Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern - This adorable Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern uses two of my favorite stitches, extended single crochet and the Elizabeth stitch!
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Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern

March 26, 2022

This adorable Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern uses two of my favorite stitches, extended single crochet and the Elizabeth stitch! It is worked in turned rows and starts at the top with a circle yolk. This means no sewing!

Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern - This adorable Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern uses two of my favorite stitches, extended single crochet and the Elizabeth stitch!

Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern - This adorable Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern uses two of my favorite stitches, extended single crochet and the Elizabeth stitch!

Let’s talk yarn! For this sweet cardigan I used Capra Dk from WeCrochet in Blush. This yarn is a merino/cashmere blend and is a dream to crochet with. Not to mention the colors available are just gorgeous. Any DK weight yarn would work great for this cardigan! Some other choices are: CotLin (a very affordable cotton/linen blend) or Alpaca Cloud DK (luxuriously soft baby alpaca).

Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern - This adorable Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern uses two of my favorite stitches, extended single crochet and the Elizabeth stitch!

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Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern - This adorable Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern uses two of my favorite stitches, extended single crochet and the Elizabeth stitch!

Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern

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Materials
Capra Dk from WeCrochet in Blush or any DK weight yarn (5 skeins (615 yds) for 2, 6 skeins (738 yds) for 4, 7 skeins (861 yds) for 6, 8 skeins (984 yds) for 8, 9 skeins (1,107 yds) for 10, 10 skeins (1,230 yds) for 12)
4.5 mm hook
yarn needle
scissors

Level
intermediate

Pattern notes & stitches to know
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
fdc – foundation double crochet
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
bpdc – back post double crochet
esc – extended single crochet (insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through one loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops)
MB – mini bean – VIDEO TUTORIAL LINK -insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook into same stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all 4 loops on hook, ch 1
esc2tog – extended single crochet 2 together (insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through one loop, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through one loop, yarn over, pull through three loops)
rs – right side
ws – wrong side

· Established pattern repeat: 4 rows of esc, 3 rows of MB (aka Elizabeth stitch)

· written in US terms

· ch 1 does not count as MB

· ch 1 does not count as sc

· ch 2 does not count as dc

· Gauge: 4 esc x 4 rows = 1” x 1”

Sizes:
(2, 4, 6) (8, 10, 12) – The pattern is written in these sizes consecutively. Example, when the pattern gives the end of row count ((56, 56, 64) (64, 72, 72) dc) the 56 is for 2, 56 is 4, 64 is 6, 64 is 8, 72 is 10, 72 is 12.

This sweater is a close fit with little to no positive ease.

Approx Finished Size:
Chest: 2 (20.25”) 4 (21.25”) 6 (24.5”) 8 (26”) 10 (29.5”) 12 (30.75”)
Length: 2 (15”) 4 (15.5”) 6 (16”) 8 (16.5”) 10 (17”) 12 (17.5”)
Armhole Width: 2 (4”) 4 (4.5”) 6 (5”) 8 (5.5”) 10 (6”) 12 (6.5”)
Sleeve Length (from underarm): 2 (10.5”) 4 (12.5”) 6 (13.5”) 8 (14.5”) 10 (15.5”) 12 (16.5”)
Size 8 pictured.

SWEET PEA CARDIGAN CROCHET PATTERN

ch 3

Row 1 (ws): starting in the 3rd ch from the hook, fdc (56, 56, 64) (64, 72, 72) ((56, 56, 64) (64, 72, 72) dc)

-OR– ch (58, 58, 66) (66, 74, 74) dc in 3rd ch from the hook and across

Row 2 (rs): ch 1, turn, fpdc in first stitch, sc in next, *fpdc, sc* repeat from * to * across ((56, 56, 64) (64, 72, 72))

Row 3 (ws): ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, bpdc in next, *sc, bpdc* repeat from * to * across ((56, 56, 64) (64, 72, 72))

Row 4 (rs): ch 1, turn, *esc in 7 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across ((63, 63, 72) (72, 81, 81) esc)

Row 5 (ws): ch 1, turn, *esc in 8 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across  ((70, 70, 80) (80, 90, 90) esc)

Row 6 (rs): ch 1, turn, *esc in 9 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across ((77, 77, 88) (88, 99, 99)  esc)

Row 7 (ws): ch 1, turn, *esc in 10 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across to the last stitch, 3 esc in last stitch ((85, 85, 97) (97, 109, 109) esc)

Row 8 (rs): ch 1, turn, MB in first stitch, *skip 1 stitch, MB in next stitch* repeat from * to * across ((43, 43, 49) (49, 55, 55) MB)

