🌷 The Tulip Cardigan - Fair Isle Knitting Pattern

Tulipe is the cardigan you grab when you're craving softness, stylized flowers, and a touch of nostalgia. With its loose, comfortable fit, enveloping sleeves, and retro tulip jacquard pattern, it has that special charm of clothes you never want to take off. Knitted top-down, it's easy to construct at your own pace and can be adapted as you go.

Pattern available in French and English

💛 Why we love it

At Knit-Sis, we're absolutely smitten with Tulipe, and here's why we think you will be too:

• Its seamless top-down construction: no seams to sew, a fluid and intuitive progression, ideal for knitters who like to see their work take shape from the very first rows.
• Its retro tulip jacquard pattern: a joyful and original design that turns every knitting session into a colorful little journey (be warned, there's a high risk of addiction).
• Its loose and relaxed fit: designed for absolute comfort, it adapts to all styles and all adult body types.
• Its versatility: wear it over a flowy dress, Sunday jeans, or even as a base layer, Tulipe adapts to all your moods.
• Its neat finish: integrated button bands with buttonholes, ribbed cuffs, 1x1 collar, every detail is designed for a professional result.

🧶 Description of the Tulipe cardigan pattern

Construction and stitches used

The Tulipe cardigan is knitted top-down in one seamless piece. The construction begins with a 1x1 ribbed collar, followed by a raglan yoke with regular increases placed at markers. After separating the sleeves, the body is knitted in stockinette stitch with generous ease, perfect for a loose and relaxed look.

The sleeves are then picked up and knitted in the round, shaped with decreases, and finished with ribbed cuffs. Finally, the button bands are picked up for a clean finish with integrated buttonholes. The retro tulip jacquard pattern adds the joyful and original touch that makes this design unique.

Techniques used in this pattern

• Knit stitch (k) and purl stitch (p)
• 1x1 rib
• Raglan increases: M1R (make one right) and M1L (make one left)
• Bind off (standard and tubular)
• Jacquard / Colorwork
• Placing stitches on hold under the armpits

Materials needed

• Circular needles 6 mm - 80 cm and 40 cm
• Circular needles 4.5 mm - 80 cm and 40 cm
• 5 buttons (20 mm diameter)
• Stitch markers, tapestry needle

📐 Size chart

The Tulipe cardigan is available in 6 adult sizes, from XS to XXL. It is designed to be worn with positive ease; choose your usual size or go up a size for more fullness.

Size	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL
Finished bust circumference	103 cm	108 cm	113 cm	118 cm	122 cm	127 cm
Back length	52 cm	54 cm	56 cm	58 cm	60 cm	62 cm

🌿 Yarn and gauge

Recommended yarn

The Tulipe pattern was created with Carpe Diem by LangYarns (50 g = 90 m) - 70% extrafine merino wool, 30% alpaca. Any other yarn that meets the gauge below will work.

Yarn quantities

Color	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL
Color A (main)	6 · 610 m	7 · 655 m	7 · 700 m	8 · 750 m	8 · 800 m	9 · 850 m
Color B	1 · 60 m	1 · 65 m	1 · 70 m	1 · 75 m	1 · 80 m	1 · 85 m
Color C	1 · 60 m	1 · 65 m	1 · 70 m	1 · 75 m	1 · 80 m	1 · 85 m
Color D	1 · 45 m	1 · 50 m	1 · 55 m	1 · 55 m	1 · 60 m	1 · 65 m
Color E	1 · 60 m	1 · 65 m	1 · 70 m	1 · 75 m	1 · 80 m	1 · 85 m

Gauge

17 stitches × 19 rows = 10 cm × 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 6 mm needles.

🎁 Tulipe: a great gift idea or project to offer

Looking for a knitting project that will make a statement? Tulipe is a perfect gift idea: offer the pattern to a knitter you know (or treat yourself!), along with a carefully selected yarn kit in your favorite colors. The multi-colored jacquard lends itself to a thousand color combinations, making each version unique.

This pattern is also ideal for trying out jacquard for the first time: the instructional guide and clear diagrams accompany you step-by-step, in French and English.

Everything you need to know about the Tulipe top-down cardigan pattern

The Tulipe cardigan is an adult top-down knitting pattern, meaning the garment is knitted entirely from the collar down, without assembling separate pieces. Its seamless raglan construction makes it an ideal project for a neat result without the seaming steps.

Thanks to its stylized tulip jacquard pattern, this adult cardigan pattern stands out from classic designs. The jacquard is presented in an accessible and progressive way, with all the instructions to successfully complete your colorwork.

With its 6 sizes ranging from XS to XXL, Tulipe is an inclusive and accessible adult knitting pattern, available in French and English.

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