This cardigan is perfect to wear with dresses. It designed to be cropped but can easily be lengthened. The beautiful neckline shows of your shoulders. I really wanted to the sleeves to fit beautifully and I am so happy that they have worked out exactly the way I wanted them to.

Materials:
5.00mm(U.S H/8) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
DK yarn. I used Paintbox Yarns Simply Dk in the colour Misty Grey (103).
tapestry needle
stitch markers
8-12 buttons 1.5cm/0.6in)

Gauge:
16 stitches/14 rows= 10cmX10cm (4X4 inch) square in hdc

Stitches and abbreviations used:
st or sts- stitch or stitches
ch- chain stitch
sk-skip
sc- single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
dc- double crochet
hdc2tog- half double crochet 2 stitches together
fpdc- front post double crochet
bpdc- back post double crochet
RS- right side
WS- wrong side
hdc-shell—see explanation on the next page
PSM- place stitch marker
RSM- remove stitch marker
N/A- not applicable