Hints and Tips - Spring Chill Hexi Cardigan

We have launched a brand new and exclusive make along - Spring Chill Hexi cardigan designed by Cassie Ward. The crochet pattern is available as a digital download or paper pattern from our website. Choose a selection of colours in 4ply yarn and you will be ready to cast on with Sara on Friday 3rd May at 1pm live on Facebook.


Hints and Tips - Spring Chill Hexi Cardigan

  1. Do a tension square! If you want your garment to fit you then it’s the most important thing you can do.
  • Crochet a square bigger than you need. I did 26 trebles by 14 rows.
  • If you have too many stitches try a bigger hook size, if you have too few go down a hook size and try again. My tension across is fine but I have one more row, this is due to how I crochet, I think I’m a yanker (I pull the yarn up high). I’m going to stick with the correct hook size and just watch my length.
  1. Play with colour. Make shade swatches with card and see how your stripe sequence looks.
  2. There are a lot of ends in this project. That’s the one drawback about working stripes. When joining a new colour tie it in a knot with the colour you are already using and then crochet over both tails of yarn together – keep your tails quite short. There is a quick video showing you how I do this.
  3. On Row 2 you will treble 3 stitches before you work a corner. You then add four more trebles on the next row eg. Row 3 Treble 7 work corner, and so on.
  4. If making the cardigan in one colour chain 3 and turn at the end of the row and then work the next one.
  5. Your crochet will not lie flat, it is supposed to be shaped. It all fits together beautifully when it is folded. 
  6. Make both hexis at the same time.