Women's Cropped Aran Cable Cardigan 1114 - Knitting Pattern PDF - Instant Download

Women's Aran Cotton Cable Cardigan (Buttoned)

A textured, button-front cardigan in aran-weight cotton, featuring bold all-over cables with a raised bobble-style texture, set-in sleeves, and a neat ribbed finish.

What you’ll make
A longline cardigan worked flat in pieces, with separate front button bands, a ribbed neckband, and six-button fastening.

Sizing / Measurements
To fit bust: 76–81 (86–91, 97–102) cm / 30–32 (34–36, 38–40) in.
Finished garment bust: 81 (91, 102) cm / 32 (36, 40) in.
Length from top of shoulders: 63 (64, 65) cm / 24½ (25, 25½) in.
Sleeve seam: 46 cm / 18 in (all sizes).

Needles & notions
4 mm needles; 5 mm needles; cable needle; stitch holders; markers; 6 buttons.

Tension (gauge)
18 stitches × 24 rows = 10 cm in stocking stitch on 5 mm needles.

Recommended yarn:

King Cole Cottonsoft Aran — 9 (10, 10) × 100 g balls.

Also suitable (currently available):

Rico Design Creative Cotton Aran, Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran, Scheepjes Cahlista, Cascade Ultra Pima, Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton, Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, Bendigo Cotton 10 Ply

Construction notes
Begins with rib at the hem, then continues in a repeating cable-and-texture pattern; armholes and shoulders are shaped with cast-offs; fronts include neck shaping; separate ribbed front bands are worked (with buttonholes on the right band) and sewn on; the neckband is picked up around the neckline and worked in rib.

Skill level
Intermediate (cables, textured clusters, shaping while maintaining pattern, picking up stitches).

Images / Credits: Copyright Marle & Row, 2026.