{"id":460,"date":"2026-10-15T10:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/?p=460"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:51:11","slug":"the-hexagon-cardigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/the-hexagon-cardigan\/","title":{"rendered":"The hexagon cardigan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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This is my first crocheted hexagon cardigan; it was easy and fun to make, but you need the right pattern. Some hexagons aren’t for cardigans; I’ve learned that from experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used Drops Saffran cotton yarn from LindeHobby and a free pattern from Pinterest. After I made hexagons I could fold, and that were wide enough for the arm, I focused on the back of the cardigan to make it fit (wider). Before I crocheted the two pieces together, I made 5-5 rows at he back on both sides. Before I joined the upper part of the sleeves, I crocheted 1-1 row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, I made the front part 5-5 rows wider. I made the sleeves longer, by crocheting 12 rows. Finally, I made the cardigan longer from the waist down. I crocheted 1 round of dc in every stitch, starting at the bottom, then continuing up the front and neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also made a pullover with the hexagon pattern. I used Cascata yarn from Hobbii, which is 61% cotton and 39% acrylic. I used 600g (3 cakes) of yarn. I crocheted 2 hexagons, 22 rows big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I added 2-2 rows at the back and 6 rows at the sleeves. I made the cuff at the sleeves by decreasing in a single-crochet row; I crocheted in every other stitch, and it became half the sleeve width, which feels comfortable. I crocheted\u00a0 3 rows of double crochet stitches to finish. I didn\u2019t turn my work while crocheting, so the piece has a right side and a wrong side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The description of how to start the hexagon for a cardigan or sweater (not turning the work):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Row 1<\/strong>:Chain 5, make a ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Row 2<\/strong>:Chain 3, and crochet into the ring: 2 dc, ch 2,* 3 dc, ch 2* 5 times, a slip stitch into the 3rd chain, 2 slip stitches on top of the 2 dc (until you reach the ch2 part arch)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Row 3<\/strong>:Chain 3(starting the chains from the ch2 arch) , 2dc, ch2, 3dc into the same arch,*ch 1,(crochet into the next ch2 arch) 3dc, ch2 3dc <\/em>into the same arch* 5 times, ch1, slip stitch into the 3rd chain, 2 slip stitches on top of the dc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(now you have 6 3dc,ch2,3dc<\/em> clusters with 1ch between them. )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Row 4<\/strong>:ch3, 2dc into the arch, ch2, 3dc into the same arch,*ch 1, 3dc into the ch1 part of the previous row, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc<\/em> into the same arch* 5 times. Ch1, 3dc, ch1, 1 slip stitch into the 3rd chain, 2 slip stitches on top of the 2dc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Row 5<\/strong>: chain 3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc into the same arch, *ch1, 3dc (into the ch1 part of the previous row), ch1 3dc, ch1, 3dc,ch 2,3dc<\/em> into the same arch* 5 times, ch1, 3dc, ch1, 3dc, ch1, 1 slip stitch into the 3rd chain, 2 slip stitches on top of the 2dc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ch – chain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

dc – double crochet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy crocheting, have a good day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello friends, This is my first crocheted hexagon cardigan; it was easy and fun to make, but you need the right pattern. Some hexagons aren’t for cardigans; I’ve learned that from experience.  I used Drops Saffran cotton yarn from LindeHobby and a free pattern from Pinterest. After I made hexagons I could fold, and that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crochet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":474,"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions\/474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summerbycrochet.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}