GRANNY CARDIGAN
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Bustwidtha: 51 (56.5)cm, 20 ( 22 )in
Lengthb: 83 ( 91 )cm, 32 ( 36 )in
Sleeve lengthc: 38 ( 42 )cm, 15 ( 16 )in
NOTES
Thisloose-fittingcardiganis madefromthree
differenttypesofMotif;a SquareMotif,a One
ColourSquareMotifanda HalfSquareMotif.
RefertotheMakingUpDiagramonpage 93 for
thelayout.Thesquaresneartheshoulderswill
stretchinwearing,sothelengthmeasurement
givenincludesthatextralength.
If youfindthatthenecklineis toowide,youcan
addextrarows of dc to the edging around the
neckline.
CARDIGAN
GRANNYSQUAREMOTIF MAKE 16
InthefollowingMotif,‘sp’alwaysreferstoa
spacebetween2 3-trgroups,andch-2spis
usedforthe corner ch-2 sps. Turn after every
round.
UsingYarnC anda 5mm hook, ch4, ss to first ch
tojoinintoa ring.
Round1 (RS)Ch3(countsastr hereand
throughout)2trinring,ch2,(3tr,ch2)3 timesin
ring,joinwithsstotopof beg ch-3, turn. [4 3-tr
groups,4 ch-2sps]
JoinYarnB inanych-2sp.
Round2 (WS)Ch3,(2tr,ch2,3tr)insamech-2
sp,(3tr,ch2,3tr)ineachremch-2sp,sstotop of
begch-3,turn.[83-trgroups,4 ch-2sps]
JoinYarnD inspbetween2 3-trgroups.
Round 3 Ch3,2trinspbetweenbetween3-tr
groups,(3tr,ch2,3tr)innextch-2sp,*3trinsp
between3-trgroups,(3tr,ch2,3tr)innextch-2
sp;repfrom* twicemore,sstotopof beg ch-3,
turn. [12 3-tr groups, 4 ch-2 sps]
ChangetoYarnC.
Round 4 Ch3,2trinspbetween3-trgroups,
(3tr,ch2,3tr)innextch-2sp,*3trineachspto
nextcornerch-2sp,(3tr,ch2,3tr)inch-2sp;rep
from* twicemore,3trinnextsp,sstotopof
begch-3,turn.[163-tr groups, 4 ch-2 sps]
ChangetoYarnB.
Round 5 Ch3,2trinsamesp,*3trineachspto
nextcornerch-2sp,(3tr,ch2,3tr)inch-2sp;rep
from* 3 moretimes,3trineachsptoend,ssto
topofbegch-3,turn.[20 3-tr groups, 4 ch-2 sps]
ChangetoYarnE.
Round 6 AsRound5.[243-trgroups,4 ch-2sps]
Rounds7-8RepeatRound5 withYarnC then
YarnB.[323-trgroups, 4 ch-2 sps after Round 8]
Fastenoff.
JoinYarnA inanycornerch-2sp.
Inthefollowingtworounds,theSmallsizeis
workedinhtr,andthe Medium size (shown in
brackets)intr sts:
Rounds9-10Ch2(3)[countsashtr(tr)],htr(tr)in
eachstaround,working[2htr(tr),ch2,2htr(tr)]in
eachcornerch-2sp,sstotopofbegch-2.[32sts
alongeachside, 4 ch-2 sps after Round 10]
Fasten off.
ONECOLOURSQUAREMOTIF MAKE 8
Turnaftereveryround.
UsingYarnA anda 5mm hook, ch4, ss to first ch
tojoinintoa ring.
Round1 (RS)Ch3(countsastr hereand
throughout),2trintoring,ch2,(3tr,ch2)3 times
intoring,sstotopofbegch-3 to join, turn. [4
3-trgroups,4 ch-2sps]
Round 2 Ch3,(tr,ch2,2tr)infirstcornerch-2sp,
tr innext3 tr,*(2tr,ch2,2tr)incornerch-2sp,tr
innext3 tr;repfrom* twicemore,sstotopof
beg ch-3, turn. [7 tr on each side, 4 ch-2 sps]
Grannysquaresareusedtocreatethisfun
cardigan,foranexcitingtakeonthisclassic
crochetmotif.Fringingaddsa charming
finish that lets the garment truly flow.
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YarnCChocolate(5)
YarnDMustard(99)
YarnEScarlet(12)
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TENSION
A singlesquaremotifmeasures
approx18(20)cm/7(8)insquareusing
5mmhook,orsizeneeded to obtain
correcttension
ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 90
TO FIT BUST
cm
in
81-86 91-97
32-34 36-38
ACTUALBUST
APPROX
cm
in
102 113
40 44
LENGTH
cm 83 91
in 32 36
SLEEVE LENGTH
cm 38 42
in 15 16
YAR NA T E AL 50g 12 14
YAR NB ECR U 50g 4 4
YAR NC CH O CO L AT E 50g 3 3
YAR NDMUS TAR D 50g 1 1
YAR NE S C AR LE T 50g 2 2
SIZE S M
Tomakethis pattern easier to follow, we’ve colour-coded the sizing instructions – simply follow the relevant
column.
DK 5MM
HOOK
EASY
PEASY
b
a
c