FREE Basic Granny Cardigan Crochet Instructional Guide + Video Tutorials

Make a cozy Basic Granny Cardigan while learning how the pieces of a crochet sweater come together.

This FREE printable crochet instructional guide accompanies my complete 3-part Basic Granny Cardigan video tutorial series. You’ll work through the front and back panels, set-in armholes, bottom ribbing, button band, tapered sleeves, cuffs, buttons, and finishing.

WATCH THE COMPLETE VIDEO TUTORIAL SERIES

▶️ Basic Granny Cardigan – Complete Tutorial Playlist

INCLUDED IN THE GUIDE

🧶 Front & back panel instructions

🧶 Set-in armhole shaping

🧶 Shoulder & side seaming

🧶 Bottom ribbing

🧶 Button band & buttonholes

🧶 Tapered granny stitch sleeves

🧶 Ribbed cuffs

🧶 Finishing & button placement

🧶 Written instructions designed to coordinate with the video tutorials

🧶 Clickable video-support links that take you directly to the corresponding tutorial steps when you use the PDF on a device

The cardigan uses a granny stitch construction with separate front and back panels and shaped set-in armholes. The sleeves are worked with planned decreases to create a more tapered fit before adding the cuffs.

The playlist includes both right-handed and left-handed tutorials.

3-PART VIDEO SERIES

Part 1 — Front & Back Panels, Set-In Armholes & Seaming

Part 2 — Bottom Ribbing, Button Band, Sizing & Gauge

Part 3 — Sleeves, Cuffs, Buttons & Finishing

Written instructions are also displayed throughout the videos so you can pause or screenshot individual steps as you work.

📄 FREE DOWNLOAD

Download the guide, choose your yarn, grab your hook, and work through the cardigan at your own pace—with the written instructions and video demonstrations available whenever you need them.

US crochet terminology is used throughout.