Cardigan crochet pattern
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Yarn - Lion Brand Yarns Baby Soft (color : Sweet Pea) / light 3 / 5 oz (140 g) / 459 yd (420 m) / about 1.5 balls needed
Hook - G/6 4.25mm or other size hook needed for the gauge
Gauge - About 21 chs go into about 4 inches (10 cm)
Cardigan Size - XS - L
Complexity - Advanced beginner

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Loose-fitting lace cardigan jacket crochet pattern

Row-by-row crochet instructions

Part 1 video tutorial

Begin crocheting the cardigan from the top to bottom.

Make a foundation chain of 64 chs.

To adjust the pattern to a different size, the number of chains between corners should be dividable by 4 plus 1 additional chain.

1st row (right side) – h5ch, corner1, [ch1, sk1, trc1] x 6, ch1, sk1, corner1, [ch1, sk1, trc1] x 14, ch1, sk1, corner1, [ch1, sk1, trc1] x 6, ch1, sk1, corner* + RC6
2nd row (wrong side) – h7ch, qcr1, ch1, sk2, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1, ch1,qcr1 above middle trc of corner of prev.row, ch1, sk1, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1, [ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] x 4, ch1,qcr1 above middle trc of corner of prev.row, ch1, sk1, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1, [ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] x 8, ch1,qcr1 above middle trc of corner of prev.row, ch1, sk1, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1, [ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] x 4, ch1,qcr1 above middle trc of corner of prev.row, ch1, sk1, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1, ch1, sk1, (qcr1, ch1, qcr1) into 1ch + RC5
3rd row – h6ch, trc1, ([ch1, sk1, trc1] to corner/qcr1 of prev.row, ch1, sk1, corner1) x 4, [ch1, sk1, trc1] to last 2 chs; ch1,sk1, (trc1, ch1, trc1) into 1ch + RC6
Crochet the 4th row similar to the 2nd row working more repeats/ [ ].
4th row – h7ch, qcr1, ([ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] to corner/ middle trc1 of the pre.row corner; ch1,qcr1 above middle trc of corner of prev.row, ch1, sk1, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1) x 4, [ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] to last 2 chs; ch1, sk1, (qcr1, ch1, qcr1) into 1ch + RC5

Alternate 3rd and 4th rows increasing chains or working more repeats in each part.

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Part 2 video tutorial

Increase chains from corners only

Crochet the 9th row as your 3rd row, but at the end of the row work RC5.
10th row – h6ch, qcr1, ([ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] to corner/ middle trc1 of the pre.row corner; ch1,qcr1 above middle trc of corner of prev.row, ch1, sk1, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1) x 4, [ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] to last 2 chs; ch1, sk1, qcr2 into 1ch + RC4
11th row – h6ch, trc1, ([ch1, sk1, trc1] to corner/qcr1 of prev.row, ch1, sk1, corner1) x 4, [ch1, sk1, trc1] to last 1 ch; trc1 + RC5
12th row – h7ch, qcr1, ([ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] to corner/ middle trc1 of the pre.row corner; ch1,qcr1 above middle trc of corner of prev.row, ch1, sk1, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1) x 4, [ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] to last 3 chs; ch1, sk1, qcr2 + RC4
Alternate 11th and 12th rows increasing chains until your crochet 19 rows.

Join front and back parts together

20th row – h7ch, qcr1, ([ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] to corner/ middle trc1 of the pre.row corner; ch1, skip all chs/shoulder part to the following corner; qcr1 above 3rd trc of the corner, ch1,qcr1 above middle trc of corner) x 2, [ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] to last 3 chs; ch1, sk1, qcr2 + RC4
21st row – h6ch, trc1, [ch1, sk1, trc1] to last 1 ch; trc1 + RC5
22nd row – h7ch, qcr1, [ch1, sk3, qcr1, ch1, sk1 back, qcr1] to last 3 chs; ch1, sk1, qcr2 + RC4
Alternate 21st and 22nd rows until you crochet the desired length of the shrug.

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One round – [reverse sc1, sk1] to end

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Abbreviations
[ ] – repeat
ch – chain
corner – [trc1, (ch1, trc1) x 2] into 1ch
*corner – [trc1, (ch1, trc1) x 2, trc1] into 1ch
h#ch – insert a hook into the # chain from your hook
prev.row – previous row
qcr – quadruple crochet – wrap the yarn around your hook 3 times, insert the hook into a chain, and draw a loop (you should have 5 loops on your hook). Grab the yarn and draw it through first 2 loops on your hook 4 times.
sk – skip a chain
sk back – skip a previous base chain
trc – triple crochet – wrap the yarn around your hook 2 times. Insert the yarn into a base chain, grab the yarn, and pull it trough. You should have 4 loops on your hook. Grab the yarn and draw the yarn through the first 2 loops on your hook 3 times.

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Crochet jacket cardigan for all sizes

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