Crochet Button-Up Cardigan Pattern For Beginners

This stylish button-up crochet cardigan offers both warmth and comfort while making a trendy statement in your wardrobe. Perfect for intermediate crocheters, the pattern includes clear instructions to create a versatile cardigan with raglan sleeves and a flattering V-neckline.

Crochet Button-Up Cardigan

The use of alternating rows of double crochet and square stitches adds texture, while the cozy cuffed sleeves and button detailing give it a polished, finished look. Whether you're crafting for yourself or as a gift, this cardigan can be customized in different yarns and colors to suit any season or occasion.

Supplies

Yarn (from Jo-Ann's)
An I-hook (size 5.50 mm)
Scissors
Four stitch markers or bobby pins

Measurements

The reference pattern is a size small to medium.
The finished cardigan is 20 inches in length and 19.5 inches in width.
The sleeves are about 23.5 inches from the shoulder to the cuff.

The Body of the Cardigan

Foundation Chain

Chain 56 stitches for the reference pattern. The chain should be long enough to drape loosely over your shoulders.

Stitch Markers

Place stitch markers for the raglan design increases.
Marker 1: In the third stitch from the hook.
Marker 2: In the 18th stitch.
Marker 3: The 18th stitch after the second marker.
Marker 4: The 14th stitch after the third marker.

Pattern for Rows 1-20

The pattern alternates between two rows of double crochets and one row of squares.
Double Crochet Rows: Increase at the beginning and end of each row for the V-neckline by placing two double crochets in the same stitch. At each stitch marker, increase by placing a double crochet, chaining two, and then placing another double crochet in the same stitch.
Square Rows: Do not increase at the beginning or end. Chain one, skip a stitch, and then place a double crochet into the next stitch. At the increasing spots, place a double crochet in the chain two space, chain two, and then place another double crochet in the same space.

Making the Armholes

After completing 20 rows, start a new row of squares and work up to the first increase spot.
Place a double crochet in the chain space.
Chain three to create the armhole opening.
Connect the chain to the next increasing spot with a double crochet.
Repeat the same process for the second armhole.

Continuing the Body

After the armholes are complete, continue the alternating pattern for a total of 38 rows.

The Sleeves

Attach the yarn to the second double crochet from the increase spot on the armhole.
The first row of the sleeve is a square row.
The next row is a double crochet row.
Continue the alternating pattern of one square row and two double crochet rows for a total of 24 rows, or until the sleeve reaches your wrist.

The Cuff

The cuff is worked in single crochet stitches.
Decrease all the way around the sleeve opening to reduce its size.
Chain nine stitches to create the cuff.
Single crochet into the second stitch from the hook and all the way down the chain.
Slip stitch into the next stitch on the sleeve edge to connect the cuff.
Decrease across the next two stitches.
Flip the work and single crochet up the row in the back loops only.
Continue this pattern, connecting to the sleeve edge with a slip stitch and a decrease every other row.
Once completed, slip stitch the ends of the cuff together.