Row 9 (ws) – 10 (rs): ch 1, turn, work a MB in each MB from previous round across (you’ll see a gap along the side of the MB, insert hook here and work the stitch) ((43, 43, 49) (49, 55, 55) MB)

Row 11 (ws): (working in each MB & ch-1 space) ch 1, turn, *esc in 11 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across to last 2 stitches, 1 esc in last 2 stitches ((91, 91, 104) (104, 117, 117)  esc)

Row 12 (rs): ch 1, turn, *esc in 12 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across ((98, 98, 112) (112, 126, 126) esc)

Row 13 (ws): ch 1, turn, *esc in 13 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across ((105, 105, 120) (120, 135, 135) esc)

Row 14 (rs): ch 1, turn, *esc in 14 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across to last stitch, 3 esc in last stitch ((113, 113, 129) (129, 145, 145)esc)

Row 15 (ws) – 17 (ws) : repeat rows 8 – 10 ((57, 57, 65) (65, 73, 73) MB)

Row 18 (rs): (working in each MB & ch-1 space) ch 1, turn, *esc in 15 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across to last 2 stitches, 1 esc in last 2 stitches ((119, 119, 136) (136, 153, 153) esc)

Row 19 (ws): ch 1, turn, *esc in 16 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across ((126, 126, 144) (144, 162, 162) esc)

Row 20 (rs): ch 1, turn, *esc in 17 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across ((133, 133, 152) (152, 171, 171) esc)

Row 21 (ws): ch 1, turn, *esc in 18 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from* to * across to last stitch, 3 esc in last stitch ((141, 141, 161) (161, 181, 181) esc)

Row 22 (rs) – 24 (rs): repeat rows 8 – 10 ((71, 71, 81) (81, 91, 91) MB)

Size 2, skip to SLEEVES

Row 25 (ws): (working in each MB & ch-1 space) ch 1, turn, *esc in 19 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across to last 2 stitches, 1 esc in last 2 stitches (starting with size 4: (147, 168) (168, 189, 189) esc)

Sizes 4 & 6, skip to SLEEVES

Row 26 (rs): ch 1, turn, *esc in 20 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across (starting with size 8: (176, 198, 198 esc)

Size 8 & 10, skip to SLEEVES

Row 27 (ws): ch 1, turn, *esc in 21 stitches, 2 in next* repeat from * to * across (size 12: 207 esc)

SLEEVES

Continue in the next round for all sizes

Split for sleeves in next row

Row 25, 26, 26, 27, 27, 28: ch 1, turn, esc in (16, 17, 21) (22, 26, 27) stitches, ch 5, skip (36, 37, 41) (42, 46, 48), esc in (37, 39, 44) (48, 54, 57) stitches, ch 5, skip (36, 37, 41) (42, 46, 48) stitches, esc in (16, 18, 20) (22, 26, 27) stitches ((69, 73, 86) (92, 106, 111) esc)

BODY

For sizes 2 – 10

Row 26, 27, 27, 28, 28: ch 1, turn, esc in each stitch and ch-1 across, ~NOTE: 2 esc in last stitch for sizes 6, 8, 10 only~ ((79, 83, 97) (103, 117) esc)

For size 12

Row 29: (working in each esc and ch-1 across) ch 1, turn, MB in first stitch, *skip 1 stitch, MB in next stitch* repeat from * to * across

Continue working the established pattern repeat for the remainder of the body to Row (57, 59, 61) (63, 65, 67) ws

Row (58, 60, 62) (64, 66, 68) rs: ch 2, turn, dc in each stitch across ((79, 83, 97) (103, 117, 121) dc)

Row (59, 61, 63) (65, 67, 69) ws: ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *bpdc, sc* repeat from * to * across ((79, 83, 97) (103, 117, 121))

Row (60, 62, 64) (66, 68, 70) rs: ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *fpdc, sc* repeat from * to * across ((79, 83, 97) (103, 117, 121))

Row (61, 63, 65) (67, 69, 71) ws: ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *bpdc, sc* repeat from * to * across ((79, 83, 97) (103, 117, 121))

Do not fasten off.

