Crochet Easy Flower Cardigan Free Pattern

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Crochet Easy Flower Cardigan Free Pattern

Hi everyone, today I am bringing to you this crochet easy flower cardigan free pattern. This project is perfect for beginners, and looks beautiful in all seasons. It is crocheted with a lovely cotton/acrylic blend yarn. This makes for a lightweight and feminine cardigan.

The video tutorial can be found here:

Crochet Easy Flower Cardigan Free Pattern: The Inspiration

This cardigan has been a true labor of love. I have called it “The Cherry Blossom Cardigan”, as it inspired by the cherry blossoms that flourish during Spring. I love Japan and I love their cherry blossom flowers so much! They are the inspiration for this cardigan.

This cardigan features a simple yet elegant design. It features a simple Half Double Crochet stitch one row repeat throughout. Once all the parts of the cardigan have been crocheted, the cherry blossom flowers are then stitched onto the project.

If you enjoy this type of project, please do have a look at The Bella Cardigan from a few years ago. This crochet cardigan is similar but different. It is crocheted with chunky yarn and features puff flowers stitched onto the project. It’s a stunning and fun pattern to make.

Crochet Easy Flower Cardigan Free Pattern: A Perfect Gift

This crochet cardigan also makes a perfect gift for a loved one. It’s easy and fun to make. It also comes in lots of different sizes, from S to XXXL. Indeed, it is elegant and beautiful, and can be made in many different colors too.

For this project I used Hobbii Twister Solid XL yarn. This aran/medium 4 yarn is made from 55% cotton and 45% acrylic. This yarn is super soft and wonderful to work with for a cardigan. Indeed, the blend of acrylic/cotton yarn makes for a very lightweight project. This crochet cardigan is perfect for the Spring and Summer, as it is very breathable.

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Crochet Easy Flower Cardigan: The Pattern

You can purchase the ad free, large print, PDF pattern from my Etsy store here: Crochet Cherry Blossom Cardigan Pattern PDF Pattern

You can purchase the ad free, large print, PDF pattern from my Ravelry store here: Crochet Cherry Blossom Cardigan PDF Pattern

Level: Easy +

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I will be using US terms (British terms in brackets)

Gauge

4” (10 cm): 14 stitches

4” (10 cm): 9 rows

Size of finished cardigan (including borders, excluding sleeves)

S: 17” (43 cm) x 22,5” (58 cm)

M: 19” (48 cm) x 24,5” (63 cm)

L: 21” ( cm) x53 26,5” (68 cm)

XL: 23” (58,5 cm) x 28,5” (72 cm)

XXL: 25” (63,5 cm) x 30,5” (77 cm)

XXXL: 27” (68 cm) x 32,5” (82 cm)

Materials

5 skeins of Twister Solid XL by Hobbii (S/M), 6 skeins of Twister Solid XL (L/XL), 7 skeins of Twister Solid XL (XXL/XXXL) in shade Iceberg (or you can substitute with any Aran/Medium 4 yarn of your choice)

1 skein of Twister Solid XL by Hobbii in shade Light Rose

5 mm crochet hook

Pair of scissors

Tapestry needle

Sewing pins (optional)

Abbreviations

Ch: Chain

Sl st: slip stitch

St: Stitch

Sk: skip

Sp: Space

SC: Single Crochet (UK Double Crochet)

DC: Double Crochet (UK Treble Crochet)

HDC: Half Double Crochet (UK Half Double Treble)

TC: Treble Crochet

EOR: End of row/end of round

General Pattern Notes

We will be crocheting different parts of this project before sewing the cardigan together and stitching the flowers onto the project.

You will be making the back and the 2 front panels (together, there is no separation between the back and front panels), and 2 identical sleeves before sewing your cardigan together.

We will be sewing the flowers to the cardigan first to sleeves (before sewing them to the cardigan), and also to the front and back panels.

You will then be making the bottom edging, front opening edging and each sleeve cuff edging.

Pattern written for size S, M written in ( ), L in [ ], XL in bold, XXL in cursive, XXXL in ().

