Vibrant Striped Hooded Cardigan – Crochet Pattern
International Closing Size Conversion Chart
Blouse, jacket, sweater
Source: Malenkaya Diana
Sizes:
36/38 (42/44) EU
You Will Need:
- 🔹Yarn (100% cotton; 90 m/50 g) –
200 (250) g in red, yellow, lilac, turquoise, bright green, emerald, and turquoise-blue. - 🔹Crochet hook: 4.5 mm
- 🔹2 red buttons (23 mm diameter)
Main Pattern:
The number of starting chains must be a multiple of 12 + 1. Crochet according to the pattern chart. Begin with the stitches before the repeat, repeat the motif continuously, and finish with the stitches after the repeat. Work rows 1–3 once, then repeat rows 2–3 from rows 4–23.
Color Sequence for Main Pattern:
Use 2 rows per color in the following order: bright green, red, yellow, lilac, turquoise, emerald, turquoise-blue, red, yellow, lilac, turquoise, emerald, turquoise-blue, and repeat continuously.
Gauge:
Main pattern: 18.5 sts x 9 rows = 10 x 10 cm
Pattern schematic
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Back:
With bright green yarn, chain 85 (97) ch + 1 turning ch and work the main pattern in the color sequence. For shaping, skip 2.5 cm at both edges evenly distributed, starting from the base row. At 18.5 (16.5) cm start increasing. Recommended to use a template in original size to control shaping and increases. At 46.5 (44.5) cm skip 4.5 cm on each side for armholes. At 63 cm = 57 rows skip 20 cm in the center for the neckline and finish both sides separately at 64.5 = 58 rows.
Left Front:
With bright green yarn, chain 41 (49) ch + 1 turning ch and work the main pattern in the color sequence. For the 1st size, skip stitches before the repeat, work the repeat 3 times and finish with the stitches after the repeat at the edge. Shape armhole and neckline similar to the back. At 53.5 cm = 48 rows skip 3 (3.5) cm and then create 2 buttonholes 2 x 2 cm and 3 x 1 cm. Continue remaining stitches as for the back.
Sleeves:
With bright green yarn, chain 41 ch + 1 turning ch and work the main pattern. Begin with the stitches before the repeat, work the repeat 3 times, then finish with stitches after the repeat. At the same time, start increasing on both sides. At 32 cm = 29 rows increase to 4.5 (6.5) cm evenly. Use a full-size template for shaping.
Assembly:
Join shoulder seams. Sew in sleeves. Sew side and sleeve seams. For the button bands, work 97 sc stitches with red yarn, 5 mm from the edge. For the neckline including the collar, work 93 sc sts with red yarn over 1–2 rows of the main pattern, this becomes RS. In the middle 85 sts continue the main pattern in color sequence. After 35 rows, edge the neckline and hood with red yarn. Sew on buttons to the front edge of the left front: 1 button near the top and 1 button 12 cm below it. Use pattern openings as buttonholes.
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