The Perfect Everyday Fall Crochet Cardigan with Pockets | Free Crochet Pattern & Video Tutorial 📺

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Things to Note:

• Prepare a pattern gauge to get the right size. You may need to adjust your tension or change the hook size to achieve the same gauge.
• Turning chain does not count as a stitch unless mentioned otherwise
• Special stitch – Suzette Stitch (SZ St) : *[(Sc & Dc) into the same St, Sk 1], Rep[*]
• Step by step Video Tutorial available here

Your body measurement:

• • Your body measurement:
    Group Sizes: XS-S[M-L/ XL-2XL/ 3XL-4XL]
    Bust: 30 -34 [38 -42/ 46 -50/ 54 -58]” or  76- 86 [96.5 -106.5/ 117 -127/ 137 – 147]  cm
  • These measurements are only estimates, and is best to measure your work/body along the way.
  • This cardi has a positive ease of 5.5in/ 14cm. Increase or reduce according to your size/ preference.
  • If you are in between sizes, size up or measure along
  • Abbreviation page available in English US format

Suzette Everyday Cardigan with pockets Free Crochet Pattern

Instructions 

(Pattern has been updated 3/5/2023)

The Suzette Stitch Pattern: Work a *[(Sc & Dc St) together into the next St, Sk 1], Rep [*] until the 2^nd last St, Sc, Ch 1 turn

PART 1: Pockets

Making the pockets first makes for a great swatch gauge (Measured after and before each HDC stitch)

With your 5.0mm hook

1. Foundation Row: Ch 21 + 1, turn [All Sizes]
2. Row 1: On the 2^nd Ch from your hook, work a Hdc St and in each St across, Ch 1 turn [21 Sts]
3. Row 2: Hdc, *[(Sc & Dc) together into the next St, Sk 1], Rep [*] until the 3^rd last St, Sc, Hdc, Ch 1 turn
4. Row 3 – 20: Rep Row 2 to for 18 more rows, Ch 1 turn
5. Row 21: Dc each St across, Ch 1 turn
6. Row 22 – 23: Sc each St across, Ch 1 turn. Rep Row 22 for 1 more row
7. Bind off and make a second piece.

PART 2: Back Panel

• This cardi has a positive ease of 5.5in/ 14cm. Increase or reduce according to your size.
• To get your own fit, measure around your largest body area ie Chest or Hips. Then add 11in/ 28cm.
• Divide that number by 2. This should be your back panels width.
• Now multiply that number in inches with 4.25 Sts and round it up if needed.
• If this number is an even number, add 1. Chain this final number.
• ie: Bust (40) + 12 divide into 2, multiply by 4.24 = 110.5. Round up and if needed add 1 to get an odd number = 111 Chain this amount
• Otherwise follow the pattern size below

1. Foundation row: Ch 99[ 115/ 133/ 149] + 1.
2. Row 1 (Suzette St): On the 2^nd Ch from your hook, *[(Sc & Dc) into the same St, Sk 1], Rep [*] until the 2^nd last St, Sc in the last St, Ch 1 turn
3. Row 2: Rep Row 1 for 108 more rows or until you’ve reached your preferred length. We will need an additional 4in/ 9cm for the bottom border pattern. For ref I am 5’3” (160cm) and this cardigan reaches my mid thigh at 27in / 69cm
4. Edging Row: Dc each St across, Ch 1 turn
5. Next Row: Sc each St across, Ch 1 turn
6. Next 2 rows: Work the SZ St across for 2 rows, Ch 1 turn
7. Next 2 rows:  Rep Steps 4 and 5
8. Next 6 rows: Rep Steps 4 – 7
9. Last row: Sc each St across
10. Bind off

PART 3: Front Body Panel

If you made your own custom size, take the back panels width and minus the neck width [7 /7.5/ 8/ 8.5]in or [18/ 19/ 20/ 22] cm and divide that into 2. Multiply that number in inches by 4.25 to get your number of chains.

