Crochet Baby Cardigan Easy Free Pattern For Beginners

Give your little one something warm and stylish with this Crochet Baby Cardigan. Create a sweet crochet baby cardigan design with simple stitches, offering a comfortable fit, timeless look, and a thoughtful handmade piece that pairs beautifully with tiny outfits throughout the year.

Crochet Baby Cardigan

The yoke works up seamlessly, followed by gentle shaping for sleeves and edging. You can customize colors and buttons to match any outfit or season. Whether for gifting or personal use, this cozy cardigan is both practical and irresistibly cute.

Materials

• Double Knitting Yarn main color
• 4 mm crochet hook
• Buttons
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Starting the Yoke

• Make a slip knot and chain 48
• Skip first 3 chains and place 1 DC in 4th chain
• Work 6 more DC for a total of 7 DC on the first panel
• Chain 1 and place 1 DC in the same stitch to form corner
• Continue increasing at corners and building the yoke evenly to Row 7

Main Body Pattern

• Begin Row 8 to separate the armholes

Row 8

• Chain 1 and turn
• Place 1 HDC in same stitch
• Skip next stitch and work SC, chain 2, SC in following stitch
• Repeat SC, chain 2, SC across front panel
• Join corners with SC to form first armhole

• Continue loop repeats across back panel
• Join corners with SC to form second armhole
• Work loop repeats across final front panel
• Finish with 1 HDC in last stitch

For Row 9

• Chain 3 and turn
• Work 1 DC in last HDC
• Place 3 DC in each chain-2 space across
• Finish with 2 DC in last stitch

Row 10

• Chain 1 and turn
• Work 1 HDC in first stitch
• Skip 2 DC and work SC, chain 2, SC in next stitch
• Repeat across row
• Work 1 HDC in last stitch

Pattern Repeat

• Repeat Rows 9 and 10
• Change yarn color every 6 rows
• Work body to 21 rows total

Edging

• Work SC evenly along cardigan side
• Work SC along neckline
• For buttonholes chain 1, skip 1 stitch and continue SC
• Place buttonholes evenly for three buttons

Sleeves

• Join yarn at underarm
• Repeat loop and fill pattern around armhole
• Place 3 DC in each chain-2 space for fill round
• Change color every 6 rows

Cuff

• Work FPDC and BPDC around to shape cuff
• Continue with FPHDC and BPHDC
• Finish with SC rib in accent color

Finishing

• Make second sleeve matching the first
• Weave in ends
• Sew on buttons