COLLAR

Turn to work along the inside edge of the sweater up towards the collar

Row 1 (ws): ch 1, sc evenly across to row 1, working 1 sc in the end of each row ((61, 63, 65) (67, 69, 71) sc)

Row 2 (rs) : ch 2, turn, dc in each stitch across ((61, 63, 65) (67, 69, 71) dc)

Row 3 (ws): ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *bpdc, sc* repeat from * to * across ((61, 63, 65) (67, 69, 71))

Row 4 (rs): ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *fpdc, sc* repeat from * to * across ((61, 63, 65) (67, 69, 71))

Row 5 (ws): ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *bpdc, sc* repeat from * to * across ((61, 63, 65) (67, 69, 71))

Row 6 (rs): ch 1, turn, sc in first stitch, *fpdc, sc* repeat from * to * across ((61, 63, 65) (67, 69, 71))

Fasten off.

Join to the top on the ws of the opposite side and repeat collar

SLEEVES

Join to the bottom of an armhole

Round 1 (rs): ch 1, esc in each stitch and ch around, join to first esc with sl st, make sure to have an even number of stitches (approx. (40, 42, 46) (48, 50, 52) esc)

Round 2 (ws): ch 1, turn, esc in each stitch around, join to first esc with sl st

Round 3 (rs): ch 1, turn, MB in first stitch, skip 1 stitch, *MB in next stitch, skip 1 stitch* repeat from * to * around, join to first MB with sl st

Round 4 (ws) – 5 (rs): ch 1, turn, work a MB in each MB from previous round around (you’ll see a gap along the side of the MB, insert hook here and work the stitch), join to first MB with sl st

Round 6 (ws): ch 1, turn, (working in each MB & ch-1 space) esc2tog, esc in each stitch and ch-1 around, join to first esc with sl st

Round 7 (rs) – 9 (rs): ch 1, turn, esc2tog, esc in each stitch around, join to first esc with sl st

Round 10 – (35, 43, 47) (51, 55, 59) rs: repeat rounds 3 – 9

Round (36, 44, 48) (52, 56, 60) ws: ch 2, turn, dc in each stitch around, join to first dc with sl st

Round (37, 45, 49) (53, 57, 61) rs: ch 1, turn, *sc, fpdc* repeat from * to * around, join to first stitch with sl st

Round (38, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62) ws: ch 1, turn, *sc, bpdc* repeat from * to * around, join to first stitch with sl st

Round (39, 47, 51) (55, 59, 63) rs: ch 1, turn, *sc, fpdc* repeat from * to * around, join to first stitch with sl st

Fasten off. Weave in the ends.

Join to other armhole and repeat sleeve pattern.

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  1. Love this sweater! I don’t usually like the circle yoke (no reason–just preference), but I like the way it works with these stitches. Any plans to expand the pattern to adult sizes?

      1. Hi Breann, I just discovered you and really love the sweet pea cardigan. There’s something I don’t understand… *esc in 8 stitches, 2 in next.* What does this mean for the 2 in next? I get that it’s esc in eight stitches…I know how to do that but what happens for 2 in next? Does that mean that I do two esc in the next stitch?

        Thanks, Patricia

  2. In Sweet Pea Cardigan Crochet Pattern, in row 7 – I counted thrice as it is 96 esc but the instruction stated 97 esc. (One in ten stitches, 2 esc in one stitches = 96 in total) How do you get 97 esc? Can or will you please help me out? The next row that I tried to get 49 MB but for 96 is not getting 49.

  3. Hi there! Beautiful pattern.
    Please advise how many stitches we should have at the end of the sleeves. Thank you.

    1. Hello, the sleeve stitches are approx at the beginning of the sleeve. Then they’ll decrease by 4 stitches every 7 rounds. What size are you making?

      1. Hello, I am on row6 on the first sleeve and I can’t figure out how to do both the esc2tog,esc stitch in this row. Could you explain it in a different way so I can understand how to execute it properly? Thank you!

      2. Hello, I love this sweater pattern. I am on row 6 on the first sleeve but I’m having trouble understanding the instructions written. Could you please explain it a different way so that I can finish this beautiful sweater? Than you!!

        1. Hi! You will have 1 decrease in this row. So start with the esc2tog, then esc in each stitch and ch-1 space around 🙂

  4. Breann, if I did this right, row 57 is 1 row of MB for a size 2? Then start the row of DC for the bottom edge?

  5. The pattern doesn’t include completed lengths for the individual sizes. How long are the sleeves? There’s only 4 rows difference between size 2 and size 12 for the sleeves? I’m making size 2 and my sleeves look extremely long and thin

  6. Breann
    What do you mean when you say split for sleeves in next row. Do you mean to do half the number listed for each sleeve? Also after I chain 5 do I turn and go back the other way. I’m sorry for being a pain.

