Everyday Cardigan Crochet Pattern and Video Tutorial

The Everyday Cardigan is a versatile, lightweight jacket, perfect for wearing at any time of year. It has a simple, elegant construction with no complicated seams, crocheted as a single main piece and finished with ribbed edges.

It’s an ideal design if you’re taking your first steps in crocheted garments. 💕 You only need a little patience, your yarn balls, and your favorite hooks.

🎥 Step-by-step video tutorial

If you prefer to follow the process visually, here’s the complete video tutorial for the Everyday Cardigan crochet pattern. I’ll show you how to make the foundation chain, crochet the sides, shape the neckline, and add the sleeves and final ribbing.

Materials

• Yarn: Rubí Clásica (100% acrylic, 100 g = 300 m).
• Crochet hooks: 4.0 mm (for the foundation chains) and 3.0 mm (for the rest of the project).
• Yarn needle and scissors.
• Stitch markers (optional).

📏 Sizes and yarn requirements

For perfect results, always make a gauge swatch before you begin.
If your tension is tighter or looser, the amount of yarn used may vary.

Gauge

• 16 stitches x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm, in half double crochet, using a 3 mm crochet hook.
• Adjust the tension if your gauge differs: looser → wider garment; tighter → narrower garment.
• It’s important to check your gauge. If you crochet more tightly or loosely, you can try a larger or smaller hook size to match the gauge.

💡 Stitches used

• Chain (ch)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Half double crochet (hdc)
• Slip stitch (sl st)

✨ Overall construction

The cardigan is crocheted vertically, starting with one side of the body.
Then form the neckline and back, and repeat the second side symmetrically.
Finally, add the sleeves and the ribbed edges of the cuff and the U-shaped front opening.

Step-by-step pattern

Throughout the pattern, the stitches and rounds are given by size (S/M/L/XL) in that order, separated by "/". For example, if it says "work 4/6/8/10 stitches", for size S work 4 stitches; for size M work 6 stitches; for size L work 8 stitches; for size XL work 10 stitches.

Body · Side 1

• Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook, chain 174 / 176 / 180 / 182 stitches.
• Switch to a 3.0 mm crochet hook and work back and forth:
  • 6 sc at each end (these will form the ribbed edge). Work the outermost stitch in full; work the other 5 sc through the back loop only.
  • Center section: 162 / 164 / 168 / 170 single crochet stitches (sc).
• Repeat ribbing + sc + ribbing for 26 / 28 / 30 / 32 rounds.

Neck + Back

• Locate the center of the piece: there are 87 / 88 / 90 / 91 stitches on each side.
• From the center, work only the back:
  • Ribbing + 81 / 82 / 84 / 85 sc, turn and work back.
  • The round will be 81 / 82 / 84 / 85 sc + ribbing (there is no ribbing at the neck opening).
  • When the round begins with sc, chain 1 to bring up the height; this does not count as a stitch.
  • Continue in the same way (sc + ribbing) for a total of 14 rounds on the back.
    

Body · Side 2

• From the neck corner, chain 87 / 88 / 90 / 91 stitches (using the 4 mm crochet hook) to restore the original length.
• Switch to a 3 mm crochet hook and work the same as the first side (ribbing + sc + ribbing) for 26 / 28 / 30 / 32 rounds.

Closing the sides and underarm

• Sew the sides with slip stitch (sl st), leaving an opening for the underarm of 30 / 32 / 34 / 36 unsewn stitches on each side.

• Sew 57 / 56 / 56 / 55 stitches on each side.

Sleeves

• From the underarm, work the unjoined stitches that form the sleeve in rows back and forth: 60 / 64 / 68 / 72 stitches for 44 / 44 / 46 / 46 rows.
• You can crochet the sleeve in different ways:
  • Work flat back and forth, then fasten off at the end with a slip stitch
  • Joining each round with a slip stitch from the last stitch to the first
  • Directly in the round (without joining rounds)

Cuff ribbing

At the end of the sleeve's final row:

• Chain 6 stitches.
• Work one row of single crochet (with 1 turning chain at the beginning of the row).
• On the return row, join to the sleeve with 3 slip stitches and turn.
• Work back with 6 single crochet stitches (5 through the back loop + 1 full stitch).
• From the 2nd row onward, always work through the back loop, except for the edge stitch.
• Repeat until you have worked around the entire cuff and join with a slip stitch.

Inner ribbing (fronts + neck)

• Work as for the cuff: 6 single crochet strips (back loop + full edge stitch).
• Join to the body with 2 slip stitches per row.
• Continue until you have completed the entire inverted “U” (front – neck – front).
• Fasten off with a slip stitch.

Finishing

• Lightly block the garment flat before first use to set its shape.
  

💖 Final result

A lightweight jacket with a natural drape and defined elasticated edges, ideal for wearing open over T-shirts or dresses.
Its simple construction makes it a very rewarding project, even if you are just starting out with crochet garments.