How to Crochet an S-Sized Cardigan with Flower Motifs

You’ll Need:

450g of bright-pink 100% cotton yarn;

Crochet hook 4;

Double-pointed knitting needles 4.5;

5 buttons of 14 mm diameter.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns

Square Motif

Make 6 chain sts and circle them in the ring with the help of a slip st. Continue work according to Scheme 1 with circle rows. Start every row with initial chain sts as per the scheme and finish with 1 slip st, 1 half crochet, or 1 double crochet.

Quarter, Half, and Three-Quarter Motif

Make 6 chain sts and circle them in the ring with the help of 1 slip st. Work according to Schemes 2, 3, and 4 with circle rows in straight and reversed directions. Start every row with initial chain sts as according to the scheme. Make the 1st-8th rows x once.

Fringe

* (1 single crochet, 3 chain sts, 1 single crochet) in 1 base st, 6 single crochets*; repeat from * to *.

2 x 2 rib.

Stitch Control:

Square: 16 x 16 cm, diagonal – 22.5 cm.

Instructions

Make 16 square motifs, 2 quarters of square motifs, 10 halves of square motifs, and 2 three-quarters of square motifs. Start with half motifs at the lower edge of the back, beginning from the 2nd row. Connect motifs with one another, matching with pattern design in places marked with arrows (as stated in Schemes 1 and 3) and with the help of slip st.

Assembly

Fasten the edge of the front and neck-hole with fringe, and make 5 button-holes on the right front. For cuffs, cast on 48 sts with knitting needles and work with a 2 x 2 rib in circle rows. In 16 cm from the set-up row, bind off sts as they face. Fasten the bound-off edge with arches of chain sts in the following way and connect it with the edge of the sleeve: * 1 single crochet, 2 chain sts, 1 slip st in the edge of the sleeve, 2 chain sts, skip 2 sts of cuffs*; repeat from * to *. Sew buttons to the left front.