Front Panel Cable & Crossed Cardigan

The pattern for the front panels begins with creating the length to match the lower part of your back panel – once this is completed you will be ready to continue on to adding your chosen neckline option.

Front panel for the Womans Crochet Cardigan Pattern

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Front Panel | Cable & Crossed Crochet Cardigan

The front panel’s make up the other bulk of the pattern, matching the length created in the back panel before you make that final decision of which neckline option to create.

This pattern takes you up to the armhole shaping before you continue on to adding your shoulder shaping and adding the neckline.

You can work both panels up to the same point – but there is no rush to get these sections done.

JOIN THE CAL

The Cable & Crossed Cardigan pattern will be releasing as a crochet along, with a different section of the pattern releasing each week.

There is never any pressure to keep up with the releasing of the pattern sections – but it can be fun to try! Below you will find a list of when the pattern elements will release.

Cable & Crossed CAL Schedule

Make your swatch – click here for the pattern at the end of the article
Back Panel – Click here
Front Panel – on this page
Left Panel V-neck – Click here
Left Panel Square Neck – Click here
Right Panel V-Neck – Click here
Right Panel Square neck – Click here
Sleeves – Click here
Joining – Click here

Each pattern section will have it’s own video tutorial to help you complete your cardigan with absolute confidence.

What size are you making?

Remember to follow the same pattern instructions you followed for the back panel and check you are making the same number of repeats too.

Once you have completed this section of the front panel, if you lay it on top of your completed back panel, they should match in length up to the shoulder shaping.

Take a moment to go through the pattern and note where the stitch counts for your size will be written – they will be in the following size order:

XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

Where – (the dash)is used, this means no stitches are worked for this size and you should continue on to the next part of the pattern, as directed. You will find this used in the pattern sections for the neckline options and the sleeves.

Pattern Details | Woman’s Crochet Cardigan Pattern

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate

Materials:

Aran weight yarn – see Size chart for estimated yarn amounts
I used Sirdar Jewelspun Aran (200g /500m, 100% acrylic) in shade Setting Sun
5.5mm Crochet Hook
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Stitch Markers x 6

Optional

Hook & eye closing

Abbreviations – US TERMS

st(s) – stitches

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together

fsc – foundation single crochet

dc – double crochet

dc2tog – double crochet 2 stitches together

cable – cable stitch

dec cable – decrease cable stitch

cdc – crossed double crochet

RS – right side

WS – wrong side

YO – yarn over

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This pattern is worked 5 parts, from bottom up, sewn together using mattress stitch worked in to the back loop only
Back panel
Front panels x 2
Sleeves x 2
ch 1 at the beginning of the rows DO NOT count as a stitch.
ch 3 at the beginning of the rows DOES count as a stitch.
Take a moment to go through the pattern and highlight the stitch counts for your size which will be written in size order. e.g XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL). Where – is used, this means no stitches are worked for this size

Special Stitches

fsc -foundation single crochet

Click here for a video explaining how to crochet a foundation single crochet

cable – cable stitch

Skip the next stitch
dc into next 3 stitches
YO, insert hook into skipped stitch
Pull up loop to height of dc
(YO, pull through two loops), 2 times to complete stitch

dec cable – decrease cable stitch

Skip the next st
dc into next
dc2tog (YO, insert hook into next, YO, bring up loop, YO pull through first 2 loops) 2 times, YO, pull through remaining 3 loops
YO, insert hook into skipped stitch
Pull up loop to height of dc
(YO, pull through two loops), 2 times to complete stitch

cdc – crossed double crochet

Skip the next stitch
dc into next
dc into skipped stitch working in front of previous dc

Gauge

16 sts and 10 rows = 4 inches (10cm) in pattern using a 5.5mm hook. Use a larger or smaller crochet hook to obtain the correct tension.

See below for pattern for gauge.

Pattern for Front Panel | Cable & Crossed Cardigan

Make 2

Foundation Row: Ch 35 (39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67), sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each across, turn – 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66) sc

Or fsc 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66)

Row 1. RS: Ch 3, cable across row to last st, dc in last st, turn – 2 dc, 8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) cables

Row 2: Ch 1, sc into each across, turn – 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66) sc

Row 3: Ch 3, cdc across row to last, dc in last, turn – 2 dc, 16 (18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32)

Row 4: Repeat Row 2

Hip length

Rows 5-40 (40, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 32, 28): Repeat Rows 1-4 a further 9 (9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 6) times

Tunic Length

Rows 5-56 (56, 52, 52, 52, 52, 52, 48, 44): Repeat Rows 1-4 a further 13 (13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 10)

Mid Thigh Length

Rows 5-68 (68, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 60, 56): Repeat Rows 1-4 a further 16 (16, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 14, 13) times

Panel 1: Continue to Left Panel Square Neck or Left Panel V-Neck

Panel 2: Continue to Right Panel Square Neck or Right Panel V-Neck

What’s Next?

The next part of the pattern is to chose your neckline and start stitching that on to your 1st panel. There are 2 neckline options that will be shared across 4 different articles: