Oak Cardigan Colour Inspo

My Oak Cardigan has proven to be very popular (thank you so much!) and I think it's largely because each cardigan made following the pattern can look completely different just by mixing up the colour combinations.

I designed the cardigan with the intention of using 3 colours: the main colour for the main body, a contrasting colour for the sleeves and a second contrasting colour for the edging and cuffs. Of course you can use more colours if you wish and create a full colour blocked cardigan which also looks amazing but the pattern is written for 3.

If you're anything like me then making colour combinations can be quite daunting. I personally dress in quite neutral colours with the vast majority of my wardrobe being black. I also dress my boys in a lot of neutral/earthy tones so colour mixing and matching does not come naturally to me by any stretch.

In this post I am going to share with you some simple colour combinations that I think would work beautifully for the Oak Cardigan. My main rule of thumb is to pick a neutral for the main body and then add splashes of colour for the sleeves and the cuffs. I find this to be quite a reliable method. I also like to pick an overarching colour and then choose a few shades of that colour that would work well together.

All of the yarns shown are either Paintbox Simply Aran or Stylecraft Special Aran and are available from Lovecrafts. (Affiliate links - I make a small comission on purchases made via these links at no extra cost to you)

The first colourway is that which I used for the Oak Cardigan I made for my little boy. With Parchment as the main colour, Pine Green for the sleeves and Summer Sky for the edging and cuffs. It's such a lovely combination and it actually works with so many colours meaning that it has been worn with so many different outfits.

If you know me then you'll know I have a soft spot for the Pine Green shade from Paintbox yarns but it can be hard to get ahold of, it always seems to be sold out! Along with Soft Fudge, another of my favourite shades. If you know of a yarn brand with similar shades then please do let me know!

These colourways don't have a neutral shade for the main body but I think they would work beautifully together for really vibrant cardigans. The first colourway I have previously used, along with cream, for a blanket and it looked amazing.

Mushroom is a sort of neutral so would work well for the main body with the other two shades as the contrast colours. I can absolutely see it as an Oak Cardigan for a little girl who loves all things pink.

Another tip for deciding on colour combos is to look at photos, patterns and fabrics that you like and try to pick out some of the colours used in those. This is great if you have an outfit in mind that you'd like to match the cardigan with. I enjoy buying handmade clothing for my little boy and then matching his crochet pieces to them.

I hope that these have helped to spark some inspiration for your own Oak Cardigan. Click the link below to download a template for designing your cardigan. I think it would be super fun to actually let your little one colour in the template to let you know what sort of colours they would like and then you an have fun browsing online or at your local yarn store to find the perfect yarn.

Download Template Here

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Don't forget to use the tags #BramblesandHart and #OakCardiagn so that I can see your versions and get some colour combo inspo for my future cardigans too!