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Shaded Midnight Cardigan

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I absolutely love the hues in this Shaded Midnight Cardigan. Leave it to purple and pink to make a superbly radiant crochet cardigan stand out. This is definitely the perfect fall wearable for you and will be just what you need to fit into the dress code at work. Even in the summer when the office is cold, this crochet cardigan sweater will keep you chilled from the outside heat but warm in the indoor air. Since it's a little bit oversized, you can easily wear this fun crochet sweater pattern over a dress shirt or tshirt.

Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge3 Cl in body pattern = 4 (10 cm); 4 rows in body pattern = 3 (7.5 cm).

Finished SizeDirections are for size Small. Changes for Medium, Large, Extra Large and 2X-Large are in parentheses. Finished Bust: 34 (37, 40, 44, 48) (87.5 [95, 103, 112, 122] cm). Finished Length: 24 (24, 26, 27, 28) (59 [63, 66.5, 69, 73] cm).

Materials List

  • RED HEART Boutique Midnight: 5 (6, 7, 8, 9) balls of 1938 Radiant.
  • Susan Bates Crochet Hooks: 6mm [US J-10]
  • Yarn Needle
  • 5 (6, 6, 7, 7) 5/8 (1.5 cm) buttons
  • Sewing needle and matching thread

Special Stitches:
Mattress stitch: Join Place front and back pieces side by side with right sides facing up. Thread matching yarn (about twice the length of the seam) on yarn needle; do not knot. Beginning at the hem edge of the right-hand piece, insert needle back to front; leave a tail for weaving in later. Insert needle from back to front in left-hand piece, draw yarn through both sides; leaving yarn loose; go to the opposite piece and pick up the stitch (under the bottom and out the top of the stich). Work in corresponding rows, mirroring stitches, continue working back and forth. Every three or four stitches tighten yarn in seam. Be sure the yarn is tight enough to disappear, but not enough to shorten or pucker the seam.

 

Pattern

BACK:

  1. Starting at side edge, ch 67 (71, 75, 79, 83).
  2. Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each across, turn—65 (69, 73, 77, 81) dc.
  3. Row 2: Ch 4, Cl in first st, *skip next st, sc in each of next 2 dc, (sc, ch 4, Cl) in next st; repeat from * across to last 4 sts, skip next st, sc in each of last 3 dc, turn—16 (17, 18, 19, 20) Cl.
  4. Row 3: Ch 4, Cl in first st, (sc, ch 4, Cl) in each ch-4 space across, slip st in first ch of same ch-4 space, turn—17 (18, 19, 20, 21) Cl.
  5. Row 4: Slip st in first Cl, (sc, ch 4, Cl) in each ch-4 space across, slip st in first ch of same ch-4 space, turn.
  6. Rows 5-21 (25, 25, 28, 31): Repeat Row 4.
  7. Row 22 (26, 26, 29, 32): Slip st in first Cl, slip st in next ch-4 space, ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 2 dc in same 4 space, [dc in next sc, 3 dc in next ch-4 space] 3 (3, 3, 4, 4] times, dc in next sc, 2 dc in next ch-4 space, *[dc in next sc, 3 dc in next ch-4 space] 3 (4, 4, 4, 4] times, dc in next sc, 2 dc in next ch-4 space; repeat from * once, [dc in next sc, 3 dc in next ch-4 space] 4 (3, 4, 4, 5] times, dc in last sc—65 (69, 73, 77, 81) dc.
  8. Do not fasten off.


Shape Shoulders/Neck: Rotate to work across row-end sts on top edge of Back.

Right Shoulder

  1. Row 1 (right side): Ch 3, 2 dc around the post of first dc, (Cl, ch 1) in each of the next 3 (3, 4, 5, 6) row-end sts, Cl in next row-end st, turn—3 dc; 4 (4, 5, 6, 7) Cl.
  2. Row 2: Ch 3, skip next Cl, (sc, ch 2) in each of next 3 (3, 4, 5, 6) ch-1 spaces, skip next Cl, sc in each of last 3 dc, turn—4 (4, 5, 6, 7) ch-spaces.
  3. Row 3: Ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sc, (Cl, ch 1) in each of next 3 (3, 4, 5, 6) ch-2 spaces, Cl in last ch-3 space, ch 3, slip st in same ch-3 space—4 (4, 5, 6, 7) Cl.

Neck Edging

  1. Row 1: Ch 1, sc in next row-end st on neck edge, (ch 1, sc) in each next 11 (15, 13, 14, 15) row-end sts, ch 1—13 (17, 15, 16, 17) ch-1 spaces.
  2. Note: 5 (5, 6, 7, 8) rows remain for Left Shoulder.

Left Shoulder

  1. Row 1: (Cl, ch 1) in each of the next 3 (3, 4, 5, 6) row-end sts, Cl in next row-end st, 3 dc around the post of last dc, turn—3 dc; 4 (4, 5, 6, 7) Cl.
  2. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each of first 3 dc, (ch 2, sc) in each of next 3 (3, 4, 5, 6) ch-1 spaces, ch 2, sc in last Cl, turn—4 (4, 5, 6, 7) ch-2 spaces.
  3. Row 3: Ch 3, (Cl, ch 1) in each of the next 3 (3, 4, 5, 6) ch-2 spaces, Cl in next ch-2 space, dc in each of last 3 sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.


