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Fluff it Cardigan: A ribbed, fluffy crochet cardigan pattern

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A pink mohair crochet cardigan hangs against a white wall. The cardigan has 2/3 length sleeves with a tightly ribbed collar, button band and hem. The crochet fabric drapes nicely and is made with a crochet rib stitch.

‘Fluff it’ is a light-weight, vertically ribbed, oversized crochet cardigan made from two strands of lace weight fluffy yarn held together.

With mid-length sleeves, a rounded neckline and the option to add buttons, this simple bomber style crochet cardigan is made in one piece from side-to-side with minimal sewing.

You can purchase the PDF pattern for the Fluff it Cardigan from Etsy or Ravelry

Dora wears the ‘Fluff it’ crochet cardigan, a bright pink fluffy bomber jacket shaped cardigan with mid length sleeves and a ribbed knit-look texture.

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A close up of the neckline and button band of the ‘fluff-it’ crochet cardigan showing the single pink button at the neck opening and the knit look texture of the collar and button band, made tighter than the ribbing in the rest of the crocheted fabric.

This crochet pattern was designed as a follow up to the Fluff it Sweater and uses the same main stitch pattern with a modified construction and shaping. Check out the Fluff it Sweater here.

Skills Used

Whilst I would class this as an intermediate pattern, it is a relatively simple crochet cardigan, made in one piece from side-to-side.

You will be crocheting in rows, holding two strands of laceweight yarn double. The pattern uses post stitches, chainless foundation stitches and slip stitches worked in back loops. Links to tutorials are included for special stitches and techniques used.

  • Knowledge of basic crochet stitches, techniques and terminology is assumed
  • Working with two strands of yarn held double
  • Working consistently with extended front post stitches – I have created a Right handed tutorial and Left handed tutorial for the stitch pattern I use in this design.
  • Chainless foundation stitches – tutorial here 
  • Slip stitching through back loops
Dora is seen from the side wearing a pink bomber jacket style crochet cardigan made from pink fluffy yarn.
A full length view of Dora from behind wearing the ‘fluff it’ crochet cardigan made with bought pink Kid mohair silk yarn.
A portrait image of Dora seen from the front wearing a pink fluffy crochet cardigan with a single button at the top paired with a white tank and jeans.

I have also created a cropped sample of the cardigan which has longer, three quarter length sleeves to demonstrate how much versatility you can get with a few adjustments to the pattern! (details of the cream version are included in the pattern too)

Dora is seen from the front wearing a cropped 3/4 length sleeves version of the ‘fluff it’ cardigan.
A side view of Dora wearing a cropped cream version of the fluff it cardigan made from a combination of kid silk mohair and alpaca yarn.

Materials

Crochet Hook

You will need an 8mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge. Although I usually use my clover amour hooks, for the samples here, I used my 8mm knit pro symphony hook – this hook as a slightly more pointy tip, which I found helped when crocheting post stitches and slip stitching with fluffy yarn.

Yarn Requirements

You will need approximately 1500(1600, 1750, 2000, 2120, 2300, 2500, 2650, 2800)m of lace weight fluffy yarn in total. This is based on holding two yarns double, so if you are working with two different yarns, you should use half the amount for each of the two yarns: 750(800, 875, 1000, 1060, 1150, 1250, 1325, 1400)m of each yarn.

The yarns used in the samples pictured are as follows: 

  • The pink cardigan (below left) used: 8(8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 14) balls of Drops Kid Silk Unicolour – two strands held double, 25% Silk, 75% Mohair, Shade 62. 25g ball = 210m / 230yds
A close up of the sleeve and cuff of the fluff it cardigan. The sleeve is made from vertical rib stitches and the cuff from a tighter knit-look stitch, both made from two strands of kid mohair silk yarn held double.
An angled view of the ‘fluff it’ cardigan hanging against a white wall. The cardigan is made from mohair silk yarn with a vertical crochet rib stitch. With a single button at the neckline and mid-length sleeves, it has lots of drape and a knit-look trim.

