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One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern

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You’re going to love this One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern! It’s a round yoke top down crochet cardigan, with beautiful subtle details. 

This pattern comes in 8 sizes, starting with S & goes up to 5XL.

Finally it’s such a great crochet garment to add to your wardrobe, it’s soft & cozy & the design itself works well all year through.

Pick a cotton or summer yarn for the warmest month & a wool yarn to snuggle up in during fall and winter.

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One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern

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How To Crochet The One Piece Cardigan


This cardigan crochet pattern comes in 8 sizes from S to 5XL & are worked in one piece from the top down.

You will start at the neckline, and work the yoke part of the cardigan. This is the part that has the small eyelets.

After that you will split into two armholes and the body, which are worked separately.

The sleeves are according to the pattern instructions worked in rows and turned, which means you’ll have to seam the sleeves at the end. However, if you prefer to work the sleeves in turning rounds, to avoid seaming, that’s a great option. All you have to do is to slip stitch at the end of each row, and then turn.

Most of this one piece crochet cardigan pattern uses basic crochet stitches. Half double crochet stitches are the main feature, and chains create the eyelets at the top of the cardigan.

The most advanced stitch used is the foundation single crochet to start the cardigan, but it’s possible to swap that for chains if preferred.

Finally, you will have to work half double crochet stitches together. These are described in detail under the heading “stitches used in this pattern”.

One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern

Yarn For The Crocheted In One Piece Cardigan


The suggested yarn for this crochet cardigan pattern is Galler Yarns, Prime Alpaca. It’s a beautiful alpaca yarn.  

What made me choose this particular yarn for this crochet pattern was the first & foremost the softness of it, but the lovely colors to choose from didn’t hurt either.

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If you prefer using a different yarn, make sure you test your gauge before you start crocheting.

One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern

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A Great Cardigan For All Seasons


This one piece crochet cardigan pattern is a great crochet pattern for any season. It’s such a simple design, which makes it a great wardrobe staple.

The simplicity of the crochet cardigan makes it great for any occasion. 

Substitute for a cotton yarn to wear it during the warmer seasons or use a warm winter yarn for ultimate winter comfort.

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The Cardigan Crochet Pattern Summary


The One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern is a perfect crochet project for any season. The cardigan pattern comes in 8 sizes from S to 5XL. That means you’ll easily find a size that fits you. In addition you’ll find suggestions on how to adjust the size.

This crochet cardigan has a round yoke & is crocheted from the top down.

Next, this cardigan has such lovely lace stitch details.

Finally, the skill level is intermediate, but it’s not a difficult pattern to crochet. It’s mainly made with hdc stitches & chains. 

One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern

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Materials Needed For The One Piece Cardigan


Crochet Hook

Size 6 mm / US: J – 10 / UK: 4

Hook I used: Symphonie Rose Crochet Hooks from Knitpro

Yarn

Yarn used:

Galler Yarns – Prime Alpaca Naturals in color Natural.

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How much yarn needed for the One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern: 
  • Size S: 2 skeins / 405 g / 1075 m / 1175 yards
  • Size M: 2 skeins / 430 g / 1145 m / 1255 yards
  • Size L: 3 skeins / 470 g / 1240 m / 1360 yards
  • Size XL: 3 skeins /  495 g / 1315 m / 1435 yards
  • Size 2XL: 3 skeins / 545 g / 1445 m / 1580 yards
  • Size 3XL: 3 skeins /  575 g / 1530 m / 1670 yards
  • Size 4XL: 3 skeins / 615 g / 1630 m / 1785 yards
  • Size 5XL: 3 skeins / 640 g / 1700 m / 1860 yards

Yarn characteristics:

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Gauge


Measured with half double crochet stitches crocheted rows:

15 stitches & 14 rows per 10 cm / 4”.

One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern

Crochet Pattern Notes


  • This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
  • All measurements given are unblocked.
  • Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
  • Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
  • Make a swatch that measure at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
  • Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
  • This pattern is written for 8 sizes, where the different sizes are given in parentheses like this: S (M) L (XL) 2X (3X) 4X (5X). If just one number is given, it applies to all sizes. I recommend that you highlight or circle the size you’re making before you begin to make the pattern easier to follow. Size adjustments are added under “Size & Measurements”.
  • At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.

Sizes And Measurements


One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern

Size Notes

  • This pattern is written to have a standard fit, that means about 5-10 cm ease. Learn more about mastering ease in crochet garments.
  • Take bust measurements to find the size that fits the best.

