✿ The cardigan they’ll grab every single day.

A classic top-down raglan cardigan for kids, sized 1 to 12 years. Make matching sibling sets, a special occasion outfit or the cozy layer they’ll live in all season.

NEW: This pattern now comes with an added interactive version in the Briana K Stitch app.

You still get the printable PDF you know and love. Inside the app you also get to check off every row as you work it, so your place is saved when life interrupts.

Make it long or cropped, add a hood, add pockets for tiny treasures. And there’s an adult version too, for Mommy and Me matching.

▶️ Watch it come together on YouTube (shown in adult small)

✨ What makes it work

• No tricky seaming. Worked top down in rows from the neckline.
• Try it on as you go. Easy to get the length just right.
• Sleeves built right in. Divide for the sleeves and body, then stitch down.
• Make it theirs. Long, cropped, hooded or with pockets.
• You’re not on your own. Video tutorial and written pattern included.

✂️ What you’ll need

• Yarn: Brava Tweed, WeCrochet (#4, 218 yds/100 g), about 520 to 1,450 yds depending on size. Every size is in the pattern. Add about 25% for the hood
• Love a swap? Natural Alpaca Tweed, Mary Maxim · Herrschners Worsted 8 Heathers · Big Twist Tweed
• Hooks: H (5.0mm) and I (5.5mm), or size to meet gauge
• Tools: Removable Stitch Markers · Yarn Needle · Scissors

✿ Sizes

• 1Y (2Y, 4Y, 6Y) (8Y, 10Y, 12Y)
• To fit chest: 25 (27, 27.5, 30) (31.5, 33, 34)“
• Finished cardigan has 2 to 3” of ease

⭐ Good to know

• Skill level: Intermediate
• Gauge: 11 sts and 8 rows = 4” x 4” in herringbone double crochet · gauge help
• Terms: US crochet

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