Begin pattern here

Back panel

Using Hobbii Twister Solid XL in shade Iceberg for this part.

Chain 72 (79) [86] 93, 100 (107)

1: HDC in 3rd chain from the hook, HDC into each ch until end of row (first ch 2 counts as a HDC).

2: Ch 2 (=HDC), turn your work, HDC into second HDC from previous row and each stitch across until eor.

3–35 (39) [43] 47, 51 (55): Repeat row 2.

Do not fasten off, as we will be crocheting the front panels directly onto the back panels.

Front panels (make 2)

Continue the rows as follows:

1: Ch 2 (=HDC), turn your work, HDC into second HDC from previous row and into the next 26 HDC (=28 HDC total).2-35: Repeat row 2.

Rows 3-35 (39) [43] 47, 51 (55): Repeat row 2.

Fasten off.

Repeat this process as follows: attach yarn to the second corner at the top corner of the project, to crochet the second panel symmetrically to the first panel.

Row 1: Ch 2 (=HDC), turn your work, HDC into second HDC from previous row and into the next 26 HDC (=28 HDC total).

2-35: Repeat row 2.

3-35 (39) [43] 47, 51 (55): Repeat row 2.

Fasten off.

Sleeves (make 2)

Chain 63 (70) [77] 84, 91 (98)

1: HDC in 3rd chain from the hook, HDC into each ch until end of row (first ch 2 counts as a HDC).

2: Ch 2 (=HDC), turn your work, HDC into second HDC from previous row and each stitch across until eor.

3–38: Repeat row 2.

Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew project together.

Cherry Blossom Flowers

S/M: Crochet 27 cherry blossom flowers

L/XL: Crochet 32 cherry blossom flowers

XXL/XXXL: Crochet 37 cherry blossom flowers

Use Hobbii Twister XL yarn in shade Light Pink and 5 mm crochet hook.

To begin, chain 4; slip stitch to first chain to close off round.

Round 1: Ch 3 (=TC), place 2 TC inside the ring (=3 TC); ch 1, sl stitch through ring to finish first petal; repeat 5 more times, fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sewing your flowers onto the cardigan

You can sew your flowers onto each part of the cardigan before sewing the project together.

Begin by placing your first sleeve on a flat surface, then placing your flowers as seen in photo below, sew them on neatly and delicately. Tidy up all loose ends.

Repeat process so as to cover the cardigan with flowers.

To sew your cardigan together

With wrong side facing, place your sleeves flat and fold in half (make sure you fold them so that the rows are vertical, see photo).

With tapestry needle and yarn, sew your seam across so as to create your sleeves.

Place your back and front panels as seen in photo below:

Once this is done, sew your sleeves onto each side of the cardigan. To do this, place your sleeve at the top of the cardigan on each side, so that the top of each sleeve joins the top of the body of the cardigan. Make sure the seams of your sleeves are facing down.

Now attach a piece of yarn to the top of the cardigan, where the top front panel is touching the sleeve; start sewing the sleeve and front panel together. Once you reach the bottom side of the sleeve, just carry on sewing the front and back panels together, without stopping. When you reach the bottom of the cardigan, fasten off.

Now turn your project around so as to sew in the back part of your sleeve to the back panel. Attach yarn at the top of shoulder, and sew both parts together. Once you reach the bottom of the sleeve, fasten off.

Repeat this process on the other side of the cardigan.

Add cuff edging (repeat process on both sleeve cuffs)

Attach yarn to first sleeve end (attach yarn to any stitch on the sleeve end).

Round 1: Ch 1 (counts as a SC),SC into each stitch across until eor.

Fasten off and tidy up all loose ends.

Add edging to the front opening of the cardigan

Attach yarn to the front opening of the cardigan; attach yarn to the first stitch at the bottom of either side of the front opening.

Row 1: Ch 1 (=SC), place a SC into next stitch until eor all the way around the front of cardigan, until you reach the other side of the front opening.

Row 2: Ch 3 (=DC), turn your work, place a DC into each SC from previous row until eor.

Do not fasten off as we will be crocheting directly onto the bottom of the cardigan.