Crocheting the Katia Bombay Summer Cardigan - Light, airiness, and color are the focus this summer. And this fun pattern fits right in! We’re crocheting a cute little cardigan from Katia Bombay for those warm summer days. You’ll love the cheerful pattern and the beautiful color gradients!
Katia Bombay is a beautiful, fine yarn with a soft sheen. This 100% Cotton yarn is perfect for both knitting and crocheting, and its cheerful colors make it ideal for summer projects. We’re making an openwork Cardigan in color 17, but there are four other color combinations that also look stunning in summer items. Pick your favorite ball and get started!
Cardigan sizes:
38/40 - 42/44 - 46/48 - 50/52
What you'll need:
- Katia Bombay 3 - 4 - 4 - 4 Balls. Unfortunately, Katia Bombay is no longer available. You can substitute this yarn with another Crochet Cotton, such as Yarn and Colors Must-have or Yarn and Colors Favorite.
- Crochet Hooks sizes 3 and 4
Gauge swatch:
10 x 10 cm = 20 stitches and 8 rows.
Crochet Pattern for a summer cardigan:
Back panel
Cast on 97 - 105 - 113 - 121 chain stitches using size 3 crochet hook. Crochet 2 rounds of single crochet. Now continue crocheting with size 4 Crochet Hook in Fantasy Stitch according to Diagram A.
Shoulder and Neck
When the total length reaches 54, 55, 56, or 57 cm, cut the thread and neaten the end.
Right front panel
Cast on 49 - 53 - 57 - 61 chain stitches using size 3 crochet hook. Crochet 2 rounds of single crochets. Now continue crocheting with size 4 Crochet Hook in Fantasy Stitch according to the diagram A - B - A - B
Neck
When the total length reaches 48 cm, start with the neck. Crochet the right end according to diagram C. Continue crocheting in Fantasy Stitch.
Shoulder
When the total length reaches 54, 55, 56, or 57 cm, cut the thread and neaten the end.
Left Front Building
Crochet it just like the right front piece, but in mirror image.
Additional instructions for crocheting a nopje:
*Yarn over, insert hook, and pull up a loop*, repeat from * to * 2 more times. Yarn over and pull the yarn through the 7 loops on your Crochet Hook.
Finish:
Using Crochet Hook no. 3, crochet the shoulders and sides together using the zigzag stitch = insert the Crochet Hook first into one section, then into the other; crochet * 1 single crochet, 2 chain stitches *; repeat from * to *. Do not decrease on either side for 22–23–24–25 cm before the armholes.
Finishing the armholes
Using hook size 3, crochet in the round around the armhole (close each round with a slip stitch). Crochet 4 rounds of single crochets with 60–64–66–68 stitches.
Finishing the neckline and fastening the front panels
Using hook size 3, crochet single crochet stitches along the entire length of the right front panel (72 single crochet stitches), around the entire neckline (56–59–62–65 single crochet stitches), and along the length of the left front panel (72 single crochet stitches) = a total of 200–203–206–209 single crochet stitches.
>Buttonholes
On the 3rd row, space 5 buttonholes along the length of the right front panel. For each buttonhole, crochet 3 chain stitches and skip 2 single crochets from the previous row.
After crocheting the 4 rows, cut the yarn and weave in the ends neatly. Now all that's left is to sew on the buttons.
Have you made anything for the summer yet?
