Orange Creamsicle Hooded Cardigan

The Orange Creamsicle Hooded Cardigan has a vibrant personality to breathe fresh life into any cold winter day. With an easy granny square assembly, this crochet cardigan pattern feels like the best combination of blanket and sweater pattern. The addition of the hood makes this piece perfect for the coldest of icy breezes, and the pocket, trim, and button options give you endless room for variation on a classic design. You will make two hexagons to join for your base and then shape the rest of the cardigan with additions and sewing, but don't worry—if this is new to you, there is a handy video to guide you through the process.

Crochet HookK/10.5 or 6.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Materials List

• 7 skeins (Approximately 2200yds) of Caron Simply Soft in Pumpkin and Bone, but you can use almost any type of yarn for this project (calculate approximately 6 skeins for the main color and 1 skein for the contrast color)
• Size K-6.50mm crochet hook (you may use any size hook also; this pattern goes off measurements, so gauge doesn’t really matter)
• Wooden button
• Yarn needle
• Scissors