Wear it with your favourite jean shorts in the Summer and over your coziest leggings in the Fall . . this modern + versatile cardigan is a wardrobe must have! Its’ lightweight ‘texture-block’ design is both contemporary and comfortable. Whether it’s for work or the weekend this sweater is easy to make using basic crochet stitches. Scroll down for the free crochet pattern or purchase an inexpensive downloadable PDF from Etsy HERE or Ravelry HERE!
We’ve all seen the huge hit that was/is colour-blocking in the fashion world and this piece was inspired by that but with a twist. I wanted the look of separate blocks but with texture (in this case an airy more open top half and a solid more dense bottom half). It took some trial and error to get the look of each block just right but I’m so happy with how it all turned out.
I loved using Lion Brand’s Truboo for this cardigan. It was my first time working with their dreamy 100% bamboo yarn and it was as drapey and soft as their website describes. In fact Truboo yarn has such great drape that it took me MANY tries to get the proportions of this cardi just right . . the more I added rows of the solid the more the upper more airy rows would lengthen causing the location of the texture change to drop more and more. I honestly can’t tell you how many times I had to make and remake this piece before I finally got the ratio right. I’m proud to say that because of all the frogging you can be assured that even though the top half of your cardi won’t look long enough when you switch to the solid it will be by the time you get to your last row (the drape on the piece is AMAZING)!
You can get a kit for this pattern (yarn + pdf pattern + hook) on the Lion Brand webiste HERE!
I really wanted to create a piece that would transition from Summer to Fall but in the end I think this cardigan will work for every season. It’s lightweight on top but the bottom half gives a more cozy feel. Lion Brand’s Truboo yarn comes in 20+ colours so you could really have a lot of fun choosing what look you’d like for yours. The ‘Silver’ and ‘Slate’ colours are at the top of my list! (Again, you can grab the full kit HERE – yarn + printable pattern + hook)
I really wanted the pockets to be subtle. I hadn’t tried this style of pocket before and was really pleased when the vision came to life (I was holding my breath because if it didn’t work out it would have meant a lot of frogging). The pockets make this piece extra cozy and functional but don’t take away from the overall look (if anything I think they’re a simple and sophisticated addition). That said, if you’d prefer for your sweater to have no pockets that’s an easy change up and the instructions include details on how to do that.
Alright, so, on to what you really came here for ; ) . . . the pattern!
PEYTON TEXTURE-BLOCK CARDIGAN - Free Crochet Pattern
F I N I S H E D S I Z E S
Adult XS – 30” chest, 33” length
Adult S/M – 38” chest, 34” length
Adult L/XL – 46” chest, 35” length
Adult 2XL/3XL – 54” chest, 35” length
Adult 4XL/5XL – 62” chest, 35” length
- Classic and comfortable fit that is approximately 2-4 “ larger than actual bust/chest measurement
- Adult size pictured is a size ‘S/M’ on a 5’4” tall person with a 36” chest
M A T E R I A L S
Hook – US H – 5.00mm crochet hook
Yarn – Any light weight yarn (size 3 / ‘DK’ / 8 ply)
◦ Lion Brand® Truboo Yarn (in White #837-100) was used
▪ Amounts needed:
➢ Adult XS – Approx. 1354 yards or 1238 meters (6 skeins)
➢ Adult S/M – Approx. 1687 yards or 1543 meters (7 skeins)
➢ Adult L/XL – Approx. 2082 yards or 1904 meters (9 skeins)
➢ Adult 2XL/3XL – Approx. 2410 yards or 2204 meters (10 skeins)
➢ Adult 4XL/5XL – Approx. 2745 yards or 2510 meters (12 skeins)
G A U G E
Top of sweater
21 stitches = 4 inches
17 rows = 4 inches
Stitch for gauge: ch 1, sc in the next ch 1 sp
Bottom of sweater
18 stitches = 4 inches
20 rows = 4 inches
Stitch for gauge: sc
P A T T E R N A B B R E V I A T I O N S
English (US) terms
ch – Chain: Yarn over, pull through loop on hook
sc – Single Crochet: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook
sp – Space: Hole created between two stitches
sl st – Slip Stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch and loop on hook
sts – Stitches
Approx. – Approximately
N O T E S
- Beginning chain does NOT count as a stitch in stitch counts
- Example photographs are in Adult S/M size
