How To: Crocheted Purple Cardigan

Looking for a new crochet project to complete? This cardigan brings the summer vibes with a mesh twist! Grab your hook and prepare for fun!

2 skeins orchid Acrylic Yarn Medium (4) (744 yds per skein)* I only used a bit of the 2 skein

3.5 mm hook

4 19mm buttons

Yarn Needle

Scissors

Stitch Markers

Crochet Knowledge

Stitch = st

Chain = ch

Slip stitch = slp st

Decrease = dec

Increase = inc

Back Loop = bl

Single Crochet = sc

Round: rd

Rd 1: ch 13

Rd 2: starting in the second chain from the hook, sc in every st

Rd 3: ch 1 and turn. sc in bl only in every st

Repeat 'Rd 3' until your ribbing is 11 inches long.

Rd 1: ch 1, sc in the top of every ribbing row across. Make sure you have an odd number of stitches.

Rd 2: ch 3, slp st into the second st from the hook. Repeat this until the end of the row.

Rd 3: ch 3, slp st into the first "mesh st". Continue to ch 3 and slp st into the next mesh st until the end of the row.

Repeat Rd 3 until you have 17 rows.

Rd 18: repeat rd 3 until you have two st left. ch 3, go into the first st and pull yarn through, go into the second st and pull yarn through. Yarn over and pull through all loops. That is our decrease!

Rd 19: repeat rd 3, no dec.

Repeat Rd 18 and 19 until shoulder length (7 inches).

Leave long tails for sewing. Tie off.

Rd 1: ch 13

Rd 2: starting in the second ch from the hook, sc in every st

Rd 3: ch 1, turn sc in back loop only

Repeat Rd 3 until your ribbing is 22 inches long.

Rd 1: sc in the top of every ribbing row. Make sure you have an odd number of stitches.

Rd 2: ch 3, slp st into the second st from the hook. Repeat until the end of the row

Rd 3: ch 3, slp st into the first mesh st. Continue to ch 3 and slp st into the next mesh st until the end of the row.

Repeat Rd 3 until you have 33 rds.

Mark 15 stitches in from both sides.

Rd 34: continue the mesh pattern until 2 stitches from the marker. Dec

Rd 35: ch 3, crochet mesh pattern with no dec

Repeat Rd 34. Leave long tails for sewing. Tie off. Repeat these steps on the other side.

Rd 1: ch 8

Rd 2: starting from the second chain from hook, sc in every st

Rd 3: sc in bl only

Repeat Rd 3 until 13.5 inches long.

Rd 1: sc in the top of each ribbing row. Make sure you have an odd number of stitches

Rd 2: ch 3, slp st into second st from hook. ch 3, slp st into the same st for our increase. Do normal mesh st until two st left. Increase in the first st and ch 3 and slp st into the second st.

Rd 3 - 9: Continue crocheting the mesh stitch in every st.

Leave long tails for sewing. Tie off. Make 2 sleeves.

Copy the placement of the pieces in the first picture. Make sure the wrong sides are facing you. Put stitch markers in place to hold them together.

Start by either slip stitching or sewing the shoulder seams.

Next slip stitch or sew the sleeves to the back and front pieces.

Flip the cardigan inside out so that the wrong sides are still facing you. Slip stitch the sleeves, front, and back pieces closed. (5th picture for reference.)

Leave long tails for weaving in. Tie off.

Rd 1: slp st into the left front piece's ribbing. ch 8

Rd 2: beginning in the second ch from hook, sc in every ch, slp st into two stitches of the front piece.

Rd 3: sc in back loop only of every st

Rd 4: repeat rd 3. slp st twice into the front piece.

Rd 5: sc in back loop only for two st. ch 2, skip 2 st, slp st in back loop of next st. sc in back loop for two st.

Rd 6: sc in back loop of every st (including ch 2) slp st twice in front piece.

*Repeat Rd 3 and Rd 4 for 4 rounds.

Repeat Rd 5 and Rd 6.*

Keep repeating the ** section until you have 4 buttonholes.

Repeat Rd 3 and 4 until you make it to the shoulder.

When you reach the shoulder, instead of slp stitching into two of the back piece's stitches, we will only slp st into one. We must do this so that the back piece doesn't pucker:

Sc in back loop of each st, slp st once into back piece stitch. Sc in back loop of each st.

Repeat until you make it to the next shoulder.

Repeat Rd 3 and 4 slp stitching into 2 stitches again. Continue until you make it to the end of the front piece.

Leave long tails for sewing. Tie off

Sew 4 buttons across from the button holes. Hide the yarn tails. And your done, take a bow!