Wrap yourself in winter magic with this crochet beginner-friendly snowflake cardigan tutorial! Imagine draping a cardigan sprinkled with snowflakes over your shoulders – a cardigan that you've brought to life with your own two hands. This guide is your golden ticket to not just staying warm, but doing so with a flair of personal style and crocheting.
Crochet Snowflake Cardigan
Materials:
- Yarn: Red and milk color
- Hook: 5mm
- Other: Scissors, markers, needle, buttons, yarn needle, wet towel or steamer
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- st: stitch
- sl st: slip stitch
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- hdc cluster: 3 hdc in the same st
- picot: ch 3, sl st in the first ch
- RL: right loop
- FL: front loop
- BL: back loop
- BF: back and front
Steps:
Foundation:
- Make a magic ring and follow the pattern for rows 1-5.
Snowflake Pattern:
Create a magic ring.
Row 1:
- ch 2, 6 dc in the ring, ch 2, sl st in the first dc.
Row 2:
- ch 2, 2 dc in each st, ch 2, sl st in the first dc.
For Row 3:
ch 2, hdc in the next st, ch 2, 2 dc in the next st, ch 2, hdc in the next st, ch 2, 2 dc in the next st, ch 2, hdc in the next st, ch 2, 2 dc in the next st, ch 2, hdc in the next st, ch 2, sl st in the first hdc.
Row 4:
- ch 2, sc in the next st, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, sc in the next st, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, sc in the next st, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, sc in the next st, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, sl st in the first sc.
Row 5:
ch 2, sc in the next st, ch 2, picot, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, picot, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, picot, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, picot, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, picot, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, picot, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, picot, ch 2, 2 sc in the next st, ch 2, picot, ch 2, sl st in the first sc.
Attach Snowflakes:
Attach the snowflakes to the cardigan body according to the desired design.
Finishing:
- Add buttons, finish the edges, and steam or wet block the cardigan.
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