfect match for Norah's design, a robust and earthy yarn that brings the plush stitch pattern into beautiful relief!

• You knit the Juniper Cardigan from the shoulders down, working the upper back followed by the fronts, then joining all three sections below the armholes and continuing the body to a just-right high-hip length. Next, you pick up stitches and knit the generous sleeves down to the ribbed cuffs. Your last satisfying step is to work the densely ribbed buttonband and collar in one piece, joining it to the body of the cardigan as you go.
• This cardigan is packed with irresistible details that make it utterly absorbing to knit. We love how the shaping is worked on the tops of the sleeves rather than the undersides, putting your craftsmanship on display. Every transition is beautifully resolved—don’t miss the crisp purl ridges at the shoulders and armholes and the decreases that frame the edge of the shawl collar. Italian Bind Offs carry the ribbing of the cuffs and hem through to a beautifully polished finish.
• Yonder’s lofty spin and plump worsted weight work together to turn the waffle-y stitch pattern into an incredibly squishy and cozy fabric. A mix of 50% highland wool and 50% alpaca, this yarn blooms as you knit, with a resilience in the hand that comes from the highland wool’s bounce alongside alpaca’s supple softness.

Choose your favorite from Yonder's heathered palette—each color dyed over the warm natural colors of the sheep and alpaca—and cast on for your own Juniper Cardigan, the evergreen layer you’ll reach for every time you want to wrap yourself in natural beauty!

Product Details

Materials

• (9, 10, 11, 11) (12, 13, 14, 15) skeins of Purl Soho’s Yonder, 50% highland wool and 50% alpaca. Each skein of this worsted-weight yarn is 140 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 1075 (1175, 1300, 1410, 1500) (1615, 1755, 1855, 1970) total yards required. We used the color Reed Gray.
• US 7 (4.5 mm), 24- and 47-inch circular knitting needles
• US 5 (3.75 mm), 47-inch circular needles
• A set of US 7 double pointed needles
• A set of US 5 double pointed needles
• Removable stitch markers, including one unique
• Four 13/16- to 1-inch buttons. We used Purl Soho’s Horn Button, 13/16 inch (20mm, 32L) in the color Dark Brown.

GAUGE

• 18 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in Texture Stitch, Flat on larger needles
• 28 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in 1×1 Rib on smaller needles

SIZES

NOTE: For help picking a size, please check out our Understanding Ease + Selecting Your Size Tutorial!

43½ (47, 51, 54½ 60) (63, 67, 70½, 74½)
To fit actual chest circumference of 29–33 (33–37, 37–41, 41–45, 45–49) (49–53, 53–57, 57–61, 61–65) inches chest, with 10–14 inches of ease

• Finished Chest Circumference: 43½ (47, 51, 54½, 60) (63, 67, 70½, 74½) inches, buttoned
• Finished Length from High Shoulder to Bottom Hem: 18½ (19, 19½, 20¼, 20¼)(20¾, 21¼, 21¾, 22½) inches
• Finished Length from Underarm to Bottom Hem: 9 inches
• Finished Sleeve Length: 16 (16, 16, 16, 16)(15½, 15½, 14½, 13½) inches

Sample: The sweater shown here is size 47, worn with 12½ inches of ease