    1. Hi! After this round you will have 2 spaces where you skipped stitches. Each of these will be the sleeves. Ch 5, skip the number of stitches for the size you’re making and continue around. Hope this helps 😊

  7. after which row #24? I don’t see where it says there will be 2 skipped stitches. I’m kind of new at crocheting clothing like this sweater. So I need simple instructions. I understand the instructions so far but its the sleeves and the body I’m having a problem understanding. Is the body the side fronts or the back. Sorry like I said for being a pain.

    1. What size are you making? If you’re making the smallest size, you’ll look at the first number in each series of numbers.

      Example for the smallest size: Row 25: ch 1, turn, esc in (16) stitches, ch 5, skip (36) stitches (<- these skipped stitches are your first sleeve), continue after the skipped stitches and esc in (37) stitches, ch 5, skip (36) stitches (this is your second sleeve), continue after the skipped stitches and esc in (16) stitches After doing this round the sweater will fold and look like a cardigan shape. The opening down the center front with two spaces (one on each side) for the sleeves. You’re not being a pain, no worries 😊❤️

  8. I’m making size 8. I understand about about the number of the stitches that represent each size. What do I do with the chain 5? I connect it to the other side in the back correct?

    1. After you chain 5, skip the correct number of stitches for the size you’re making and keep going around. Don’t join, just keep crocheting after the skipped stitches

    1. Don’t tie it off, don’t do anything with it 😊 just keep going. It will leave a ch-5 space. This is the bottom of the armhole.

      1. so at the Sleeves section for size 8 I ch, 1 turn esc in 26 stitches, ch 5, then skip 46 stitches. esc in 54 stitches, ch 5 skip 46 stitches, then esc in 26 stitches. That adds up to a lot more stitches than I have. what is the ((69,73,86,) (92,106,111) esc) what do I do with the chain 5’s that I have made?
        sorry
        i’m just not picturing what I’m suppose to do. Do you have a drawing or diagram?

        1. If you’re making a size 8 it will be:
          ch 1, turn, esc in (22) stitches, ch 5, skip (42) esc in (48) stitches, ch 5, skip (42) stitches, esc in (22) stitches (92 esc)

          22 + 48 + 22 will give you 92

          You’ll ch 5 and after skipping 42 stitches, just esc in the next. It will make a fold in the fabric.

          I have a video for a similar pattern. It’s a different cardigan but the sleeves are made in the same kind of way https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VsW7C6SgM50

          1. Hello, my name is Rachel. I commented on this sweater yesterday and I was wondering if you could resend the email you sent me about the sleeve directions. I’m not understanding it the way it’s written. Row 6 is what I am having trouble with!! The pattern is for the Sweet Pea Cardigan! Thank you so much!!

  9. I am making size six – I was trying to find row 28 but noticed no instructions about which rows to repeat (stated “Continue working the established pattern repeat for the remainder of the body to Row 61” (size 6)). Can you help me out? Thank you.

  10. I noticed that there are listed 2 row 27’s, 2 row 28’s what does that mean? I did check out the video—great video. I guess I’m a visual learner rather than just reading the instructions. I finally figured it out other than the numbers being listed twice. Thanks for your help! Appreciated your patience with me also. Beryl

  11. I have frogged this pattern three times as I cannot seem to get the double stitch count at row 11, and I have read and re-read the instructions but I am not able to figure out how the stitches are more than doubled going from 43 to 91 in row 11. What am I not understanding with these directions?

    1. Hi! In the previous row you have a alternating MB stitches and ch stitches. The end of row count is the number of MB stitches. For row 11 you will esc in each MB and ch-1 space. This will double the number of stitches in the end of row count because you are also working into the ch spaces 🙂

  12. Hi Breann,
    I am making the sweet pea cardigan in size 6. You say to have an even number at the armhole so I had 46 like you suggest so why does row 10 say there are 47 stitches and then for cuff the stitches increase even more.
    Victoria Morceau

  13. Is the starting length of the foundation chain the end circumference of the chest or does more width get added during the process? I’m making a size 6 and right now my project is measuring 19″ wide. I checked my Guage before starting and I was right on target. I’m not sure what to do to get it to measure 24.5″ as listed in the pattern. I’m new to making clothing so this might just be a beginner’s error.

    1. Hi! The sweater is worked from the top down and will increase as you go 🙂 It will not be the finished width yet.

  14. Is there an error in the Size 10 row 27. My count is 117 stitches. 26, 5, 54, 5. And 26 plus 1. I don’t think I’ve misread your pattern.

  15. Hi, I love this pattern! I’m making it for my god daughter who is a small 8 year old. Do I follow the instructions for 8T? I’m unsure on what the T stands for. Thanks 🙂

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