Chunky Monkey Cardigan
This chunky cosy cardigan works up quickly using a variety of simple and textured stitches. Cardigan can easily be made smaller or larger with a different sized hook. The newborn to 3 month size (16 inch chest circ) takes only 75g of 3/Light/DK/Worsted Weight/8ply yarn.
Size: Newborn
to 3 months - 16/17 inch chest measurement
Yarn: 75g
of 3/Light/DK/Worsted Weight/8ply yarn
Hook: H
hook (5mm)
Gauge:
4sc stitches and 2 sc rows per inch (2.5cm) in the yoke.
Terminology:
US
Abbreviations:
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Beginning
(beg)
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Half
Double Crochet (hdc)
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Single
Crochet (sc)
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Space
(sp)
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Chain
(ch)
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Loop
(lp)
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Skip
(skp)
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Stitch
(st)
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Double
Crochet (dc)
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Repeat
(rep)
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Slip Stitch (sl st)
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Yarn
Over (yo)
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Special Stitches
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) – yo and insert hook from the
front to the back around the post of the dc of previous row. Complete as for a
regular dc stitch.
Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc) - yo and insert hook from the back
to the front around the post of the dc of previous row. Complete as for a
regular dc stitch.
Single Crochet Two Together (sc2tog) - insert hook into next
stitch, draw up a loop, insert hook into next stitch and draw up a loop (3
loops on hook). Finally, yo and draw through 3 loops.
Body
Ch31
Row 1: Sc into 2nd
st on hook and into each st across, turn
Row 2: Ch1, sc in next 5
sts (front), 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts (shoulder), 3 sc
in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc (back), 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in
each of the next 3 sts (shoulder), 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 5
sts (front), turn.
Rows 3 & 4: Ch1, 1 sc in each sc and 3 sc
in center sc of each 3sc group, turn.
Rows 5 - 12: Starting by
ch1 and working a row of sc, work 7 more rows increasing in same way (working
3sc into corner sts) every other row.
Row 13: Ch 2, hdc in each st across, turn.
Row 14: Ch2, work
increase row as before BUT this time with hdc (3hdc on corners), turn.
Row 15: Work hdc's across to centre of first 3hdc
group, ch 5, skip across to centre hdc of next 3hdc group and continue to hdc
across back to centre of next 3hdc group, ch 5, skip shoulder sts across to
final 3hdc group and continue to hdc across to the end. Turn.
Row 16: Ch2, work hdc across, placing 5hd into ch5
space, turn.
Row 17- 22: Ch3, dc
across into the back loops only, turn.
Do not fasten off.
Button hole band
Row 1: At end of row 22, ch1, work 2sc in each dc
end stitch and 1sc in each sc end st up front side of cardigan, turn.
Row 2: Ch1, work sc in each st, placing buttonholes
where you like. (buttonhole: sc, ch2, sk 2 st,
sc in next st), turn.
Row 3: Ch1, sc in each st, working 2sc in ch2 sps. Fasten off.
Button band
Attach
yarn to neck on opposite side and work 3 rows of sc (as 1st row of button hole
band but without the button holes). Do
not fasten off.
Ribbing along the bottom
Row 1: Turn work, ch3 and work a dc into centre of
bottom of button band, then work dc's into each st across the bottom, finishing
with a dc in centre of bottom of button hole band and another at the end, turn.
Row 2: Ch2, work alternate fpdc and bpdc across,
turn.
Row 3: Ch2, work one more row alternate fpdc and
bpdc, fasten off.
Sleeves
Round 1: Attach yarn to under
arm in centre. Ch1 (counts as a sc),
work 27 sc equally around the sleeves, join last sc to ch1 with a sl st.
Round 2: Ch1 (counts as an
sc), sc in each st around, join last to ch1 with a sl st.
Round 3: Ch1, *work sc2tog in
next st, sc in next 7 sts, repeat from * around, joining last sc to ch1 with a
sl st..
Round 4 & 5:
Ch2, hdc around, joining last to ch2 with a sl st.
Round 6: Ch3, dc around,
joining last dc to ch3 with a sl st.
Round 7 - 9: Ch3, dc into the back
loops only, joining last to ch3 with a sl st.
Round 10: Ch3, dc around,
joining last to ch3 with a sl st.
Rounds 11 & 12: Ch2,
alternate fpdc, bpdc around, joining last to ch2 with a sl st.
Fasten off.
Repeat for other arm, attach buttons and
you're done!
I hope you like this pattern! If you have any
problems with it please don't hesitate to contact me (LollysCC) via Ravelry or
via my Lolly's Crafty Crochet Facebook page and I'll see if I can help!
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Crochet & Laura Tegg, all rights reserved. No pattern may be reproduced or distributed — mechanically, electronically, or
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