Crochet pattern · sweater · Intermediate
Evergreen Hearth Cardigan
Yarn weight 4 · 5.5 mm (I-9) hook
Directions
- Finished size: chest 38 (42, 46, 50) in, buttoned; S (M, L, XL).
- Yarn: worsted wool, about 1,300 (1,450, 1,600, 1,750) yd: forest 700, cranberry 300, cream 200, charcoal 150 (more for larger sizes). Five 1 in buttons.
- Gauge: in granny stripe, 4 clusters (12 double crochet) and 9 rows = 4 in.
- Granny stripe: row 1, chain 3, double crochet in the first space; *3 double crochet in the next space between clusters; repeat; 2 double crochet in the last space. Row 2, chain 3, 3 double crochet in each space between clusters, 1 double crochet in the top of the turning chain. Repeat rows 1 and 2.
- Stripe order: 4 rows forest, 1 row cream, 2 rows cranberry, 1 row cream; repeat.
- Back: with forest, chain 72 (80, 88, 96); double crochet in the 4th chain from the hook and across. Work granny stripe to 24 (24, 25, 25) in. Fasten off.
- Fronts (make 2): chain 36 (40, 44, 48) and work as the back to 21 in. Neck: leave the 4 clusters at the front edge unworked on every other row 3 times; work even to 24 (24, 25, 25) in.
- Sleeves (make 2): chain 44; granny stripe, adding 1 double crochet at each end every 4th row 8 times. Work to 18 in.
- Make up: sew the shoulders, set in the sleeves, sew the sleeve and side seams.
- Band: with charcoal, single crochet up the right front, around the neck and down the left front, 3 stitches in each corner. Work 5 more rows, making 5 buttonholes (chain 2, skip 2) on the right front in row 3. Sew on the buttons; work 6 rows of single crochet around each cuff and the hem in charcoal.