Size Adjustments

  • Note: Any size adjustments affect yarn usage & you might need more/less yarn than suggested.

Yoke:

  • Starting the yoke: If you want a smaller/bigger opening for the head. Reduce/increase the starting FSC in increments of 6 st. Note: This would change the stitch & row count for the yoke throughout.

Body:

  • For all sizes: Adjust length by adding or reducing rows at the end, before starting row 51.
  • Adjust width by making the yoke smaller or bigger. Alternatively, add more FSC stitches on the first row of the body.

Sleeves: 

  • The sleeve pattern is written to have a balloon shape at the wrist, that means they have the same width until the final row. If you feel the sleeves turn out to wide, decrease a few stitches at the beginning of a few rows by crocheting 2 hdc stitches together. 
  • If the final row makes the opening for your hands to wide/tight, hdc2tog instead of 3 to make it wider, hdc4tog instead of 3 to make it tighter. 

Diagram


One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern
One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern

Abbreviations

We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.

Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.

Stitches Used In The Crochet Cardigan Pattern


You will need to use chains, single crochet stitches, half double crochet stitches, double crochet stitches,  & foundation single crochet.

Foundation Single Crochet Stitch (FSC):

Written description:

Step 1: Ch 2 st.

Step 2: Insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, pull up a loop. Yo and pull through first loop (making “chain”). Yo and pull through both loops on hook.

Step 3: Insert hook into previous “chain” you made (It should look like you go through a resemblance of a “normal” st, with 2 strands of yarn), pull up a loop, yo and pull through first loop (making “chain”). Yo and pull through both loops on hook.

Repeat step 3 until you’ve made enough stitches. *2nd ch in step 1 makes 1 st, step 2 makes 1 st & every time step 3 is repeated you make 1 st.

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Crochet Together 2 Half Double Crochet Stitches (hdc2tog):

Used to decrease stitches.

Written description: Yarn over, draw up a loop from the next st, draw up a loop from the stitch after that, you have 4 loops on the hook, yo, pull through all loops on the hook.

Crochet Together 3 Half Double Crochet Stitches (hd3tog):

Used to decrease stitches.

Written description: Yarn over, *draw up a loop from the next st*,  repeat from *to* 2 times, you have 5 loops on the hook, yo, pull through all loops on the hook.

Crochet Together 4 Half Double Crochet Stitches (hdc4tog):

Used to decrease stitches.

Written description: Yarn over, *draw up a loop from the next st*,  repeat from *to* 3 times, you have 6 loops on the hook, yo, pull through all loops on the hook.

One Piece Crochet Cardigan Pattern

Crochet Cardigan Instructions


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Yoke:

Make 89 st using the FSC method, turn.

Row 1: Ch 1 (counts as 1st st), sc 1 in the next 21 st, dc 1 in the next 45 st, sc 1 in the next 22 st, turn (=89 st).

Row 2: Rep row 1.

Row 3: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), *ch 1, sk 1 st, hdc 1 in next st*, repeat from *to* until end of row, turn (=89 st).

Row 4: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 13 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 14 st,  hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 14 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 14 st, turn (=101 st).

*From here & throughout yoke: If the pattern instructs you to crochet “in” a stitch that on the previous row was a chain, you will crochet into the chain space instead of the stitch/chain. 

Row 5: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (=101 st).

Row 6: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 15 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 16 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 16 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 16 st, turn (=113 st).

Row 7: Rep row 3. 

Row 8: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch),hdc 1 in the next 17 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 18 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 18 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 18 st, turn (=125 st).

Row 9: Rep row 5. 

Row 10: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 19 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 20 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 20 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 20 st, turn (=137 st).

Row 11: Rep row 3.

Row 12: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 21 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 22 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 22 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 22 st, turn (=149 st).

Row 13: Rep row 5. 

Row 14: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 23 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 24 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 24 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 24 st, turn (=161 st).

Row 15: Rep row 3. 

Row 16: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 25 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 26 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 26 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 26 st, turn (=173 st).

Row 17: Rep row 5. 

Row 18: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 27 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 28 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 28 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 28 st, turn (=185 st).

Row 19: Rep row 3. 

Row 20: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 29 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 30 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 30 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 30 st, turn (=197 st).

Row 21: Rep row 5.

Only size M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL:

Row 22: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 31 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 32 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 32 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 32 st, turn (=209 st).

Row 23: Rep row 3. 

Only size (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL:

Row 24: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 33 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 34 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 34 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 34 st, turn (=221 st).

Row 25: Rep row 5. 

Only size XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL:

Row 26: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 35 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 36 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 36 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 36 st, turn (=233 st).

