Tulipe is the cardigan you reach for when you’re craving softness, colorful flowers, and a touch of nostalgia. With its loose and comfortable fit, enveloping sleeves, and retro tulip colorwork motif, it has that special charm of clothes you never want to take off.

Knitted seamlessly top-down in one piece, the construction begins with a 1x1 ribbed collar, followed by a raglan yoke with increases placed at markers. After separating the sleeves, the body is worked in stockinette stitch with generous positive ease. Sleeves are picked up and knitted in the round, shaped with decreases, and finished with ribbed cuffs. Button bands are picked up for a clean finish with integrated buttonholes.

Construction: Top-down, seamless raglan

Fit: Loose / positive ease

Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL

Finished bust: 103 – 127 cm (40.5 – 50 in)

Back length: 52 – 62 cm (20.5 – 24.5 in)

Gauge: 17 sts × 19 rows = 10 cm / 4 in in stockinette stitch, 6 mm needles

Needles: 6 mm circular (80 cm & 40 cm) + 4.5 mm circular (80 cm & 40 cm)

Notions: 5 buttons (20 mm), stitch markers, tapestry needle

Yarn: Sample knitted with Carpe Diem by LangYarns (70% extrafine merino, 30% alpaca - 50 g / 90 m). Any worsted-weight yarn matching gauge will work. 5 colors used (1 main + 4 accent colors for the colorwork motif).

Techniques used: Knit & purl, 1x1 rib, raglan increases (M1R / M1L), colorwork / Fair Isle, tubular bind-off, holding stitches at underarms.

Level: Intermediate

Pattern language: English & French

Pattern available on knit-sis.com