Since summer is almost here we made a lovely list of Summer Cardigan with Short Sleeve Free Knitting Patterns list for you. It has such lovely coulours and textures. Go ahead and checkout these lovely patterns.

Since there are a lot of them, we will divide and list them as per their Yarn Weight. 

Worsted / Aran Weight Yarn Summer Cardigan with Short Sleeve Free Knitting Patterns

1. Top-Down Summer Lace Cardigan Shrug by Vera Sanon made using Aran weight yarn, US 5 – 3.75 mm and US 7 – 4.5 mm knitting needles. All sizes are available for this pattern.
2. Lace and Garter Cardigan by Heather Lodinsky made using Aran weight yarn and US 7 – 4.5 mm knitting needles. It also involves bit of crochet with a 3.75 mm (F) hook. All sizes are available for this pattern.
3. Raindrop Cardigan by Jennifer Wood made using Worsted weight yarn and US 11 – 8.0 mm knitting needles. It also involves bit of a crochet using 8.0 mm (L) hook. All sizes are available for this pattern.
4. Gaia by Kristen TenDyke / Caterpillar Knits made using Aran weight yarn and US 8 – 5.0 mm knitting needles. All sizes are available for this pattern.
5. All Over Lace Cardigan by Vera Sanon made using Aran weight yarn, US 6 – 4.0 mm and US 7 – 4.5 mm knitting needles.

DK Weight Yarn Summer Cardigan with Short Sleeve Free Knitting Patterns

1. Subtle Mesh Summer Cardigan by Elaine Phillips made using DK weight yarn and US 5 – 3.75 mm knitting needles. All sizes are available for this pattern.
2. Pip by Alison Green made using DK weight yarn and US 5 – 3.75 mm knitting needles. All sizes are available for this pattern.
3. Annette by Hélène Rush made using DK weight yarn and US 7 – 4.5 mm knitting needles. It involves a bit of crochet for finishing with a 4.00 mm (G) hook. All sizes are available for this pattern, also long sleeve option is available.
4. Petal by Heather Hoefle made using DK weight yarn and US 5 – 3.75 mm knitting needles. All sizes are available for this pattern.
5. Orange Wave Cardigan by Jennifer Lang made using Dk weight yarn, US 3 – 3.25 mm and US 6 – 4.0 mm. The pattern is available as a Free Ravelry Download.
6. Indigo Cones by Aileen Ryder made using DK weight yarn, US 9 – 5.5 mm and US 6 – 4.0 mm knitting needles. All sizes are availalbe for this pattern.
7. Tappan Zee Cardigan by Amy King made using DK weight yarn and US 6 – 4.0 mm knitting needles. All sizes are availalbe for this pattern.
8. Lavender Cardigan by schneckenstrick made using DK weight yarn, US 6 – 4.0 mm and US 7 – 4.5 mm knitting needles. The pattern is available as a Free Ravelry Download in small size and 3 languages namely English, German and French.
9. Top-Down Raglan Summer Lace Cardigan by Elaine Phillips made using DK weight yarn and US 6 – 4.0 mm knitting needles. All sizes are available for this pattern.

Fingering Weight Yarn Summer Cardigan with Short Sleeve Free Knitting Patterns

1. Chanel Summer Cardigan by Elaine Phillips made using Fingering weight yarn and US 2 – 2.75 mm. It involves a bit of crochet for finishing with a 2.75 mm (C) crochet hook.
2. Grande Plage cardigan by Claudia Geiger made using Fingering weight yarn and US 4 – 3.5 mm knitting needles. All sizes are availabel for this pattern.
3. April Showers by Dallas Ann Prentice made using Fingering weight yarn, US 6 – 4.0 mm and US 4 – 3.5 mm knitting needles. All sizes are available for this pattern.

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