Row 27: Rep row 3. 

Only size (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL:

Row 28: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 37 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 38 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 38 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 38 st, turn (=245 st).

Row 29: Rep row 5. 

Only size 3XL (4XL) 5XL:

Row 30: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 39 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 40 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 40 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 40 st, turn (=257 st).

Row 31: Rep row 3. 

Only size (4XL) 5XL:

Row 32: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 41 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 42 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 42 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 42 st, turn (=269 st).

Row 33: Rep row 5. 

Only size 5XL:

Row 34: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in the next 43 st, hdc 4 in next st, *hdc 1 in the next 44 st, hdc 3 in next st*, repeat from to* 2 more times, hdc 1 in the next 44 st, hdc 4 in next st, hdc 1 in the next 44 st, turn (=281 st).

Row 35: Rep row 3. 

Do not cut yarn.

Finishing Yoke*:

*Does not apply to size 5XL, continue directly on the body. 

Continue without cutting yarn on the yoke. 

Only Size S:

Row 22: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (= 197 (-) – (-) – (-) – (-) st). 

Row 23: Rep row 3.

Only Size S (M):

Row 24: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (= 197 (209) – (-) – (-) – (-) st). 

Row 25: Rep row 5. 

Only Size S (M) L: 

Row 26: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (= 197 (209) 221 (-) – (-) – (-) st). 

Row 27: Rep row 3.

Only Size S (M) L (XL):

Row 28: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (= 197 (209) 221 (233) – (-) – (-) st). 

Row 29: Rep row 5. 

Only Size S (M) L (XL) 2XL:

Row 30: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (= 197 (209) 221 (233) 245 (-) – (-) st). 

Row 31: Rep row 3.

Only Size S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL): 

Row 32: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (= 197 (209) 221 (233) 245 (257) – (-) st). 

Row 33: Rep row 5. 

Only Size S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL: 

Row 34: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (= 197 (209) 221 (233) 245 (257) 269 (-) st). 

Row 35: Rep row 3.

Do not cut yarn.

Body:

Continue without cutting yarn on the yoke. 

Row 1: Hdc 1 (placed in same st as sl st = no ch), hdc 1 in the next 31 (33) 35 (37) 39 (41) 43 (45) st, FSC 5 (7) 10 (12) 18 (21) 25 (27) st, sk 34 (36) 38 (40) 42 (44) 46 (48) st, hdc 1 in the next 65 (69) 73 (77) 81 (85) 89 (93) st, FSC 5 (7) 10 (12) 18 (21) 25 (27) st, sk 34 (36) 38 (40) 42 (44) 46 (48) st, hdc 1 in the next 32 (34) 36 (38) 40 (42) 44 (46) st, turn (= 139 (151) 165 (177) 197 (211) 227 (239) st). 

Row 2: Hdc 1 directly in 1st st (no ch), hdc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (= 139 (151) 165 (177) 197 (211) 227 (239) st). 

Row 3-46: Rep row 2.

Do not cut yarn, continue directly on border.

Border:

Continue without cutting yarn on the body. 

Round 1*: Ch 1 (counts as 1st st), sc 1 in each st from last row of body, sc evenly along edge of right front, sc on the other side of the 89 FSC stitches from beg of yoke, sc evenly along edge of left front, sl st in ch from beg of round. 

*Exact stitch count isn’t essential here & not given for this reason, it’s more important to get an even edge when you crochet along the right & left front. 

Sleeves:

Attach yarn in one of the middle FSC stitches under the arm, stitch 3 (4) 5 (6) 9 (11) 13 (14). 

Row 1: Hdc 1 (placed in same st as sl st = no ch), hdc 1 in the next 38 (42) 47 (51) 59 (64) 70 (74) st, turn (= 39 (43) 48 (52) 60 (65) 71 (75) st). 

Row 2-46: Rep row 1.

For all sizes: Start row 47 directly in 1st st!

Size S, L, 2XL & 5XL:

Row 47: Hdc3tog in each st from prev row (= 13 (-) 16 (-) 20 (-) – (25) st). 

Size M & XL:

Row 47: Hdc3tog in each st, until you have 4 st left, hdc4tog (= – (14) – (17) – (-) – (-) st). 

Size 3XL & 4XL: 

Row 47: Hdc3tog in each st, until you have 2 st left, hdc2tog (= – (-) – (-) – (22) 24 (-) st). 

Fasten off & cut yarn.

Finishing And Assembly


Seam the sleeves together using the whip stitch.

Fasten threads & weave in ends.

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