The Crochet Hexagon Cardigan Everyone Loves

Create your own cozy, stylish hexagon cardigan using a classic gradient color palette and simple granny cluster stitches. This handmade garment features beautifully tapered sleeves and a snug, textured ribbing for the ultimate wearable comfort.

Materials and Notions

To make this cardigan, you will need worsted weight yarn in multiple colorways for a gradient effect, a five-millimeter crochet hook, a tape measure, scissors, and a tapestry needle. Lion Brand Heartland yarn works wonderfully and holds up well in the wash. Using a main color for the final rounds, sleeve decreases, and ribbing helps tie the entire design together cleanly.

Constructing the Hexagons

The cardigan starts by creating two separate six-sided granny square panels using a magic ring foundation. Working in rounds of double crochet clusters and chain spaces, you continuously expand the hexagons from the center outward. You can easily customize the overall size by working more or fewer rounds until your panels match the desired shoulder and arm measurements of a favorite sweater.

Joining and Shaping Sleeves

Once your hexagon panels reach the correct size, you fold them into an L-shape and slip-stitch along the outer edge to form the shoulders and upper sleeves. Continue working rounds of clusters down the arm until you reach about four inches shy of your wrist. From there, transition to standard double crochets with regular decreases to cinch the sleeve before finishing with front and back post ribbing.

Take your time securing your initial magic ring tightly with multiple passes of yarn tails so your entire cardigan stays safe from unraveling.

Try on your panels as you go by folding them into shape to ensure your sleeve openings and body widths match your preferred fit.

Embrace mistakes and remember to relax into the rhythm of the repeating stitches because the process should be as fun and cozy as wearing the finished piece.