Branson Cardigan
Crochet!|Winter 2016

Your rough-and-tumble boy will be comfortable in this rustic raglan sweater.

Branson Cardigan

FINISHED SIZES Instructions given fit child’s size 2; changes for 4, 6 and 8 are in [ ].

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Chest: 21 inches (size 2) [23 inches (size 4), 25 inches (size 6), 261/2 inches (size 8)]

Length: 113/4 inches (size 2) [121/2 inches (size 4), 131/4 inches (size 6), 14 inches (size 8)]

MATERIALS

• Berroco Vintage medium (worsted) weight acrylic/wool/nylon yarn (31/2 oz/217 yds/100g per skein):

2 [2, 3, 3] skeins #5189 charcoal 1 [1, 2, 2] skein(s) #5106 smoke 1 [1, 2, 2] skein(s) #51191 blue moon

• Size I/9/5.5mm crochethook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Stitch markers

• Tapestry needle

GAUGE 

14 hdc = 4 inches; 10 hdc rows = 4 inches

Take time to check gauge.

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCH

Increase (inc): (Hdc, ch 1, hdc) in indicated st or sp.

CARDIGAN

Yoke Row 1: With charcoal, ch 49, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in each of next 7 chs, inc (see Special Stitch) in next ch, hdc in each of next 7 chs, inc in next ch, hdc in each of next 14 chs, inc in next ch, hdc in each of next 7 chs, inc in next ch, hdc in each of next 8 hdc, turn. (52 hdc) Place marker in each inc ch-sp to indicate raglan corners.

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