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Midgie сardigan

A cropped cardigan built around a vintage silhouette, with 3/4 sleeves, full at the cuff and pleated at the top, and a shaped rib panel that widens from the sides toward the front.

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Both stitches used here have a short, simple repeat. They work up quickly and shape easily, which makes it easier to adapt the fit to your own measurements.

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Piece Gallery

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Materials

Yarn & tools:

  • Drops Safran, 100% Egyptian cotton, 50g / 160m. Color 72 (Chalk): 9 skeins.
  • Hook: 3 mm (C/2 US), 6 buttons.

Size

  • Sample shown in size S.
  • Chest circumference: 85 cm / 33 ½ in
  • Length: 44 cm / 17 ⅜ in

What’s Included

With Premium Access, you’ll get:

  • - Step-by-step photo tutorial for working Bouclé rib
  • - Charts for the cardigan (PDF), broken into repeating sections and shaped sections shown as a worked example you can follow or adapt
  • - A construction roadmap for working the piece side to side, written to help you follow along with the charts, with shaping built from simple edge increases/decreases and short rows, illustrated throughout with clickable, high-resolution photos of the construction details
  • - Notes on reshaping a set-in sleeve pattern into a puff sleeve, adapting it for sideways crochet, and the short row technique used to build fullness and shape the cap

✨ This isn't a pattern for one fixed size, but a set of building blocks and techniques you can use to create a similar piece to your own measurements.

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