FRONT (make 2)

  1. Starting at side edge, ch 67 (71, 75, 79, 83).
  2. Work same as Back through Row 4 (4, 5, 6, 7).


Shape Armhole

  1. Row 5 (5, 6, 7, 8): Slip st in first Cl, slip st in next ch-4 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch-4 space, dc in next sc, [3 dc in next ch-4 space, dc in next sc], 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) times, (sc, ch 4, Cl) in each ch-4 space across, slip st in first ch of same ch-4 space, turn—12 (13, 13, 14, 14) Cl.
  2. Row 6 (6, 7, 8, 9): Slip st in first Cl, (sc, ch 4, Cl) in each of next 12 (13, 13, 14, 15) ch-4 spaces, slip st in first ch of same ch-4 space, turn, leaving remaining sts unworked—12 (13, 13, 14, 14) Cl.
  3. Rows 7-11 (7-11, 8-13, 9-14, 10-15): Slip st in first Cl, (sc, ch 4, Cl) in each ch-4 space across, slip st in first ch of same ch-4 space, turn.
  4. Row 12 (12, 14, 15, 16): Slip st in first Cl, slip st in next ch-4 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch-4 space, dc in next sc, *[3 dc in next ch-4 space, dc in next sc] 3 (4, 4, 4, 4) times, 2 dc in next ch-4 space, dc in next sc; repeat from * once, [3 dc in next ch-4 space, dc in next sc] 3 (2, 2, 3, 3) times—46 (50, 50, 54, 54) dc.
  5. Sew Fronts to Back across shoulders. Sew last row of each Front to corresponding side edge of Back, matching sts.


Left Sleeve

  1. Round 1: With right side facing, join yarn with a slip st in first st of underarm on left armhole opening, ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), working in row-end sts, work 11 (11, 15, 15, 13) hdc evenly spaced across to Left Front armhole edge, hdc in each of next 19 (19, 23, 23, 27) dc to shoulder seam, 2 dc in each of next 2 row-end sts of Back Shoulder, hdc in each of next 19 (19, 23, 23, 27) dc of Back, join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-2—54 (54, 66, 66, 72) sts.
  2. Round 2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 4, Cl) in first st, *skip next 2 hdc, sc in next st, ch 2, skip next 2 sts**, (sc, ch 4, Cl) in next st; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with a slip st in first sc—9 (9, 11, 11, 12) Cl; 9 (9, 11, 11, 12) ch-2 spaces.
  3. Round 3: (Sc, ch 4, Cl) in first ch-4 space, *ch 2, skip next ch-2 space**, (sc, ch 4, Cl) in next ch-4 space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with a slip st in first sc—9 (9, 11, 11, 12) Cl; 9 (9, 11, 11, 12) ch-2 spaces.
  4. Round 4 (decrease round): *(Sc, ch 4, Cl) in next ch-4 space, skip next ch-2 space; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in first sc—9 (9, 11, 11, 12) Cl.
  5. Rounds 5-17 (18, 19, 20, 21): *(Sc, ch 4, Cl) in each ch-4 space around; join with a slip st in first sc—9 (9, 11, 11, 12) Cl.
  6. Round 18 (19, 20, 21, 22): Slip st in next ch-4 space, ch 2, 3 hdc in same ch 4 space, 4 hdc in each ch-4 space around; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-2—36 (36, 44, 44, 48) hdc.
  7. Round 19 (20, 21, 22, 23): Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-2. Fasten off. Weave in ends.


Right Sleeve

  1. Round 1: With right side facing, join yarn with a slip st in first st of underarm on right armhole opening, ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), working in row-end sts, work 11 (11, 15, 15, 13) hdc evenly spaced across to Back armhole edge, hdc in each of next 19 (19, 23, 23, 27) dc, 2 dc in each of next 2 rowend sts of Back Shoulder, hdc in each of next 19 (19, 23, 23, 27) dc of Right Front, join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-2—54 (54, 66, 66, 72) sts.
  2. Complete same as Left Sleeve.


FINISHING
Bottom Edging

  1. Row 1: With right side facing, join yarn in bottom right-hand corner of Left Front, ch 2, working in row-end sts, hdc evenly across to bottom edge to bottom right-hand corner of Right Front, turn.
  2. Row 2 (wrong side): Ch 2, hdc in each hdc across, ending at Left Front. Do not fasten off.

Sweater Edging

  1. Row 1 (wrong side): Rotate to work across Left Front edge, ch 2, hdc evenly across Left Front edge, across Back neck edge, and down Right Front edge to bottom right-hand corner, turn.
  2. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first hdc, (sc, ch 3, slip st) in next st (buttonhole made), *sc in each of next 4 hdc, (sc, ch 3, slip st) in next st; repeat from * 3 (4, 4, 5, 5) times, sc in each remaining hdc across—5 (6, 6, 7, 7) buttonholes. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
  3. Sew buttons to Left Front edge, opposite buttonholes.
  4. Block sweater to measurements.
     

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