• Stitch count is in [ ] at the end of each row - Cardigan is worked in sections and then seamed together
- Cardigan sections are worked in rows from the top of the cardigan down
- The top section of the cardigan has a lot of stretch because of the stitches uses and with the weight of the bottom half you cardigan will increase in length (due to gravity) as you crochet
- Pockets are optional (simply skip Row 76 and replace with an additional repeat of Row 77)
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
There is a video tutorial available for this pattern on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/KJ1-LBljOEw
W R I T T E N P A T T E R N
English (US) terms
Pattern is broken into 5 sections:
- Back Panel
- Front Panels
- Sleeves
- Pockets
- Seaming
BACK PANEL
Row 1
Chain:
- 82 – Adult XS
- 102 – Adult S/M
- 122 – Adult L/XL
- 142 – Adult 2XL/3XL
- 162 – Adult 4XL/5XL
Sc in 2nd ch from hook,
*(ch 1, skip 1, sc in next chain), repeat from * to end of chain
[81 sts -XS , 101 sts -S/M , 121 sts -L/XL , 141 sts -2XL/3XL , 161 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 2
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(sc in ch 1 sp, ch 1, skip 1), repeat from * until 1 stitch remains,
sc in last stitch
[81 sts -XS , 101 sts -S/M , 121 sts -L/XL , 141 sts -2XL/3XL , 161 sts – 4XL/5XL]
Row 3
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(ch 1, skip 1, sc in ch 1 sp), repeat from * to end of row
[81 sts -XS , 101 sts -S/M , 121 sts -L/XL , 141 sts -2XL/3XL , 161 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 4 to Row 70
Repeat Row 2 & 3
Row 71
Chain 1, turn, sc in:
- 1 stitch – XS
- 5 stitches – S/M
- 9 stitches – L/XL
- 13 stitches – 2XL/3XL
- 17 stitches – 4XL/5XL
*(skip 1 stitch, sc in next 5 stitches), repeat from * until:
- 2 stitches remain – XS
- 6 stitches remain – S/M
- 10 stitches remain – L/XL
- 14 stitches remain – 2XL/3XL
- 18 stitches remain – 4XL/5XL
Skip next stitch and sc in remaining stitches in row
[67 sc -XS , 85 sc -S/M , 103 sc -L/XL , 121 sc -2XL/3XL , 139 sc -4XL/5XL]
Row 72
Chain 1, turn, sc in each stitch in row
[67 sc -XS , 85 sc -S/M , 103 sc -L/XL , 121 sc -2XL/3XL , 139 sc -4XL/5XL]
Row 73 to Row 120/125/130/130/130
Repeat Row 72 until you have completed:
- Row 120 – Adult XS
- Row 125 – Adult S/M
- Row 130 – Adult L/XL
- Row 130 – Adult 2XL/3XL
- Row 130 – Adult 4XL/5XL
Fasten off
FRONT PANELS
Row 1
Chain:
- 42 – Adult XS
- 52 – Adult S/M
- 62 – Adult L/XL
- 72 – Adult 2XL/3XL
- 82 – Adult 4XL/5XL
Sc in 2nd ch from hook,
*(ch 1, skip 1, sc in next chain), repeat from * to end of chain
[41 sts -XS , 51 sts -S/M , 61 sts -L/XL , 71 sts -2XL/3XL , 81 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 2
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(sc in ch 1 sp, ch 1, skip 1), repeat from * until 1 stitch remains,
sc in last stitch
[41 sts -XS , 51 sts -S/M , 61 sts -L/XL , 71 sts -2XL/3XL , 81 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 3
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(ch 1, skip 1, sc in ch 1 sp), repeat from * to end of row
[41 sts -XS , 51 sts – S/M , 61 sts -L/XL , 71 sts -2XL/3XL , 81 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 4 to Row 70
Repeat Row 2 & 3
Row 71
Chain 1, turn, sc in:
- 2 stitches – XS
- 1 stitch – S/M
- 3 stitches – L/XL
- 5 stitches – 2XL/3XL
- 7 stitches – 4XL/5XL
*(skip 1 stitch, sc in next 5 stitches), repeat from * until:
- 3 stitches remain – XS
- 2 stitches remain – S/M
- 4 stitches remain – L/XL
- 6 stitches remain – 2XL/3XL
- 8 stitches remain – 4XL/5XL
Skip next stitch and sc in remaining stitches in row
[34 sc -XS , 42 sc -S/M , 51 sc -L/XL , 60 sc -2XL/3XL , 69 sc -4XL/5XL]
Row 72
Chain 1, turn, sc in each stitch in row
[34 sc -XS , 42 sc -S/M , 51 sc -L/XL , 60 sc -2XL/3XL , 69 sc -4XL/5XL]
Row 73 to Row 75
Repeat Row 72
Row 76
Chain 1, turn, sc in first:
- 6 stitches – Adult XS
- 10 stitches – Adult S/M
- 14 stitches – Adult L/XL
- 19 stitches – Adult 2XL/3XL
- 23 stitches – Adult 4XL/5XL
Chain 22, skip 22 stitches and sc in next stitch, sc to end of row
[34 sts – XS , 42 sts -S/M , 51 sts -L/XL , 60 sts -2XL/3XL , 69 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 77
Chain 1, turn, sc in each stitch/chain in row
[34 sc -XS , 42 sc -S/M , 51 sc -L/XL , 60 sc -2XL/3XL , 69 sc -4XL/5XL]
Row 78 to Row 120/125/130/130/130
Repeat Row 77 until you have completed:
- Row 120 – Adult XS
- Row 125 – Adult S/M
- Row 130 – Adult L/XL
- Row 130 – Adult 2XL/3XL
