Crochet Granny Square Cardigan

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 4 balls Big Twist Navy
• 4 balls Big Twist Cream
• 3 balls Big Twist Gray
• 1 ball Big Twist Yellow
• 1 ball Big Twist Sage
• US J Hook

DIRECTIONS:

Finished Measurements: Back is 28", front is 34" long.

SIZE: One size fits most. Garment is intentionally oversized. Instructions included to size up.

For jacket fronts you will need 24 front squares: 12 cream, 6 yellow and 6 sage.
You may find it helpful to complete 24 squares of rows 1 and 2 and complete row 3 all at once to crochet together seamlessly. You may also sew them together one at a time if this is your preferred method.

FRONT SQUARES

Square 1:
W US J hook and grey yarn, ch 6, join with slip stitch in first ch.
Round 1: Ch 3, dc 2 in the created loop. (Ch 3, 3dc in hole) 3 times, Ch 3, join with slip stitch in 3rd chain of the foundation chain. Fasten off and break black yarn.

Round 2: With (cream, sage or yellow) yarn, join yarn in any established ch 3 corner space. Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in same corner space. (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in next corner space) 3 times, join with a slip stitch in the 3rd chain of the foundation chain. Fasten off and break yarn.

First row 3, if you are joining the squares together as you go along. If not you can use this row three to complete all 24 front squares.

Round 3:
With navy yarn, join yarn to any middle space. Ch 3, 2 dc in the same middle space. 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc into next corner space. (3 dc in next middle space, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc into corner space) 3 times. Join with a slip stitch in 3rd of foundation chain.

Subsequent Row 3s:

You will be joining your working row 3 to the completed row 3s of other squares. For use when you are connecting one edge of the square to the edge of another square.
With navy yarn, join yarn to any middle space. Ch 3, 2 dc in the same middle space. 3 dc, ch 1 in next corner space. Join with a slip stitch in the ch 2 corner space of the other square. Ch 1, 3 dc into same corner space of the square you are working on. Slip stitch in the next space of the other square. 3 dc in middle space of the square you are working on. Join with a slip stitch in the next space of the other square. 3 dc, ch 1 into next corner of the square you are working on. Join with a slip stitch in the ch 2 corner space of the other square. Ch 1, 3 dc into the same corner space you are working on. Finish the granny square as established. 3 dc clusters of the new square and the other square should line up as if you’d seamed them.
For use when joining a square on two sides:
Join navy yarn to any middle space. Ch 3, 2 dc into same space. 3 dc, ch 1 into next corner space. Join with a slip stitch in the ch 2 corner space of an outer corner space of the square you are joining to first. Ch 1, 3 dc into the same corner space of the square you are working on. Slip stitch in the next space of the other square. 3 dc in the middle space of the square you are working on. Slip stitch into next space on the other square. 3 dc, ch 1, slip stitch into the inner corner created where all 4 squares meet. Ch 1, 3 dc into the same corner space of the square you are working on.
You will now join your new edge to the second square. Slip stitch into next space on the second square. 3 dc into the middle space of the square you are working on. Slip stitch into next space on the second square. 3 dc, ch 1 into the next corner of the square you are working on. Join with slip stitch on the outer corner of the second square. Ch 1, 3 dc into same corner of the square you are working on. Continue the rest of the square as established.

Create two panels for the front. Each front panel should be 6 squares by 2 squares using the following color sequence.

• Sage
• Cream
• Cream
• Yellow
• Sage
• Cream
• Cream
• Yellow
• Sage
• Cream
• Cream
• Yellow

With Navy yarn and wrong side facing, beginning on long edge, single crochet into each dc of the granny squares, sc2tog into the join between each square. Sc 2, ch 2, sc 2 into each corner of the panel. Join with a slip stitch in first sc. Break yarn. Repeat on the other front.

SLEEVE SQUARES

With grey yarn, ch 6, join with slip stitch in first ch.
Round 1: Ch 3, dc 2 in the created loop. (Ch 3, 3 dc in hole) 3 times, Ch 3, join with slip stitch in 3rd chain of the foundation chain. Fasten off and break black yarn.

Round 2: With cream yarn, join yarn in any established 3 ch corner space. Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in same corner space. (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in next corner space) 3 times, join with a slip stitch in the 3rd chain of the foundation chain. Fasten off and break yarn.

Round 3:
With sage yarn, join yarn to any middle space. Ch 3, 2 dc in the same middle space. 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc into next corner space. (3 dc in next middle space, 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc into corner space) 3 times. Join with a slip stitch in 3rd of foundation chain.

Round 4:
With yellow yarn, join yarn to any corner space. Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3dc into same space. 3 dc into each side space, (3 dc, ch3 , 3 dc ) into each corner space. Join with a slip stitch into 3rd of foundation chain.

Round 5:
With navy yarn, join yarn to any corner space. Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc into same space. 3 dc into each side space, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc ) into each corner space. Join with a slip stitch into 3rd of foundation chain.
Subsequent sleeve squares: Join using the same slip stitch method as established on the front squares. You can also sew these squares together if that is your preferred method.
Create two panels, 2 sleeve squares by 2 sleeve squares.
With Navy yarn and wrong side facing, begin edge by single crocheting into each dc of the granny squares, single crochet 2 stitches into the join between each square. (Sc 2, ch 2, sc 2) into each corner of the panel. Join with a slip stitch in first sc. Break yarn. Repeat on other sleeve panel.

Attaching fronts to back:
With right side facing, with gray yarn, join with a slip stitch in the ch 2 corner of the shorter panel edge. Sc in same corner space, continuing to sc across shorter edge of the panel, finishing with a sc in the ch 2 corner space. **Ch 14 for the neck, Sc in ch 2 corner space of the short edge of the other front panel, sc across and finish with a sc in the remaining ch 2 space.

**For a smaller neck, ch fewer stitches between the panels. For a larger neck ch a few more. This is an excellent time to "try it on." Experiment by placing the sweater across your shoulders.

BACK
Row 1: Ch1, hdc across both front panels, stitching one hdc in each of the neck chains.
Row 2: Ch1, sc across.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 once.
Decrease row: Sc across, decreasing 6 sc evenly by working 2 scs together.

Switch to cream yarn.
Row 1: Join yarn in the first sc of the last row. Ch 3, dc into next stitch, dc across.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc across.

Continue as established until back measures the same as the granny square fronts, adding grey stripes intermittently. Fasten off.

SEAMING
Lay the sweater flat. Sew the sleeves to the body, matching shoulder seams to the midline of your sleeve squares.
Beginning at the sleeve cuff, sew sleeves together, continuing seam down body of the sweater.

FRONT BORDER
With right side facing, beginning at bottom of front, sc across, decreasing one stitch per front square by sc2tog. Sc3tog in the corner where the front meets the back neck/ shoulder. Slip stitch across back neck stitches to reinforce the back neck. Sc3tog in the corner between the front and the back neck/ shoulder. Sc across front stitches, decreasing one stitch per front square by sc2tog. Cut yarn and fasten off. For a larger front section sc another row or 2. Weave in all ends.