Women's Long Sleeveless Aran Cardigan/Waistcoat/Vest 1165 - Knitting Pattern PDF - Instant Download - Marle & Row

Women's Long Sleeveless Aran Cardigan/Waistcoat/Vest 1165 - Knitting Pattern PDF - Instant Download - Marle & Row

A long, sleeveless Aran cardigan with neat double-moss borders, travelling twists, and understated cable panels. Worked flat in Aran-weight yarn with integrated pocket linings and optional belt, this design finishes with front-and-neck borders in twisted-rib and a tidy buttonhole band. The fabric blocks crisply, the lines read clean over the body, and the pocket construction keeps the interior clean. Gauge is approximately 19 stitches = 4 inches in stocking stitch on UK 7 (≈4.5 mm) needles; choose any current Aran-weight wool or wool-blend that meets gauge.

What you’ll make: A classic sleeveless Aran cardigan with clean double-moss borders, travelling twists and tidy cable panels, optional tie belt, integrated pocket linings, and a neat button band with worked buttonholes.

Sizing / measurements: To fit bust 34, 36, 38 in (finished underarm circumference approx. 36, 38, 40 in); length approx. 32–32½ in.

Yarn: Aran-weight (10-ply / heavy worsted) wool or wool-blend; swatch to meet tension.

Needles & notions: UK 10, 9, 7 (≈3.25, 3.75, 4.5 mm) needles; cable needle; 8 buttons.

Tension (gauge): ~19 sts × ~26 rows = 4 in (10 cm) over stocking stitch on UK 7 (≈4.5 mm), blocked.

Recommended yarn: Rowan Kid Classic — Yarn quantities (100 g balls): 9 (10) (11)

Also suitable (currently available):
West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft Aran, Sirdar Hayfield Bonus Aran, Sirdar Country Classic Aran, Wendy With Wool Aran, Patons Wool Blend Aran, Stylecraft Special Aran, Cascade 220 (worked to firm Aran gauge), Malabrigo Rios (worked to firm Aran gauge), Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 10-ply.

Skill level: Confident beginner to intermediate (comfort with cabling/twists, maintaining pattern while shaping, and basic finishing).

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