The cream cropped version (below) with longer sleeves used two different yarns held double: 

  • 2(2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) balls of Isager Alpaca 1, Eco Line undyed, 100% Alpaca. 50g ball = 400m/440yds 
  • held double with 2(2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) balls Zakami Yarns Silk Mohair, undyed, non-super wash, 72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk. 50g ball = 420m/450yds
Dora is seen from behind wearing a cream, cropped version of the ‘fluff it’ cardigan; a ribbed knit look crochet cardigan.
A side view of Dora wearing a cropped fluffy cream cardigan made from two strands of undyed yarn held together to create a vertical rib stitche. The cardigan is paired with wide leg jeans.

Yarn Substitution Options

Different fibres and yarns will produce a different finished result.

If you prefer you can use one 4ply yarn which meets gauge, rather than holding two double. This will change the texture of the fabric somewhat. It is the approach I used in the principle sample of the Fluff it sweater which uses the same stitch pattern.

If you would like ideas for yarn substitutions, you may wish to watch the video I put together to support the Squish it Sweater which looks at ways to substitute fluffy yarns. It starts with a different yarn weight but the same considerations stand.

You may wish to substitute with a non-fluffy or chunkier yarn. If this is the case, swatch carefully and think about how the additional weight will impact the structure of the sweater as it may lead it to stretch across the body and sleeves. Play with your swatch and make your decisions according to that.

You may also find this article useful when choosing yarn.

Other Materials & Notions

  • Button(s) as desired – I used one 22mm button for the pink cardigan 
  • 3+ stitch markers – two to help with the neckline shaping and one, optionally, to mark the right side as you work. I also recommend a stitch marker for each button 
  • Yarn needle, scissors and a tape measure
  • You may wish to block this project, I gave the finished cardigan a gentle steam block, so a garment steamer would be useful for this. However, you may prefer to block your flat piece before joining it, in which case I recommend a Blocking board and pins. I encourage you to compare the measurements of your work once the second sleeve is complete to the measurements on the schematic to check that your size is accurate. You can then block as needed. Learn more about blocking here.
Dora wears a bright pink crochet cardigan with mid-length sleeves and a single pink button, undone, at the neckline. The cardigan drops to har hips and has a ribbed crochet fabric and is worn paired with a white vest top and dark blue wide leg jeans.

How to purchase a Dora Does crochet pattern:

I sell my PDF crochet patterns in my Etsy, Ravelry and Love Crafts stores. You can purchase this pattern on any of these platforms, depending on your preference. Simply click the relevant links throughout this pattern page to be taken to the listing, or visit the store homepages in the links at the start of this paragraph.

Dora is seen from behind, standing with hands on hips wearing the ‘fluff it’ crochet cardigan; a ribbed knit look crochet jacket made with mohair and silk yarn.

Pattern Sizing

The cardigan pattern is offered in 9 women’s sizes, from XS-5XL, to fit bust 76-158cm. The cardigan is oversized with 19-27cm positive ease (varying by size) in the bust. The standard cardigan drops to the mid hip with mid-length sleeves which finish just below the elbow. Additional measurements and a schematic are included in the pattern.

Instructions are also included for the modifications made to create the cropped, 3/4 length sleeve cream sample, as well as general guidance for adjusting the fit.

Dora wears the fluff it cardigan paired with jeans as she looks to the side. Seen from the front, the cardigan is fastened with a single pink button and has mid length sleeves. It has a fluffy texture from the mohair yarn and a vertical crochet rib texture in the fabric.

Purchase the Fluff it cardigan pattern from Ravelry or Etsy

If you like this pattern, why not also check out the Fluff it Sweater?

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Dora wears a pink fluffy crochet cardigan with a vertical ribbed texture and sleeves that fall just below the elbow.

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