When it gets hot outside, we don’t put our crochet needles down. We pick warm weather patterns up. This is the kind of fringe cardigan crochet pattern you’re looking for. It’s light and cool, not to mention ultra stylish.

Layer it over any outfit, you can dress it up or dress it down. No one else will have this cardigan because it's totally one of a kind 🙂  

This cardigan is made with Cascade Ultra Pima DK yarn in Vintage Rose. This is absolutely the perfect yarn to use for this project because it's lightweight and durable which carries well through the summer, but also has a beautiful drape to it that will work into the fall and winter. The Vintage Rose color used for this project is versatile and can be paired well with black, brown or even pops of color. 

Fringe Cardigan Crochet Pattern

Difficulty: Advanced Beginner

Pattern is written for size small with changes for medium, large, and X-large in parentheses.

Finished Measurements:

Bust: 40.5 (44.5, 48.5, 52.5) inches

Length: 27 (27, 28, 28) inches

Supplies:

1110 (1210, 1345, 1445) yds DK yarn

Cascade Ultra Pima DK weight cotton yarn, 6 (6, 7, 7) skeins Vintage Rose

7/4.5 mm crochet hook

Yarn needle

Scissors

12” cardboard square

Abbreviations:

Sl st: slip stitch

Sk: skip

Sc: single crochet

Dc: double crochet

Dc2tog: double crochet 2 together

Ch: Chain stitch

Gauge:

8 rows x 16 sts= 4″

Back

Ch 83 (91, 99, 107)

Row 1: Sc into the second ch from the hook and each ch across, turn. 82 (90, 98, 106) sts

Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc into each st across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, dc into the 2nd st, *ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st; repeat from * across, turn.

Rows 4-54 (4-54, 4-56, 4-56): Repeat rows 2 & 3.

Last row: Ch 1, sc across. Fasten off.

Front

Make 2.

Ch 41 (45, 49, 53)

Row 1: Sc into the second ch from the hook and each ch across, turn. 40 (44, 48, 52) sts

Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc into each st across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, dc into the 2nd st, *ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st; repeat from * across, turn.

Rows 4-54 (4-54, 4-56, 4-56): Repeat rows 2 & 3.

Last row: Ch 1, sc across. Fasten off.

Sleeve

Make 2.

Ch 77

Row 1: Sc into the second ch from the hook and each ch across, turn. 74 (76, 78, 80) sts

Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc into each st across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, *ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st; repeat from * across to last st, dc in last st, turn.

Row 4: Ch 2, dc into each st across, turn.

Row 5: Ch 2, dc2tog, *ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st; rep from * across to last 3 sts, ch 1, sk 1 st, dc2tog in last 2 sts, turn. 2 sts decreased

Row 6: Rep row 4.

Row 7: Ch 2, dc2tog, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st; rep from * across to last 2 sts, dc2tog in last 2 sts, turn. 2 sts decreased

Row 8: Rep row 4.

Rows 9-42: Repeat rows 4-8. 34 (38, 42, 46) sts

Row 43: Ch 1, sc across. Fasten off.

Assembly:

Facing the right sides together, line up the corners of the front and back panels. Whip stitch the top of the shoulders together and weave in ends. Place the right side of the sleeve against the body. Whip stitch sleeve in place, making sure not to pull too tightly. Repeat for other sleeve. Sew sleeve and lower side seams. Weave in all ends. Cut approximately 200 12” lengths of yarn for fringe. Fold fringe string in half, and pull the loop though the first stitch on the bottom of the cardigan with a hook, then pull tails through loop and pull snug. Repeat around.  

Size modifications:

To increase the size of this cardigan, add in multiples of 10 ch to the sleeve and front pieces, and increments of 20 to the back. For medium, add 2 rows in length to all pieces. For large, add 4, and extra large add 6. For a custom fit, ch to your perfect length, just be sure it's in multiples of 2 plus 1.

We think the Fringe Cardigan is an easy pattern that looks really impressive and the fringe on the bottom adds a modern detail that really sets it apart.

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