Free Pattern – Bavarian Cardi

Comfy and warm, the Bavarian Cardi is heavy enough for layering on cold winter days. The stitch pattern is fun to do, and creates an eye-catching, raised, diamond texture. With a unisex design and sizes ranging from 6 months to 4T, this is a great go-to pattern for gifting!

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Bavarian Cardi

 
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Materials:

• Red Heart Soft Baby Steps Yarn (I received this yarn for free from Red Heart for this pattern):
  • 1 skein #9620 Baby Green
  • 1 skein #9505 Aqua
  • 1 skein #9200 Baby Yellow
• Size H / 8 / 5 mm hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Yarn or Tapestry needle
• 5 [5, 5, 6, 6, 6]  – ¾ inch buttons.

Size:

Instructions written for infant’s size 6 mo; changes for 12 mo, 18 mo, 2T, 3T, & 4T in [ ].

 

Abbreviations:

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• dc2tog = double crochet 2 together
• V = v stitch (see Special Stitches)
• cl = cluster (see Special Stitches)
• hcl = half cluster (see Special Stitches)
• sl st = slip stitch
• sp = space
• ch sp = chain space
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• sk = skip
• RS = right side
• WS = wrong side

Recommended Resources:

• Double Crochet 2 Together (dc2tog) on Jessie at Home
• Bavarian Stitch in Rows

Special Stitches:

V Stitch (V): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated stitch.

Fan: (4 dc, ch 1, 4 dc) in indicated stitch.

Cluster (cl): Working around posts as for front post stitches, *(yo, insert hook around post of next dc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook) 4 times**, sk next sc, rep from * to **, yo and draw through all 9 loops on hook, ch 1 to close.

Half Cluster (hcl): Working around posts as for front post stitches, *(yo, insert hook around post of next dc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook)** 4 times, yo and draw through all 5 loops on hook, ch 1 to close.

Instructions:

Yoke:

With green, ch 53 [55, 57, 59, 59, 61] loosely.

Note: Ch 3 at the beginning of a row counts as a double crochet throughout

Row 1 (WS [WS, RS, RS, WS, WS]): Dc in 4th ch from hook and in next 7 chs, *V in next ch, dc in next 6 [7, 8, 9, 9, 10] chs, V in next ch,** dc in next 17 chs, repeat from * to **, dc in next 9 chs.  (55 [57, 59, 61, 61, 63] sts, 4 ch sps. )

Rows 2-7 [7, 8, 8, 9, 9]: Ch 3, turn, dc in next st, (dc in each st across to next ch sp, V in ch sp) 4 times, dc in each st across. (103 [105, 115, 117, 125, 127] sts, 4 ch sps)

Next Row (RS): Ch 3, dc in first 15 [15, 16, 16, 17, 17] sts, *dc in next ch sp, ch 4 [5, 4, 5, 4, 5] (underarm), sk next 20 [21, 24, 25, 27, 28] sts, dc in next ch sp** dc in next 31 [31, 33, 33, 35, 35] sts, repeat from * to **, dc in last 16 [16, 17, 17, 17, 18] sts. (67 [67, 71, 71, 75, 75] sts, 2 underarm sps)

Body:

Row 1 (WS):

Ch 1, sc in first 8 [8, 5, 9, 9, 6] sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, 1 [1, 2, 1, 1, 2] sc in next st, sc in next 2 [2, 5, 2, 3, 6] sts,

*Sc in next 2 [3, 2, 3, 2, 3] chs, mark the last ch you worked into for later joining (center of underarm), sc in next 2 chs,**

2 [1, 2, 2, 1, 2] sc in next st, sc in next 10 [10, 11, 11, 11, 11] sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 9 [9, 9, 9, 11, 11] sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 10 [10, 11, 11, 11, 11] sts, 2 [1, 2, 2, 1, 2] sc in next st,

Repeat from * to **, sc in next 2 [2, 5, 2, 3, 6] sts, 1 [1, 2, 1, 1, 2] sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st,  sc in next 8 [8, 5, 9, 9, 6] sts. (81 [81, 87, 87, 87, 93] sts)

Row 2: Ch 3, turn, 4 dc in next st, (sk next 2 sts, sc in next st, sk next 2 sts, fan in next st) 12 [12, 13, 13, 13, 14] times, sk next 2 sts, sc in next st, sk next 2 sts, 4 dc in next st, dc in last st, changing to aqua. (12 [12, 13, 13, 13, 14] fans)

Row 3: With aqua, ch 1, turn, sc in first st, (ch 3, cl, ch 3, sc in ch-1 sp at top of fan) 12 [12, 13, 13, 13, 14] times, ch 3, cl, ch 3, sc in last st. (13 [13, 14, 14, 14, 15] cls)

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, (sk next ch-3 sp, fan in next cl, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next sc) 12 [12, 13, 13, 13, 14] times, fan in last cl, sc in last st, changing to yellow. (13 [13, 14, 14, 14, 15] fans)

Row 5: Ch 3, turn, hcl, (ch 3, sc in ch-1 sp at top of fan, ch 3, cl) 12 [12, 13, 13, 13, 14] times, ch 3, sc in ch-1 sp at top of fan, ch 3, hcl, dc in last st. (12 [12, 13, 13, 13, 14] cls, 2 hcls)

Row 6: Ch 3, turn, 4 dc in top of hcl, (sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next sc, sk next ch-3 sp, fan in next cl) 12 [12, 13, 13, 13, 14] times, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next sc, sk next ch-3 sp, 4 dc in top of hcl, dc in last st, changing to green. (12 [12, 13, 13, 13, 14] fans)

Rows 7-8: With green, repeat rows 3 & 4, changing to aqua at the end of row 8 (instead of yellow)

Rows 9-10: With aqua, repeat rows 5 & 6, changing to yellow at the end of row 10 (instead of green)

Rows 11-12: With yellow, repeat rows 3 & 4, changing to green at the end of row 12 (instead of yellow)

Rows 13-14: With green, repeat rows 5 & 6, changing to aqua at the end of row 14 (instead of green)

Sizes 6 months, 12 months, 18 months only:

Row 15: Repeat row 3, changing to green at end of row.