1. Foundation row: Ch [45/ 52/ 60/ 67] + 1
2. Row 1: In the first St, *[(Sc & Dc) into the same St, Sk 1], Rep [*] until the 2^nd last St, Sc in the last St, Ch 1 turn
3. Row 2: Rep Row 1 for 30 more rows or until you’ve reached 1/3 of the total length.
4. Next Row (Dc pattern) : Dc each St across, Ch 1 turn
5. Next Row: Sc each St across, Ch 1 turn
6. Next 2 rows: Work the SZ St across for 2 rows, Ch 1 turn
7. Next rows: Rep Steps 4  – 6 for 2 more sets.
8. Next Rows: SZ St across for 70 more rows or the remaining number of rows leaving 4in/ 9cm for the bottom border pattern.
9. Edging Row: Dc each St across, Ch 1 turn
10. Next Row: Sc each St across, Ch 1 turn
11. Next 2 rows: Work the SZ St across for 2 rows, Ch 1 turn
12. Next 2 rows:  Rep Steps 9 and 10
13. Next 6 rows: Rep Steps 9 – 12
14. Last row: Sc each St across
15. Bind off and make a second panel by rep all of Part 3

PART 4: Sleeves + Cuffs

Cuffs:

1. Foundation row: Ch 31 + 1, turn [All Sizes]
2. Row 1: In the 2^nd Ch from hook, Sc each Ch across, Ch 1 turn
3. Row 2: Sc BLO in each St across until 2^nd last St, Sc in the last St, Ch 1 turn
4. Row 3: Rep Row 2 for 25[ 35/ 45/ 55] total rows or until it fits snugly around your hand. It should end with an odd number. Ch 1 turn to the Row side

Sleeve

1. Row 1: Sc each row across. Ch 1 turn
2. Row 2 (Increase): Sc and Dc into the first 3 Sts, Sk 1, SZ St across until the last 4^th St, Sc and Dc into the next 2 Sts, Sc in the last St, Ch 1 turn
3. Row 3 : Work the SZ St across
4. Next Rows: Rep Rows 2 and 3 for a total of 42[ 42/ 38/ 38] total rows or until you’ve reached your preferred length.
5. Fold sleeve in half lengthwise and place SM along the sides on both panels to align and secure.
6. Place another SM on the 5^th and 10^th St from the bottom of the cuff for the thumb hole.
7. Sc each St across down from the last SZ row until the first thumbhole SM. Slst into the next 5 Sts on the fold side closest to you. Then Sc both sides together across.
8. Bind off and make a second sleeve
9. Rep all steps in Part 4.
10. Bind off

PART 5: Assembling

Seaming the Sides

1. Align the front and back panels together, WS facing out, and Sc each panel’s St across the top shoulder. Bind off and Rep on the other side.
2. Turn to the side of the body panel and measure [8/ 9/ 10/ 11] inches or [20/ 22/ 25/ 28] cm from the top and place a SM to mark the bottom of the armhole.
3. Sc each St across on both panels from the bottom up until you’ve reached the SM.
4. Do not bind off

Attaching Sleeve

1. Turn one sleeve right side out and place the opening inside through the body panel, and align the armholes together (see image 1)  – Make sure the seams are aligned to the body’s seam.
2. Place SM to align in the round.
3. Sc each St of both pcs together in the round. Slst to join.
4. Bind off and rep steps 1 – 3 on the other side.
5. Bind off

Pockets (Switch to 3.5mm hook)

1. Place the pockets on top of the front panel, and mark where you would like to attach them.
2. For ref, I have measured the width of the front panel minus the width of the pockets and divide this into 2. This is my center. I have also placed my pockets on top of the first Dc St row.
3. Place SM on each side to hold pockets in place.
4. Fold the side and Sc both pieces together across on all 3 sides.
5. Bind off and rep on the other pocket.
6. Bind off

If you want to add a hoodie, stop here and go straight to the “Suzette Hoodie Pattern”. Otherwise cont with the pattern below

Part 6: Front Panel Border

1. Row 1: On the front Panel (WS), insert your 5.0mm hook through the 1^st St and Sc each St across the front panel, back neckline, and down through the other front panel, Ch 1 turn
2. Row 2: Dc each St across, Ch 1 turn
3. Row 3 – 4: Sc each St across for 2 rows.
4. Bind off, and weave in all loose ends.

END

If you are looking for the entire tool used to make this Suzette Oversized Crochet Cardigan pattern, check them out here below:

• 5 mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook
• 3.50 mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook
• Hobbii Greyish Purple 100% cotton
• Suzette Cardigan Printable PDF (Hoodie Pattern included)

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