Blue Star Cardigan by Edie Eckman

Blue Star Cardigan

Crochet
May 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in Tri-Color Pattern
3.75 mm (F)
1800 - 3200 yards (1646 - 2926 m)
Extra Small (Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X)
US
English
This pattern is available for free.

Clear skies and breezy spring days make us reach for cozy spring cardigans, like the Blue Star Cardigan. This tailored cardigan is perfect for layering over your favorite sundress, or for keeping it cool and casual with a tank and pair of jeans. Worked up in Fibra Natura Luxor, a radiant 100% mercerized Egyptian Giza cotton yarn, this piece will keep you feeling comfortable rain or shine.

SIZES
Extra Small (Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust (buttoned): 34 (38, 42¼, 46½, 50, 54, 58¼, 62½)“
Length: 21 (21½, 22, 22½, 23, 23½, 24, 24½)”

MATERIALS
Fibra Natura Luxor (100% Egyptian Giza mercerized cotton; 100g/136 yds)
• 105-28 Powder Blue (A) – 4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7) skeins
• 105-26 Indigo (B) – 5 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9) skeins
• 105-02 Cream (C) – 5 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8) skeins
Hook: US Size F (3.75 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: 5-½” buttons, stitch markers, tapestry needle, removable stitch markers

GAUGE
19 sts x 14 rows = 4” in Tri-Color Pattern
Save time, check your gauge.

PATTERN NOTES
This sweater body is crocheted flat in one piece from the bottom up. The front and back are separated at the underarms. Sleeves are worked flat and sewn in.

The pattern is intended for intermediate crocheters with the ability to work shaping while maintaining a color stitch pattern.