Row 16: With green, ch 1, turn, hdc in first st, 3 hdc in next ch-3 sp, (hdc in next cl, 2 hdc in next ch-3 sp, hdc in next sc, 2 hdc in next ch-3 sp) 12 [12, 13] times, hdc in next cl, 3 hdc in last ch-3 sp, hdc in last st. (81 [81, 87] hdc)

Row 17 (WS): Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across, do not fasten off.

Sizes 2T, 3T & 4T only:

Rows 15-17: Repeat rows 3 -5, changing to green at end of row 17.

Row 18: With green, ch 1, turn, hdc in first st, (hdc in next hcl, 2 hdc in next ch-3 sp, hdc in next sc, 2 hdc in next ch-3 sp) 14 [14, 15] times, hdc in next hcl, hdc in last st. (87 [87, 93] hdc)

Row 19 (WS): Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across, do not fasten off.

Left Button Band:

Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, working into sides of rows, work 40 [40, 42, 46, 48, 48] hdc evenly spaced across left front (ending at top of yoke).

Rows 2-3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across, do not fasten off.

Collar:

Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, working into sides of rows, work 4 sc evenly spaced across top of button band. Now working into foundation ch (at neckline), sc in each ch across, do not fasten off. 55 [57, 59, 61, 61, 63] sc

Right Button Band:

Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, working into sides of rows, work 41 [41, 43, 47, 49, 49] hdc evenly spaced across right front (ending at bottom).

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 [2, 3, 3, 2, 2] sts, {ch 1 (buttonhole), sk next st, sc in next 8 [8, 8, 7, 8, 8] sts} 4 [4, 4, 5, 5, 5] times, ch 1, sk next st, sc in last 2 [2, 3, 3, 1, 1] sts. (5 [5, 5, 6, 6, 6] buttonholes)

Row 3:

Sizes 6 months, 12 months, 18 months & 2T only: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 1 [1, 2, 2] sts, (sk next st, 3 sc in next sp, sk next st, sc in next 5 [6, 6, 5] sts) 4 [4, 4, 5] times, sk next st, 3 sc in last sp, sk next st, sc in last 1 [1, 2, 2] sts. (41 [41, 43, 47] sc)

Sizes 3T & 4T only: Ch 1, turn, sk first st, (3 sc in next sp, sk next st, sc in next 5 [6] sts, sk next st) 5 times, 3 sc in last ch sp, sc in last st. (49 sc)

Edging (RS):

• Ch 1, turn, (sl st, ch 1) in each st on right button band
• Working in sides of rows, (sl st, ch 1) in each row across top of right button band.
• Continuing across collar, (sl st, ch 1) in each st across.
• Continuing across left button band, (sl st, ch 1) in each st across.
• Working in sides of rows, (sl st, ch 1) in each row across bottom of left button band.
• Continuing across bottom, (sl st, ch 1) in each st across.
• Working in sides of rows, (sl st, ch 1) in each row across bottom of right button band, join to starting ch, fasten off.

Sleeve:

With WS [WS, RS, WS, WS, RS] facing, join green with sl st in 3rd underarm ch (center of underarm).

Rnd 1 (WS [WS, RS, WS, WS, RS]): With green, sc in same ch and in next 1[ 2, 1, 2, 1, 2] chs, hdc in sides of next 2 rows, dc in next 20 [21, 24, 25, 27, 28] sts, hdc in sides of next 2 rows, sc in next 2 underarm chs, join with sl st in first st. (28 [30, 32, 34, 35, 37]) sts.

Sizes 3T & 4T only – Rnd 2: Ch 3, turn, dc in next st and in each st around, join with sl st in first st.

All sizes:

Rnds 2-3 [2-3, 2-3, 2-3, 3-4, 3-4]: Ch 3, turn, dc in next st and in each st around to last 2 sts, dc2tog (see Special Stitches) in last 2 sts, join with sl st in first st. (26 [28, 30, 32, 33, 35]) sts

Rnd 4 [4, 4, 4, 5, 5]: Ch 3, turn, dc in next st and in each st around, join with sl st in first st.

Rnds 5-13 [5-13, 5-13, 5-16, 6-17, 6-20]: Repeat rnds 2-4 [2-4, 2-4, 2-4, 3-5, 3-5] 3 [3, 3, 4, 4, 5] times (20 [22, 24, 24, 25, 25] sts)

Size 12 months only – Rnds 14-15: Repeat rnds 2-3. (20 sts)

Size 18 months only – Rnds 14-16: Repeat rnds 2-3, then repeat rnd 2 again. (21 sts)

Size 2T only – Rnd 17: Repeat rnd 2. (23 sts)

Size 3T only – Rnds 18-19: Repeat rnds 4-5 (24 sts)

All sizes – Edging rnd (RS): Ch 1, turn, (sl st, ch 1) in each st around, join with sl st in first st, fasten off.

Repeat sleeve instructions for 2nd sleeve.

Finishing:

Sew buttons to left button band so that they line up with the buttonholes on the right button band.

Weave in all ends.

I hope you enjoy making this pattern.

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