Easy Wear Crochet Cardigan Pattern
If you haven’t made a garment before, it’s best to start with an easy pattern. The easy wear cardigan is simple to make and has a classic silhouette.
Cardigans can seem intimidating, but if you find an easy pattern, you can crochet one in no time. This cardigan sweater has a boxy shape with ribbed banding around the bottom and neckline. And as far as cardigans for women go, this one is relatively simple.
While the silhouette is classic, this crochet cardigan pattern uses a unique stitch. The crumpled griddle stitch is thick and textural. It really adds a special detail to this crochet sweater.
This particular crochet cardigan calls for 8 skeins of Babe Soft Cotton Chunky Solids yarn in moonlight. It’s a chunky cotton acrylic blend. It can be thrown in the washer and dryer as long as you use the gentle cycle. It’s durable and really soft, perfect for this beginner friendly cardigan pattern.
Easy Wear Crochet Cardigan Pattern
SKILL LEVEL: Advanced beginner
MATERIALS:
Hook: L/11 8mm
Yarn: Euro Baby Babe Softcotton Chunky- 7 (8, 8, 9) skeins
Moonlight
Yardage: 1015 (1100, 1200, 1270) yds
Tools: Scissors, tapestry needle
ABBREVIATIONS:
st = stitch
ch = chain
sl = slip stitch
sc=single crochet
hdc=half double crochet
dc=double crochet
mc=magic circle
sk=skip stitch
sp=space
SPECIAL INFORMATION: add any stitch details here OR if gauge is important add info.
FINISHED SIZE: 49 (53, 57, 61)” bust, 28 (28, 28.5, 28.5)” long
Gauge: 8 st x 8 rows in pattern = 4”
PATTERN:
Back:
Row 1: Ch 50 (54, 58, 62), sc into the 2nd ch from the hook. *Dc into the next st, sc in the next st, repeat from * across, turn. 49 (53, 57, 61) sts
Rows 2-56 (2-56, 2-57, 2-57): Do not ch, sc into the first sc. *Dc into the next dc, sc in the next sc, repeat from * across, turn.
Fasten off.
Front (make 2):
Row 1: Ch 20 (22, 24, 26), sc into the 2nd ch from the hook. *Dc in the next st, sc into the next st, repeat from * across, turn. 19 (21, 23, 25) sts
Rows 2-56 (2-56, 2-57, 2-57): Do not ch, sc into the first sc. *Dc into the next dc, sc in the next sc, repeat
from * across, turn.
Sleeve (make 2)
Row 1: Ch 42 (44, 46, 48), sc into the 2nd ch from the hook. *Dc into the next st, sc in the next st, repeat from * across, turn. 41 (43, 45, 47) sts
Row 2-4: Do not ch, sc into the first sc. *Dc into the next dc, sc in the next sc, repeat from * across, turn.
Row 5: Sc2tog into the first sc and dc. Dc2tog in the next 2 sts. *Dc into the next dc, sc in the next sc, repeat from * until there are 4 sts left, dc2tog in the next 2 sts, sc2tog in the next 2 sts. 37 (39, 41, 43) sts
Rows 6-9: Repeat row 2.
Row 10: Repeat row 5. 33 (35, 37, 39) sts
Rows 11-14: Repeat row 2.
Row 15: Repeat row 5. 29 (31, 33, 35) sts
Rows 16-19: Repeat row 2.
Row 20: Repeat row 5. 25 (27, 29, 31) sts
Rows 21-24: Repeat row 2.
Row 25: Repeat row 5. 21 (23, 25, 27) sts
Rows 26-38 (26-38, 26-38, 26-36): Repeat row 2.
Next Row: Sc in each st across, turn.
Next Row: Ch 3, fpdc around the first st, *bpdc around the next st, fpdc around the next st, repeat from * across, turn.
Next Row: Ch 3, bpdc around the first st, *fpdc around the next st, bpdc around the next st, repeat from * across, turn.
Fasten off.
FInishing and assembly:
Place the front and back panels together with right sides facing, and whip st along the top of the shoulder. Turn right sides out, and whip st the sleeve in place. Turn inside out, and whip st the sleeve and side closed. Repeat on the other side, and turn right side out.
Edging:
Rnd 1: Reattach the yarn at the bottom corner of the right panel, and work sc evenly around the cardigan, working 3 sc in outer corners, making sure to work an even number of sc total.
Rnds 2-4: Ch 3, fpdc around the first st, *bpdc around the next st, fpdc around the next st, repeat from * around, ending with bpdc around the last st, join in top of ch 3.
Fasten off.
This easy wear crochet cardigan is easy to make and perfect for a first garment. If you’ve been intimidated to try a crochet cardigan pattern before, give this one a try. You won’t be disappointed by how well it turns out.
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Reinette Wilson
January 31, 2019 at 9:30 AM (2 years ago)Wow, now this is worth trying! I’ve been turned away by making clothing…always so many details.
Sharon
January 31, 2019 at 9:40 AM (2 years ago)I love this cardigan but don’t see sizes. Just measurements. What size is it?
Anba
January 31, 2019 at 9:48 AM (2 years ago)Thank you for simplifying it! I can’t wait to try this while hibernating lol. Stay warm:)
Patricia
January 31, 2019 at 10:51 AM (2 years ago)Hello, what size does the EasyWear Crochet Cardigan correspond to? Is there a way to adjust the size?
Thanks so much.
Mary Andreasen
January 31, 2019 at 1:51 PM (2 years ago)What size would 25” wide be.
Nancy
February 1, 2019 at 4:53 AM (2 years ago)Can you please clarify the 2nd row. It states
Rows 2-56: Do not ch, sc into the 2st sc from the previous row. *Dc into the dc of the previous row, sc in the next sc of the previous row. (53 st)
Does it mean sc into the 2nd st or sc into the 2 sts.
Thanks for clarifying and thanks for a beautiful sweater pattern.
ClaudineE
February 3, 2019 at 1:30 PM (2 years ago)Do you have instructions for larger (2+) sizes?
Beautiful sweater thank you, ClaudineE
maureen stipe
February 22, 2019 at 9:04 AM (2 years ago)why did you make a pattern for such a small size and not include in parenthesis the bigger sizes.
Elaine
February 26, 2019 at 10:16 AM (2 years ago)This looks like I could make this cardigan for myself, I might use an acrylic yarn though the same texture, I’ll play around with different yarns. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful pattern!
Sue-Ting Chene
July 25, 2019 at 11:55 AM (1 year ago)Two things I did differently to make it work:
When it says 2st, I assumed it to mean the last single crochet.
For the sleeves, ch 44 instead of 45. All the stitch counts are decreased by 1.
The paid pattern does have these changes.
Judith M. Harris
February 15, 2020 at 7:40 AM (7 months ago)I do not understand Row 5 of the sleeve. Does that mean to decrease and if it does when it says to dc in the next dc , the next stitch is a sc.