Again in 2020, Taylor Swift delighted music followers and knitwear lovers alike along with her album folklore, which has a tune known as “Cardigan,” the music video of which options that article of clothes. She additionally bought cardigans just like the one within the music video and despatched them to associates and others across the identical time the album got here out.
The unique cardigan is a cable knit and textured sweater with blue stripes on the cuffs and button bands, and appliqued silver stars on the sleeves. There have been a number of knit replicas of the sample made via the years, however I lately got here throughout the Folklore Cardigan at Lion Model’s web site, which is a nod to the unique but in addition an important traditional cardigan in its personal proper.
Like the unique, this sample contains bands of braided cables and textured knitting on the fronts, in addition to diamond cables on the sleeves and again. Add your personal star appliques if you wish to full the look.
This one continues to be outsized however has a little bit of a sleeker fir than the one within the music video. It makes use of worsted weight yarn in two colours (cream and navy are traditional) and is available in three sizes, with chest measurements starting from 45 to 60 inches (114.5 to 152.5 cm).
As a result of the sample contains a number of totally different cables and sew patterns it’s thought-about finest for intermediate knitters.
You’ll be able to seize the free sample, or a full package to make the sweater at Lion Model.
As I discussed there have been a number of totally different variations of this type of sweater sample through the years, so if you wish to try a number of others, you could find the Folklore Cardigan from Sewrella, which makes use of some extra difficult cables on the again and sleeves along with the diamonds.
Or do this one type Madeline Tosh, with quite a lot of braided cables and diamond patterns.
Have you ever ever knit a Folklore cardigan? I feel these can be nice items for the Swifties in your life who may be of their cardigan period!
[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]