- Row 130 – Adult 4XL/5XL
Fasten off
Repeat to make a second front panel
SLEEVES
Row 1
Chain:
- 58 – Adult XS
- 64 – Adult S/M
- 80 – Adult L/XL
- 96 – Adult 2XL/3XL
- 106 – Adult 4XL/5XL
Sc in 2nd ch from hook,
*(ch 1, skip 1, sc in next chain), repeat from * to end of chain
[57 sts -XS , 63 sts -S/M , 79 sts -L/XL , 95 sts -2XL/3XL , 105 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 2
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(sc in ch 1 sp, ch 1, skip 1), repeat from * until 1 stitch remains,
sc in last stitch
[57 sts -XS , 63 sts -S/M , 79 sts -L/XL , 95 sts -2XL/3XL , 105 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 3
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(ch 1, skip 1, sc in ch 1 sp), repeat from * to end of row
[57 sts -XS , 63 sts -S/M , 79 sts -L/XL , 95 sts -2XL/3XL , 105 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 4 to Row 41
Repeat Row 2 & 3
Row 42
Chain 1, turn, skip first stitch, sc in ch 1 sp,
*[ch 1, skip 1, sc in ch 1 sp], repeat from * until 3 stitches remain,
Skip next 2 stitches and sc in last stitch
[55 sts -XS , 61 sts -S/M , 77 sts -L/XL , 93 sts -2XL/3XL , 103 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 43
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(sc in ch 1 sp, ch 1, skip 1), repeat from * until 1 stitch remains,
sc in last stitch
[55 sts -XS , 61 sts -S/M , 77 sts -L/XL , 93 sts -2XL/3XL , 103 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 44
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(ch 1, skip 1, sc in ch 1 sp), repeat from * to end of row
[55 sts -XS , 61 sts -S/M , 77 sts -L/XL , 93 sts -2XL/3XL , 103 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 45 to Row 71
Repeat Row 42 to Row 44 (your stitch count will decrease by 2 with every repeat of Row 42) . . your stitch count at the end of Row 71 is below
[37 sts -XS , 43 sts -S/M , 59 sts -L/XL , 75 sts -2XL/3XL , 85 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 72
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(sc in ch 1 sp, ch 1, skip 1), repeat from * until 1 stitch remains,
sc in last stitch
[37 sts -XS , 43 sts -S/M , 59 sts -L/XL , 75 sts -2XL/3XL , 85 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 73
Chain 1, turn, sc in first stitch,
*(ch 1, skip 1, sc in ch 1 sp), repeat from * to end of row
[37 sts -XS , 43 sts -S/M , 59 sts -L/XL , 75 sts -2XL/3XL , 85 sts -4XL/5XL]
Row 74 to Row 85
Repeat Row 72 & 73
Fasten off
Repeat to make a second sleeve
POCKETS
Row A-1
Working with front panel, on Row 76 attach yarn (where chain of 22 starts) in:
- 6th stitch – Adult XS
- 10th stitch – Adult S/M
- 14th stitch – Adult L/XL
- 19th stitch – Adult 2XL/3XL
- 23rd stitch – Adult 4XL/5XL
Ch 1, sc in next 22 stitches (stitches that were skipped in Row 76)
[ 22 sc – All Sizes ]
Row A-2
Ch 1, turn, sc in next 22 stitches
[ 22 sc – All Sizes ]
Row A-3 to Row A-35
Repeat Row A-2
Fasten off
Row B-1
Working with same front panel, on Row 76 attach yarn in same location (where chain of 22 starts) in:
- 6th stitch – Adult XS
- 10th stitch – Adult S/M
- 14th stitch – Adult L/XL
- 19th stitch – Adult 2XL/3XL
- 23rd stitch – Adult 4XL/5XL
Ch 1, sc in bottom of next 22 stitches from Row 77 (bottom loop of chain of 22)
[ 22 sc – All Sizes ]
Row B-2
Ch 1, turn, sc in next 22 stitches
[ 22 sc – All Sizes ]
Row B-3 to Row B-35
Repeat Row B-2
Fasten off
With pocket rectangles both on same side of cardigan sl st around joining 3 sides together
Repeat to make a second pocket in other front panel
SEAMING
- Lay Back Panel down and place one front panel (good side facing down) on top. Line up beginning rows of each panel and from outer corner going toward middle of back panel sl st the two sections together. [41/51/61/71/81 sl st]
- Lay second front panel (good side facing down) and overlapping with last sl st join two sections together working from middle to opposite outer corner. [41/51/61/71/81 sl st]
- Beginning at bottom of cardigan sl st sides together
[Leaving approx: 11” (12”, 15”, 18”, 20”) armhole on each side] - Fold each sleeve in half lengthwise and sl st sides together
- With sleeves still inside out, attach top of sleeves (larger end) to arm holes by slip stitching around
Thank you for L O O P I N G together this L A K E S I D E inspired project! I can’t wait to see your cardigans so please tag me (@lakesideloops) in your pictures!! Sending lots of love from Canada’s East Coast.
