Crochet Easy & Feminine Cardigan

Crochet Easy & Feminine Cardigan

Hello my lovely crochet friends! Today I am bringing to you a crochet easy and feminine cardigan.

This project is super beginner friendly. You only need very basic crochet skills to create this pattern. This easy cardigan is very quick to make too.

You can watch the video tutorial on my Youtube channel here:

Download the free PDF pattern here

You can download the free PDF pattern for this simple project here: Crochet Easy & Feminine Cardigan

I have also written up a French translation for this pattern. You can download the French version at the end of the paragraph.

Bonjour tout le monde!

Voici le patron pour ce très joli cardigan. Il est super simple à recréer, avec une succession de rangs en demi brides. Le patron gratuit peut être téléchargé ici: Gilet Simple A Realiser Au Crochet

N’hésitez pas à me dire ce que vous en pensez dans les commentaires. Vous pouvez aussi suivre le tuto vidéo sur Youtube (en Anglais).

Crochet Easy & Feminine Cardigan: the inspiration

I was inspired to crochet this cardigan after browsing the Free People website. Indeed, I am a huge fan of Free People, and living in the UK it is quite hard to find a store by this brand. So I do love to browse their international website looking for clothes. I spotted their Glow For It cardigan in shade cream, and instantly fell in love. However, it was sold out!

So this is when I decided to create my own crochet version. I love the simplicity and Summer vibes of the Free People version. I therefore decided to keep the stitch extra simple too.

This cardigan comes in a multitude of colours, and seems extremely popular.

Crochet Easy & Feminine Cardigan: the pattern

This pattern is super easy as it is created by simple rows of Half Double Crochets. The structure of the cardigan is very simple too. I absolutely love how it turned out, and I do hope you do too!

The best part is it is very accessible to the absolute beginner. I created it just by looking at the Free People version photos, and I am quite happy how it turned out. So if you are an absolute beginner, please don’t be afraid! You will have no trouble crocheting this garment whatsoever.

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I hope you enjoyed this free pattern! I love Free People and I am delighted to have recreated my very own version of the Glow for It Cardigan.

Take care my lovelies,

Xoxo Selina.

Crochet Easy & Feminine Cardigan

Level: Easy/beginner

Gauge: 10 x 10 cm (4”x4”) = 11 st across and 8 rows

Notes:

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

Pattern written for size S, size M written in ( ) and size L in [ ]

Materials:

4/5 skeins of Stylecraft Special Aran in shade Cream (depending on size)

5 mm crochet hook

Pair of scissors

Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

Sl st : slip stitch

SC: Single crochet (SC)

HDC: Half Double crochet (UK Half Treble)

HDC 2 tog : Half Double crochet 2 together (decrease HDC)

Ch : chain

Begin pattern here:

You will be making the back, the 2 side panels, and 2 identical sleeves before sewing your cardigan together.

Back body:

chain 65 (73) [83]

Complete rows as follows:

1: HDC in 3rd chain from the hook, HDC into each ch until end of row

2: Ch 2 (=HDC), HDC 2^nd HDC from previous row, HDC into each HDC from previous row

3-55 (57) [59] : Repeat row 2

Front panels (make 2)

Ch 33 (37) [41]

1: HDC in 3rd chain from the hook, HDC into each ch until end of row

2: Ch 2 (=HDC), HDC 2^nd HDC from previous row, HDC into each HDC from previous row

3-55 (57) [59] : Repeat row 2

Sleeves (make 2):

Ch. 55 (61) [67]

1: HDC in 3rd chain from the hook, HDC into each ch until end of row

2: Ch 2 (=HDC), HDC 2^nd HDC from previous row, HDC into each HDC from previous row

3-38 (39) [40] : Repeat row 2

39 (40) [41] : (Decrease row) ; Ch 2 (=HDC) ; wrap yarn around hook, go into next HDC from previous row, pull up a loop and go through 2 loops (do not finish HDC), you have 2 loops left on your hook, go directly into the next HDC, pull up a loop and go through all 3 loops (=HDC 2 tog). [HDC into next st, HDC 2 tog] until last 2 st. Place a HDC into the last 2 HDC from previous row.

40 (41) [42] : (Decrease row) ; Ch 2 (=HDC) ; wrap yarn around hook, go into next HDC from previous row, pull up a loop and go through 2 loops (do not finish HDC), you have 2 loops left on your hook, go directly into the next HDC, pull up a loop and go through all 3 loops (=HDC 2 tog). [HDC into next st, HDC 2 tog] until last stitch. Place a HDC into last stitch.

To sew your cardigan together :

With wrong side facing still, sew your sleeves up. Do not turn inside out yet.

With wrong side facing, place your back panel onto a flat surface. Place your 2 front panels symmetrically, start sewing the shoulder seams. Once this is done, sew your sleeves onto each side of the cardigan. Make sure the seam of each sleeve is facing down.

Carry on sewing your cardigan down the two sides.

Fasten off and tidy up all loose ends.