Bright Pink Crochet Cardigan

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 slip st. Continue work due to the scheme 1 with circle rows. Start every row with initial chain sts due to the scheme and finish with 1 slip st, 1 half crochet or 1 double crochet. Make 1^st-8^th circle rows x once.

Quarter, half and three-quarter of motif: make 6 chain sts and circle them in the ring with the help of 1 slip st. Work due to the schemes 2, 3 and 4 with circle rows in straight and reversed directions. Start every row with initial chain sts due to the scheme. Make 1^st-8^th 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.

Stitches 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 halves motifs at lower edge of back, starting from the 2^nd row, connect motifs with one another, matching with pattern design in places, marked with arrows (as it’s stated on the schemes 1 and 3) and with the help of slip st.

Assembly

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