Garden Party Crochet Cardigan Free Pattern — Glow Up!
The Garden Party Crochet Cardigan is a free, size-inclusive pattern featuring a beautiful shell lace stitch and scalloped edging. Designed by Marly Bird and freshly updated for 2026, this cardigan works up in one piece with straightforward shaping and comes in sizes XS through 5XL. Perfect for adventurous beginners and confident crocheters alike, it's your next wardrobe staple.
⚡ Quick Answer:
The Garden Party Crochet Cardigan is a free pattern available in sizes XS-5XL, featuring an elegant shell lace stitch and scalloped edging. It's worked in one piece from back to front, uses sport-weight yarn, and comes with a full video tutorial. Get the free pattern on the blog or purchase the ad-free PDF with stitch diagrams and charts on Etsy, Shopify, or Ravelry.
Hey there, bestie 💛
The Garden Party Crochet Cardigan is back and better than ever! This beloved pattern has been completely refreshed with more size options (now XS-5XL), clearer instructions, detailed stitch diagrams, and a full video tutorial to walk you through every step. Whether you're layering it over a sundress or pairing it with jeans and a tee, this versatile cardigan is the kind of piece that makes you feel pulled-together the moment you slip it on.
🧶 Why You'll Love This Pattern 💖
This cardigan teaches you shell lace stitches, a technique that looks far more complex than it actually is. Once you understand the rhythm of chains and shells, your hands will move on autopilot, and the fabric grows beautifully in front of you.
✨ It's truly one-piece construction. No complicated assembly, no worrying about seaming sleeves perfectly — you work the entire cardigan as one connected piece, minimizing seaming and ensuring a seamless fit from back through sleeves to front.
✨ The sizing is genuinely inclusive. Nine size options mean you're not guessing or fudging numbers. Every size comes with specific finished measurements and ease recommendations, so you can choose the perfect fit.
All of these download buttons take me to google chrome. I am trying to find the garden party crochet cardigan. Can you help?
if you are looking for the downloadable pdf, you can purchase that here: https://shop.marlybird.com/products/garden-party-crochet-cardigan-pattern
Really excited to get started on this – I’ve been looking for something to make with a really nice light/sport weight bamboo thread I have. I’m working on the gauge swatch and wondering, though – your pattern says the swatch should be two repeats and 8 rows, but in the video, you do three repeats. When I worked it up with 2 repeats it’s considerably too small, so I want to check if that’s accurate or if I should be doing it with 3 repeats. (using a size 4 hook)
I mentioned the gauge is two repeats but I would work up three repeats to do a gauge swatch so you can measure it.
Thanks. That’s still confusing to me. And my swatch was TINY. so I must be doing something wrong. 🥺
did you wash and block the swatch? You will need to stretch out the fabric.
How many beginning chain st for the foundation row for a 2xl. Garden party cardigan
That information is given in the pattern.
I HAVE TRIED TO COPY THIS PATTERN 5 TIMES AND IT DOES NOT WORK COULD YOU PLEASE SEND IT TO ME VIA MY EMAIL ..
THANK YOU
PATTI
the pattern is free on my website to view. I do sell an ad-free pdf if you want a clean copy with no ads. The link is in the blog post.