Neutral colors paired with rich texture give this oversized cardigan a purposeful, patchwork feel. To create your own, make a simple rectangle with arm holes, worked from side-to-side, to form the body of the garment. Then, add in double crochet sleeves and a striped collar to create a truly cozy and cabin-ready design.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: Small (Medium, Large, X-Large, 2X-Large, 3X-Large)
Shown in size Small.
Length including collar: 34 (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)”
Complete rectangle width: 49 (54, 59, 64, 69, 74)”
Back width: 17 (19, 21, 23, 25, 27)”
Sleeves length: 20 (20, 20, 21, 21, 21)”
Wrist Circumference: 10 (10, 10, 11.5, 11.5, 11.5)”
Gauge: 19 sts and 10 rows = 4” [10 cm] in dc after wet blocking
21 sts and 10 rows = 4” [10 cm] over pattern after wet blocking
Materials
Yarn: Katia Basic Merino (52% Merino, 48% Acrylic; 131 yards [120 meters]/50 grams: 12 Grey (A, 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6) balls), 11 Beige (B, 2 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) balls), 35 Camel (C, 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8) balls), 68 Fawn Brown (D, 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6) balls), 8 Dark grey (E, 5 (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) balls)
Hook: US size 7 (4.5 mm)
Notions: Tapestry needle
Special Stitches
X-stitch: Sk 2 sts, dc in next st, ch 1, dc in first skipped st going behind the last dc just made.
Pattern Notes
The body is worked sideways from right front to left front of the cardigan.
Unless otherwise stated, beg each row with ch 2 counts as first dc.
Pattern
With A, ch 175 (181, 187, 193, 199, 205).
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 2 ch, *X-st over next 3 ch, dc in next 3 ch; rep from * to last ch, dc in last ch, turn. (89 (92, 95, 98,101, 104) dc, 28 (29, 30, 31, 32, 33) X-sts)
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), *X-st over next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts; rep from * to last 4 sts, X-st over next 3 sts, dc in last st, turn. (86 (89, 92, 95, 98, 101) dc, 29 (30, 31, 32, 33, 34) X-sts)
Row 3: Ch 2, *dc in next 3 sts, X-st over next 3 sts; rep from * to last 4 sts, dc in last 4 sts, turn. (89 (92, 95, 98,101, 104) dc, 28 (29, 30, 31, 32, 33) X-sts)
Rows 4-26 (28, 30, 32, 34, 36): Rep Rows 2-3. Change to B, turn.
Row 27 (29, 31, 33, 35, 37): Rep Row 3.
Rows 28-40 (30-44, 32-48, 34-52, 36-56, 38-60): Rep Rows 2-3. Change to C, turn.
Row 41 (45, 49, 53, 57, 61) (RS): Ch 2, dc in next 3 sts, [X-st over next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts] 4 (4, 4, 4, 4, 4) times, ch 39 (39, 39, 45, 45, 45), sk next 39 (39, 39, 45, 45, 45) sts, dc in next 3 sts, *X-st over next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts; rep from * to last st, dc in last st, turn. (71 ( 74, 77, 77, 80, 83) dc, 21 (22, 23, 23, 24, 25) X-sts)
Row 42 (46, 50, 54, 58, 62): Ch 2 (counts as first dc), [X-st over next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts] 17 (18,19, 19,20, 21) times, dc in next 3 ch, [X-st over next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts] 6 (6, 6, 7, 7, 7) times, X-st over next 3 sts of previous row, [dc in next 3 sts, X-st over next 3 sts] 4 (4, 4, 4, 4, 4) times, dc in last st, turn. (86 (89, 92, 95, 98, 101) dc, 29 (30, 31, 32, 33, 34) X-sts)
Row 43 (47, 51, 55, 59, 63): Rep Row 3.
Rows 44-70 (48-76, 52-82, 56-88, 60-94, 64-100): Rep Rows 2-3. Change to D, turn.
Rows 71-84 (77-92, 83-100, 89-108, 95-116, 101-124): Rep Rows 2-3. Change to E, turn.
Rows 85-86 (93-94, 101-102, 109-110, 117-118, 125-126): Rep Rows 41-42.
Row 87 (95, 103, 111, 119, 127): Rep Row 3.
Rows 88-125 (96-137, 104-149, 112-161, 120-173, 128-185): Rep Rows 2-3.
Fasten off.
Collar
Row 1: Wit RS facing, join E with sl st to edge of top most row on Right Front, ch 2, dc in same row edge, 2 dc in each row edge to end, turn. (250 (274, 298, 322, 346, 370) dc)
Row 2: Ch 2, dc across. Change to D, turn.
Rep Row 2, 8 more times using each color (D, C, B and A) for 2 rows in total.
Fasten off.
Sleeves (make 2: Left Sleeve with C, Right Sleeve with D)
Ch 50 (50, 50, 56, 56, 56).
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hook, dc across, turn. (48, 48, 48, 54, 54, 54) dc)
Row 2: Ch 2, dc across, turn.
Rows 3-51 (51, 51, 55, 55, 55): Work in dc across rows and AT THE SAME TIME work Inc Row every 4 rows 12 (12, 12, 13, 13, 13) times. (72, 72, 72, 78, 78, 78) dc)
Inc Row: Ch 2, dc in first st, dc across to last st, 2 dc in last st.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in all ends.
Block to dimensions given in schematic.
Pin centre of Sleeve caps to shoulder seams and stitch in place.
Join Sleeves, stitching down along the underarm to the cuffs.
Weave in rem ends.
Block as needed.
Do you have any other views of this cardigan available?
Hello! Thank you for bringing this to our attention! Some of the photos were hidden accidentally and are now visible. Enjoy! – Nicola
hi there, the download of the schematic doesn’t load correctly it seems, in GoogleChrome a new window is opening, remaining blank also after several tries, it’d be great if someone could check and fix this, thanks in advance 🙂
Hi Joelle, Sorry about that! The PNG version of the schematic made it essentially invisible. I’ve uploaded a JPG just now so that should work just fine. Thank you for your patience and enjoy crocheting this cardigan!
You need to scroll down to the very end to see what you are making.
I just subscribed and already I’m having second thoughts about this online. There should definitely be pictures with patterns. I have never seen such a thing. It’s nice to be able to see just what a person is making. Really…need pictures of final project.
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