Once the sun starts shining and the blooms start to poke out I always get the urge to make a summer garment! I knew I wanted it to be meshy and airy as well as having a cute tie feature in the front. The Ocean Tied Cardi crochet pattern quickly came to life!
I played around with a bunch of different mesh stitches and decided to combine a whole bunch of them into one design! It actually came together pretty easily with very minimal swatching and frogging! It’s like it was meant to be. The majority of The Ocean Tied Cardi uses double crochet stitches and chains so it works up quickly. It’s also easily adjustable if you want yours longer or shorter. Just add or remove rows to the end of each panel before fastening off.
I think its sooo cute with the little tie in the front, it really makes the design in my opinion! However, if you want to keep it off and wear it as an open cardigan, then you can easily do that! Just add the final trim and don’t follow the instructions for the tie at the end.
I couldn’t make a Poppy Pullover without making a Poppy Cardigan crochet pattern! The Poppy Pullover was a fan favorite and the Poppy Cardigan has the same design details so I hope you like this one too!
I used the same type of yarn for The Poppy Cardigan- 24/7 Cotton DK, except this time, I used the “prints” version instead of a solid color! I think the prints are so pretty and give it a little bit more pop of color and detail. I wasn’t sure how the yarn was going to work up with the distribution of color but I am loving the result! If you are more of a solid color kind of crocheter you can totally substitute out the yarn, they have lots of options! I used the Seaglass color for mine.
The Poppy Cardigan is worked up the same way as the pullover, from the bottom up. Again, we are using a larger hook than what you normally would use for a DK yarn to give it that loose, mesh look. When you are crocheting, make sure you don’t tug down too tightly on your stitches! If you are prone to a tight tension just make sure to pay attention to that. This is also a really stretchy stitch so when you wear the cardigan it will stretch and has great drape! Once all your panels are made you will give a light block ( I like to steam block mine) and sew together!
Summer is in full swing here and I knew I needed to design a comfy tank top to wear! The Racing Summer Tank crochet pattern is light weight, soft and quick to make! It has a cropped look to it but you can easily make it as long as you want! It’s racerback style on the back with spaghetti straps!
I used your typical single crochet V-St for this tank top. What’s a V Stitch? Sc, Ch 1, Sc all into the same space! You will work your V St into the V from the row below! Then just repeat throughout the pattern. Easy peasy. If you want a bit more length just repeat the V St row right before the shaping on the front panel. Be sure to add the same amount of rows to the back as well.
Pair it with some cute jean shorts or a long flowy skirt! The Coboo yarn I used comes in so many nice colors, so you have tons of options! Grabbing the kit from Lion Brand is such a good deal. Basically you are just paying for the yarn and you get the printable PDF for free! They usually have a sale or coupon code running so you can grab it even cheaper! Make sure you subscribe to my email newsletter, I frequently notify about these good deals!
Need a little bit of extra help? If you are more of a visual learner than be sure to check out my video tutorial! If you have a question about the racing summer tank crochet pattern, it will most likely be addressed in the video!
