Mosaic Crochet Cardigan Pattern

This is the pattern you’ve all been waiting for! The starlight mosaic crochet cardigan pattern is here! A stunning top down crochet cardigan with mosaic crochet motifs in sizes XS to 5XL, the perfect addition to any wardrobe!

In this post you’ll find everything you need to know to get ready to make your crochet mosaic cardigan, including materials, stitches, where to access the pattern and video tutorial and what customisation and fitting options there are for you 🙂

These are category 3 light weight yarns which is what gives this top its beautiful shape and drape. Check out our handy yarn weight chart and guide to find out more about yarn weights and categories.

Here are the colour combinations I used for my cardigans:

Option 1: 1st image below: Mellowspun: Cream, Other yarn from my stash but Prism: Westwinds would be great!

Option 2: 2nd image below: Mellowspun: Sand, Prism: Wild Berries

Other colour inspirations:

These are images of the Starlight mosaic crochet sweater pattern that uses the same style! I hope they show how the different colours can transform it!

Option 1: (1st image) Mellowspun: Buff, Prism: Surfside

Option 2: (2nd image) Mellowspun: Sand, Prism: Succulent

Option 3: (3rd image) Mellowpsun: Black, Prism: Sandstorm

You’ll see there are loads of other glorious combinations you can choose from – some of my other favourites are:

Option 4: (1st image) Mellowspun: White, Prism: Tropics

Option 5: (2nd image) Mellowspun: Sand, Prism: Autumn Mist

Option 6: (3rd image) Mellowspun: Nutmeg, Prism: Blue Lagoon

Yarn Substitutes

You can use any yarn that you like bearing in mind that you need to make sure you meet the gauge. Some options are:

Solid Colour Yarn A: Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday DK, 100% Acrylic, 250m/273yds/100g

Multi Colour Yarn B: Premier Colorfusion DK, 100% Acrylic, 298m/325yds/100g

Sizing and Yarn Quantities

This cardigan is designed with a round neck yoke and a huge variety of options to customise that will affect the amount of yarn you need.

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

To fit chest size: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62) inches

Finished sweater circumference: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66) inches

Full schematic included in the PDF pattern.

There are numerous options to make your cardigan perfect for you but make sure to order plenty of yarn if you are making adjustments to the pattern.

The following yarn amounts are estimated as a total as the pattern is written, with a neck rib band and worked to the length of body with a bottom band and long sleeves with cuffs as in the pattern.

There are also matching accessory patterns that take a couple of balls each so order plenty for those too!

If you would like to order enough yarn to make the hat and mittens too, then this is how much you’ll need:

Hat Sizes: Newborn (Baby, Toddler, Child, S/M Adult, L Adult)

Yarn A: 70 (80, 90, 120, 170, 199)yds (1 ball per size)

Yarn B: 30 (34, 39, 51, 73, 85) yds (1 ball per size)

Mitten Sizes: Toddler (Child, Adult)

Yarn A: 160 (190, 215)yds (1 ball per size)

Yarn B: 44 (58, 73)yds (1 ball per size)

The cardigan pattern is only available as a premium pdf, which you can grab here:

Overlay Mosaic Crochet Technique

We are using overlay mosaic crochet worked in rows for the cardigan, so that means that you only use 1 colour of yarn per row, which you fasten off at the end of each row.

The body is then worked in long rows down the cardigan using the join as you go technique.

For overlay mosaic crochet, we need US single crochet (UK double crochet) and US mosaic double crochet (UK mosaic treble crochet) stitches to create the patterns.

 We change colour every row of the yoke and we work either a single crochet into the back loop only of the stitch, or we work a mosaic double crochet stitch into the front loop of the stitch 2 rows below. This is all explained in much more detail in our mosaic crochet tutorial.

Mosaic Crochet Charts

The other important aspect of this technique is learning how to read a mosaic crochet chart. Again, they aren’t as complicated as they look and you’ll pick it up in no time!

Another thing to know though is that you don’t have to read the charts to make the pattern! Each row is written out in full if you prefer to follow that way 🙂

Making Your Mosaic Crochet Cardigan Perfect For You

Although the garment comes in so many sizes, there are still some things you can easily do to adjust it to fit you perfectly. I suggest choosing the garment chest size that you’d feel most comfortable wearing and then checking ‘customisation’ below for details of how you can adjust various parts.

Once you have chosen the correct chest size you’d like to make, the rest of the design is easy to adjust to fit as you would like it to.

The Cardigan is designed to have a small amount of ease all over with straight sleeves. The garment is worked from the top down so it is simple to change the length of both the Body and the Sleeves as you’d like.

BODY FIT

Proportion of Back and Front Stitches

The pattern is written to have have equal space at the Front and Back to allow for the Button Band. However if you would like to change this you can.

If you would like more room at the Front then you can work less stitches for the Back and more for the Front as desired. Every 10 sts will adjust by 2 inches. The great thing about the top down construction means you can try this on and adjust to suit you perfectly.

Sleeve Armhole Depth: You can adjust the armhole by working more or less Back Short rows. Each row will add another stitch to the armhole and you can continue to adjust until you have the perfect fit.

Before adjusting the armhole I would recommend blocking the Yoke to see how that changes the overall fit.

Are crochet cardigans your thing? I love them too! If so, I have plenty more ideas for you that use loads of different styles and techniques you’ll love:

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LENGTH

Main Body Length: To adjust the length, you can work more or less chains for the Body as you like. If you don’t want a Bottom rib then work just the Body stitches for your chain and not the Cuff Stitches.

Bottom Rib: you can adjust the Bottom Rib length by working more or less chains to start this section.

Sleeve Length: You can adjust the Sleeves by working as many or as few rounds of the Sleeves before adding the Sleeve Cuff if desired. If you don’t want a Sleeve Cuff then work the Sleeves to the final length you desire and fasten off.

Make sure to work a matching number of rounds for each sleeve.

Check out the matching mosaic crochet sweater pattern for more options for the body and sleeves.

Making a crochet gauge swatch is important when crocheting projects like garments to ensure that it ends up the desired size.

If you’d like to work a swatch ahead of purchasing the pattern then you can do this as follows:

Row 1: Using the larger hook, Fsc25, break yarn. [25]

Row 2: with RS facing, join yarn to first st of previous row, ch1, sc in blo of each st, break yarn.

Repeat Row 2 until you until you have enough to measure and be sure your gauge is correct.

Mosaic Crochet Cardigan Pattern

The cardigan pattern will only be available as a paid PDF option. The hat and mittens will be both paid and free to view on the blog.

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