Elvira Cardigan

Materials:

• #2 sport weight yarn (see yardage chart below)

  • 16 balls Shine Sport for S(Crochet.com - Crochet Supplies, Crochet Yarn, Books, Patterns, Hooks & Accessories black used here)

• 50g/110 yards of accent color

• 4 mm Crochet hook

• Needle to sew seams

Gauge: 4” = 21 stitches, 13 rows

Estimated Yardage

xs -- 1700

s -- 1800

m -- 2200

l -- 2350

xl -- 2500

2x -- 2700

3x -- 2800

4x -- 3000

Notes:

• Half-double crochet stitches lean towards the dominant hand, so in order to offset this we will be changing whether or not the row starts in the first stitch or finishes in the top of the previous rows chain

• Example:

• ch3, dc in first st, dc in each st, turn (45)

• ch2, skip first st, hdc in each st, turn (45)

• On the rows where you skip to start you will need to crochet in the top of the turning chain, but where you start in the first st, you will not

• This will keep the rectangles even with nice straight edges

• Only necessary because all the hdc rows are going the same direction

• Sizes are written: xs (s, m, l, xl, 2x, 3x, 4x)

• Measurements are using Craft Yarn Council standard (size chart found here: https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/woman-size)

Sizes are written: xs (s, m, l, xl, 2x, 3x, 4x)

Front (make 2): ch is counted as hdc in st count

Row 1: ch 43(47, 53, 57, 63, 67, 73, 77)

Row 2: hdc in third ch from hook, hdc across, turn. 41(45, 51, 55, 61, 65, 71, 75)

Row 3: ch3, skip first st, dc in each st, turn. 41(45, 51, 55, 61, 65, 71, 75)

Row 4: ch2, skip first st, hdc in each st, turn. 41(45, 51, 55, 61, 65, 71, 75)

Row 5: ch3, dc in first st, dc in each st, turn. 41(45, 51, 55, 61, 65, 71, 75)

Row 6: ch3, sk first st, ‘hdc, ch1’ across to last st, hdc in last st, turn. 21 hdc|20 ch (23 hdc|22 ch, 26hdc|25ch, 28hdc|27ch, 31hdc|30ch, 33hdc|32ch, 36hdc|35ch, 38hdc|37ch)

Row 7-86: repeat rows 3-6 . 41(45, 51, 55, 61, 65, 71, 75)

Row 87: ch3, dc in each st, turn . 41(45, 51, 55, 61, 65, 71, 75)

Row 88: ch2, hdc in each st, finish off leaving a long tail (at least twice as long as the width of the piece) for sewing

If wanting a longer length, Repeat rows 3-6 until desired length is achieved

Back: ch is counted as hdc in st count

Row 1: ch 97(107, 127, 137, 147, 157, 167, 177)

Row 2: hdc in third ch from hook, hdc across, turn. 95(105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165)

Row 3: ch3, skip first st, dc in each st, turn. 95(105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165)

Row 4: ch2, skip first st, hdc in each st, turn. 95(105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165)

Row 5: ch3, dc in first st, dc in each st, turn. 95(105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165)

Row 6: ch3, sk first st, ‘hdc, ch1’ across to last st, hdc in last st, turn. 48hdc|47ch(53 hdc|52 ch, 58hdc|57ch, 63hdc|62ch, 68hdc|67ch, 73hdc|72ch, 78hdc|77ch, 83hdc|82ch)

Row 7-86: repeat rows 3-6. 95(105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165)

Row 87: ch3, dc in each st, turn. 95(105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165)

Row 88: ch2, hdc in each st, finish off

If wanting a longer length, Repeat rows 3-6 until desired length is achieved

Sew across shoulders, leaving a gap of 15 stitches for the neck hole.

Sew sides from bottom up, leaving 7(7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5) inches from the top for the arm hole.

Front edge:

Attach yarn to the bottom corner, starting with the right side facing out.

Row 1: work 315 hdc around the front/neck area, turn

Row 2: ch 2, hdc in each hdc (315)

Row 3-6: repeat row 2 (315)

Change to accent color

Row 7: repeat row 2 (315)

*note: if you added or removed length the amount of hdc will change, so work as many as needed evenly around opening (approx. 7 per repeat of pattern)

Sleeves: worked in turning rounds, ch does not count in st count.

Attach yarn at the underarm seam with the right side facing out

Row 1: work 76(80, 86, 90, 96, 100, 106, 110) hdc evenly around the opening for the sleeves, slst to first hdc, turn.

Row 2: ch3, dc2tog, dc in each st to last 2, dc2tog last st, slst to first st, turn 74(78, 84, 88, 94, 98, 104, 108)

Row 3: ch2, hdc in each st, slst to first st, turn 74(78, 84, 88, 94, 98, 104, 108)

Row 4:ch3, dc2tog, dc in each st to last 2, dc2tog last st, slst to first st, turn 72(76, 82, 86, 92, 96, 102, 106)

Row 5: ch3, ‘hdc, ch1, sk1 st’ to end, slst to 3rd ch, turn 36hdc|36ch(38 hdc|38ch, 41hdc|41ch, 43hdc|43ch, 46hdc|46ch, 48hdc|48ch, 51hdc|51ch, 53hdc|53ch)

Row 6-25: repeat rows 2-5 (decrease 2 st every even row)

Row 26: ch3, dc in each st, slst to first st, turn. 52(56, 62, 66, 72, 76, 82, 86)

Row 27: ch2, hdc in each st, slst to first st, turn. 52(56, 62, 66, 72, 76, 82, 86)

Row 28: ch3, dc in each st, slst to first st, turn. 52(56, 62, 66, 72, 76, 82, 86)

Row 29: ch3, ‘hdc, ch1, sk1 st’ to end, slst to 3rd ch, turn. 26hdc|26ch(28hdc|28ch, 31hdc|31ch, 33hdc|33ch, 36hdc|36ch, 38hdc|38ch, 41hdc|41ch, 43hdc|43ch)

Row 30-37: repeat rows 26-29. 52(56, 62, 66, 72, 76, 82, 86)

Row 38-52: repeat rows 2-5. 38(42, 48, 52, 58, 62, 68, 72)

Row 53: ch 2, hdc in each st, turn. 38(42, 48, 52, 58, 62, 68, 72)

Row 54-56: repeat row 53. 38(42, 48, 52, 58, 62, 68, 72)

Optional:

Change to accent color

Row 57: repeat row 53. 38(42, 48, 52, 58, 62, 68, 72)

Finish off and weave in ends

If longer or shorter sleeves are wanted, repeat the pattern without skipping the last st to keep width or with skipping the last st to continue to reduce width further.

Pockets: make 2, ch is counted as hdc in st count

Row 1: Ch 27

Row 2: hdc in second ch from hook, hdc across, turn (26)

Row 3: ch3, skip first st, dc in each st, turn (32)

Row 4: ch3, skip first st, ‘hdc, ch1’ across to last st, hdc in last st, turn (17 hdc, 16 ch)

Row 5: ch3, skip first st, dc in each st, turn (32)

Row 6: ch2, skip first st, hdc in each st, turn (32)

Row 7: ch3, dc in first st, dc in each st, turn (32)

Row 8: ch3, skip first st, ‘hdc, ch1’ across to last st, hdc in last st, turn (17 hdc, 16 ch)

Row 9-12: repeat rows 5-8 and finish off(32)

Place pockets and pin to cardigan where desired then stitch to cardigan fronts.