Frosted Waves Cardi

Even though her name is frosty, the Frosted Waves Cardi will feel like a warm hug! Using sport weight yarn from The Frosted Stitch on the Frosted colorway as the main color, plus an assortment of coordinating hues as the contrast colors, the Frosted Waves Cardi is here to wrap you up in flowy waves of texture and comfort.

The dolman sleeve is the perfect construction to combine style and comfort, providing ample positive ease without ever interrupting the flow of the wavy pattern.

The stitch pattern looks interesting enough to feel complex, but in reality, it’s a straightforward repetition that’s easy to memorize.

Like most CrochetHighway patterns, the Frosted Waves Cardi comes with step-by-step instructions and tutorial photos, including on how to check for gauge. The instructions, tutorial photos, and schematics walk you through every step along the way with no guesswork left for you. The pattern also comes with a stitch chart for the gauge swatch.

The pattern calls for sport weight yarn in at least 1 main color (MC), and 1 contrast color (CC), although the pattern works great in any number of colors, including a single color. My testers used a variety of yarns and color combinations to show off this design – check out the tester photo gallery on the blog to find all the details on yarns and yardages from my testers!

This pattern is available in English only and uses standard US crochet terminology.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust/hip circumference incl. gap at front: (33.5, 36.5, 39.5, 42.5, 45.5) (48.5, 51.5, 54.5, 57.5, 60.5) (63.5, 66.5, 69.5, 72.5, 75.5) inches or (85, 93, 100, 108, 116) (123, 131, 138, 146, 154) (161, 169, 177, 184, 192) cm

The sizing for this pattern is based on the standard Craft Yarn Council (CYC) measurements.

This cardigan is designed to be worn with 6” to 10” (15 to 25.5 cm) of positive ease around the bust.

All my garment patterns are size-inclusive and are graded for actual bust circumferences of up to at least a 60 inches or 152 cm.

DIFFICULTY
Intermediate

MATERIALS
• Yarn: The Frosted Stitch Snowdrift Sport (WPI=14), in Frosted as MC and Cobalt, December’s Eve, Icy Fog, Slate as CC.
• Hooks: 4.0 mm (main gauge) and 3.25 mm (ribbing gauge) hook or sizes needed to obtain gauge. I’m a tight crocheter, so you may have to go down in hook sizes.
• Notions: Tape measure, scissors, darning needle, 2 stitch markers

YARDAGE
Main color: (4, 5, 6, 6, 6) (6, 7, 7, 7, 8) (8, 9, 9, 9, 9) skeins of The Frosted Stitch Snowdrift sport, or (1285, 1520, 1785, 1840, 1890) (1925, 1975, 2060, 2240, 2330) (2550, 2650, 2710, 2740, 2800) yds / (1175, 1390, 1630, 1685, 1725) (1760, 1810, 1885, 2045, 2130) (2335, 2420, 2480, 2505, 2560) m

Contrast color: (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 6, 6, 6) skeins of The Frosted Stitch Snowdrift sport, or (915, 940, 1155, 1185, 1215) (1225, 1255, 1320, 1445, 1520) (1685, 1765, 1800, 1810, 1845) yds / (835, 860, 1055, 1085, 1110) (1120, 1150, 1205, 1320, 1390) (1540, 1615, 1645, 1655, 1685) m

Total yardage (main+contrast; use this if planning on making the cardi with just 1 color):
(7, 8, 9, 10, 10) (10, 10, 11, 12, 12) (13, 14, 14, 14, 15) skeins of The Frosted Stitch Snowdrift sport, or (2200, 2460, 2940, 3025, 3105) (3150, 3230, 3380, 3685, 3850) (4235, 4415, 4510, 4550, 4645) yds / (2010, 2250, 2685, 2770, 2835) (2880, 2960, 3090, 3365, 3520) (3875, 4035, 4125, 4160, 4245) m

These yardages are estimated.

Check out more photos, yarn substitution ideas, as well as the tester lookbook with exact yardages from my testers on the blog post.

DOES THIS PATTERN COME WITH A STITCH CHART?
Yes.

HOW DO I DOWNLOAD MY PATTERN?
After completing the payment, check your inbox for an email containing a download link button for the PDF pattern. You will need a PDF reader installed to open the pattern.

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