Skill Level

• Easy

Materials

• 1 x skein Cygnet’s Pato baby dk (Candy 797)
• 1 x skein Cygnet’s Pato baby dk (White 799)
• 3mm crochet hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Scissors

Notes
This cardigan is shaped by creating 3.5” x 3.5” granny squares and whip stitching them together.

YO = yarn over

CH = chain

DC = double crochet

SC = single crochet

SLST = slipped stitch

HDC = half double crochet

CL = cluster

Flower Granny Squares
This pattern requires 4x Flower Granny Squares

1. CH2, place 8SC into first CH, SLST
   and fasten off.
2. Join contrasting yarn in one of the SC stitches.
3. CH3, 2DC cluster (yo, insert hook, yo, pull through, yo pull through 2 loops only. repeat 1 more time until you have 3 loops on your hook. yo and pull through all 3 loops).
   4.CH3, 3DC cluster (until 4 loops on hook) into next SC stitch.
4. Repeat (step 4) until you have 8 petals. SLST and fasten off.
5. Attach original yarn and CH 3. To create a square, follow steps 7&8 alternatively.
6. For each flower corner (4) Make 3DC (initial CH3 counts as 1 DC) in the CH spaces, CH2, 3DC, CH1.
7. For each flower side (4) Make 3HDC in the CH spaces, CH1.
8. SLST to start of row.
9. CH 3 (counts as 1DC in initial corner ), 2DC. CH2. 3DC. CH1 (4 corner granny clusters)
10. 3DC into each CH space (8 side granny clusters )
11. SLST, fasten off.

Traditional Granny Squares
This pattern requires 8 Traditional Granny Squares

1. CH3 (counts as 1DC in initial corner) 2DC into first CH.
2. CH2. 3DC into first CH.
3. Continue until 4 corner granny clusters
4. SLST.
5. Corners - CH3 (counts as 1DC in initial corner) 2DC into CH space. CH2, 3DC. CH1.
6. Sides - 3DC in each side chain space, CH1.
7. Continue until completed 4 rounds of granny clusters.

Assembly

• FRONT top (left/right) 2 traditional granny squares, bottom (left/right) 2 flower granny squares.
• BACK top (left/right) 2 traditional granny squares, bottom (left/right) 2 flower granny squares.
• ARMS (front, back) (2 traditional granny squares)

1. Whip stitch squares together using main yarn colour and a tapestry needle.
2. Cut a length of yarn (about 12 inches) and thread it through a yarn needle.
3. Align the two squares. Hold them with the right sides facing each other.
4. Begin at one corner, insert needle from the front through the corresponding spot on the other piece, coming back to the first piece and catching the tail in the next stitches.
5. Continue the whip stitch by inserting the needle through the same spot on the first piece and then on the second piece. Keep a consistent tension, neither too tight nor too loose, to maintain an even seam.
6. When you reach the end of the seam, secure the yarn by splitting the yarn in two and making a small knot. Cut off any excess yarn with scissors.

Edging

Body Edge
* Attach contrasting yarn to body edge, CH1. SC into each CH to create a border.
Arms Edge
* Attach contrasting yarn to arms edge. Row 1 - CH1. SC into each CH to create a border. Row 2 - SC for 2 stitches then skin a stitch to decrease.
Shell Edge
* Shell stitch the bottom edge. (CH3 -counts as 1DC in initial shell, 4DC. Skip a CH. SLST, Skip a CH. Make 5 DC for every next shell).