Crochet Saoirse Slouchy Cardigan

Stay warm and cosy with the Saoirse [ser-sha] crochet slouchy cardigan

The Saoirse cardigan is designed to be slouchy and oversized, with loose sleeves and ribbed hemline. It is the perfect crochet cardigan to wear as Spring arrives. Pair it with a simple tee and jeans or layer over your favorite dress.

The Saoirse slouchy crochet cardigan is a relatively easy piece to make. It is worked using simple single crochet and double crochet stitches. The pattern is worked from the back panel bottom up and without breaking the yarn you will continue on with the front panel. You will then rejoin your yarn and work the second front panel. The sleeves are worked separately and then seamed to armhole.

Materials:

Any weight 4/worsted/aran yarn

6mm crochet hook

Stitch markers

Measuring tape.

I would recommend 700-800g for S/M, 800-850g for L/XL, 850-900g for 2XL/3XL, and 900g for 4XL/5XL

All pattern instructions will be listed for different sizes in ( ).

Sizes:

S(M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

Back panel:

Ch 71(73, 75, 75, 79, 79, 81, 81)

Row 1: dc into 3rd ch from hook, dc in every stitch across. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 2, *fpdc around next dc, bpdc around the following dc, repeat from * across. Your last stitch will be a regular dc on top of the ch 2. Turn.

Row 3-5: Ch 2 and continue in fpdc, bpdc across.

Row 6: Ch 1 (not counted as a stitch), sc in the first st, dc into the next st, *sc into next st, dc into next st, repeat from * across the row. You will end the row with a dc on top of the ch 2 from previous row. Turn

Repeat row 6 until the back panel measures 25-26 inches long.

Continue to first front panel without breaking your yarn

First front panel:

Row 1: Ch 1, *sc in next st, dc into next, repeat from * until you have worked across 28(28, 30, 30, 32, 32, 34, 34) sts. Make sure you end with a dc. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, *sc into next st, dc into following st, repeat from * across. Turn

Repeat row 2 until the first front panel is the same length as the back panel minus the ribbed hemline.

Next row: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), dc into every st across. Turn.

Next row: Ch 2, fpdc around next dc, bpdc around the following dc, repeat from * across. End the row with a dc on top of ch 2.

Repeat last row 3 more times. Fasten off.

Second front panel:

With right side facing, count in 28(28, 30, 30, 32, 32, 34, 34) sts in on the opposite side. Attach your yarn to your indicated st, then:

Row 1: Ch 1,*sc into next st, dc into following st, repeat from *across. Turn. Repeat this row until it measures the same as the first front panel minus the ribbed hemline.

Next row: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), dc into every st across. Turn.

Next row: Ch 2, *fpdc around next dc, bpdc around the following dc, repeat from * across. End the row with a dc on top of the ch 2. Turn.

Repeat last row 3more times. Fasten off.

Sleeves:

Make two!

Ch 31.

This will be the foundation row of the sleeve cuff. If you want it bigger just add more chains but make sure you chains are an odd number.

Row 1: dc into 3rd ch from hook, dc into every ch across. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), *fpdc around next dc, bpdc around the following dc, repeat from * across. End the row with a dc on top of the ch 2. Turn.

Row 3-4: Repeat row 2.

Row 5: (increase row) Ch 1(not counted as st) sc into next st, dc into same st, *sc into next st, dc into following st, repeat from * until 1 st remains, (sc, dc) into last st. Turn.

Row 6: Ch 1, *sc into next st, dc into following st, repeat across. Turn.

Repeat rows 5-6 until you have 54(56, 60, 64, 70, 74, 78, 78) sts.

Next row: Ch 1, *sc into next st, dc into following st, repeat from * across. Turn.

Repeat last row until sleeve measures 17-18 inches long. If you need shorter/longer sleeves just subtract/add more rows here. Fasten off leaving long tail.

Assembly:

Lay the cardigan out flat on a hard surface with the front panels folded over the back panel. Add a stitch marker where it folds at the shoulder area. Do the same on the other side.

Now lay the cardigan out completely flat and grab a sleeve. Insert a stitch marker into the middle st of the sleeve. Now attach the sleeve to the stitch marker on the main body of the cardigan. Make sure the st marker on the main body and the st marker on the sleeve are aligned correctly. Now sc across to attach the sleeve to the body. Repeat on the other side.

Now fold you cardigan over and seam up along the sides of the cardigan. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Turn your cardigan right side out so all seams are facing inward. Lay your cardigan out on a flat surface. Attach your yarn to the bottom corner of one of the front panels then:

Ch 2, dc all the way along the inner edge of your cardigan until you reach the opposite corner of the other front panel. Turn.

Next row: Ch 2 ( counts as first dc), *fpdc around next dc, bpdc around the following dc, repeat from * all the way around to the other side. Repeat this row another 2 more times.

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

You are now finished!