This cropped crochet cardigan pattern is a beginner friendly project designed to help you create a modern and wearable layering piece with simple stitches and clean construction. Based on a tutorial by RosaFerns, the pattern focuses on comfort, structure, and customization, making it ideal for crocheters who want a polished garment without complicated shaping.
Crochet Cropped Cardigan
The ribbed hem provides stretch and definition, while the relaxed body and sleeves allow easy adjustments for length, fit, and style. Whether you prefer a true cropped look or a longer everyday cardigan, this pattern gives you the flexibility to tailor the final piece to your wardrobe.
Materials
- 5 mm crochet hook for ribbing
- 6 mm crochet hook for body and sleeves
- Yarn of choice
- Scissors
- Darning needle
- Stitch markers or safety pins
- Buttons
Bottom Ribbing
- Using the 5 mm hook, chain 15
- Turn and work 14 back loop only slip stitches
- Chain 1 and turn at the end of each row
- Repeat until you have 105 rows or approximately 50 cm unstretched
Lower Body Back and Front
- Switch to the 6 mm hook
- Chain 1 and turn
- Work 105 half double crochets across the ribbing edge, placing one stitch into each ribbing row
- Chain 2, turn, and work half double crochets across for rows 2 through 8
- Add extra rows here if you prefer a longer cardigan
Neckline Shaping Full Width
- Chain 2 and turn
- Half double crochet two stitches together at the beginning of the row
- Work half double crochets across until two stitches remain
- Half double crochet two stitches together at the end
- Repeat this decrease row once more
Dividing for Panels
- Count 24 stitches from each edge
- Place stitch markers in the 25th stitches to mark the front panels
First Front Panel
- Work half double crochets until you reach the stitch marker
- Chain 2 and turn
- On the next row, work half double crochets until two stitches remain
- Half double crochet two stitches together
- Repeat this two row sequence six times
- Finish with five rows of straight half double crochets
Back Panel
- Join yarn at the first stitch marker
- Work 17 rows of straight half double crochets across the center section
Second Front Panel
- Join yarn at the edge
- Mirror the first front panel shaping
- Decrease at the neckline edge only
- Work the same total number of rows as the first panel
Assembly
- Fold the front panels over the back panel
- Join the shoulders using single crochet or a darning needle
Sleeves Make 2
- Using the 5 mm hook, chain 11
- Work 29 rows of back loop only slip stitches for the cuff
- Switch to the 6 mm hook
- Work one half double crochet into each ribbing row
- Work two half double crochets, then two half double crochets in the next stitch across
- For sleeve shaping, work half double crochets until the last stitch, then place two half double crochets in the last stitch
- Work four rows of straight half double crochets
- Repeat this five row sequence seven times total
- Fold the sleeve, sew the seam, and attach to the armhole
Neckline and Button Border
- Join yarn at the bottom front corner
- Work single crochets up the front edge, around the neckline, and down the other side
- Place three single crochets in each neckline corner
- Work a full row of single crochets
- Mark button placement
- Chain two and skip two stitches at each buttonhole position
- Work a final row of single crochets, stitching into the chain spaces
- Sew buttons onto the opposite side of the buttonholes
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