The Seaside Bloom Cardi is a light, beachy layering piece with a relaxed boho feel and a touch of nautical style. It features airy openwork stitches that mix floral motifs with sections that look like netting. This cardigan is breezy and semi-sheer—great for warm days or layering at the coast. Soft white tones in the body contrast beautifully with deep blue sleeves and borders, reflecting the colors of the ocean. Whether you’re walking along the beach or enjoying your own seafarer’s garden, this cardigan adds an easygoing, coastal vibe to any outfit.
Time: 2 Weeks Pattern
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes written as XS-S (M-L, XL-2X, 3X-4X, 5X-6X): Finished Bust Size 36.75 (44.5, 51.25, 59.25, 68.75)” to fit bust 31 (39, 47, 55, 63)”
4-5” positive ease recommended.
Shown in size 47”
Gauge: 1 motif with smaller hook 5.6” [14 cm] wide, 1 motif with bigger hook 6.4” [16 cm] after steam or wet blocking
Materials
Yarn: Berroco Modern Cotton DK (60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal Rayon; 335 yards [306 meters] / 3.5 ounces [100 grams]): 6601 Sandy Point (MC 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) balls), 6690 India Point (CC 1 ball)
Hook: for sizes XS-L US size E/4 3.5 mm or for sizes XL-6X US size 7 4.5 mm
Notions: Removable markers, tapestry needle, seven 5/8” buttons
Special Stitches
Alternative treble crochet (alt tr): make 1 sc, [insert hook into the loop furthest from hook of just made sc and make 1 sc] twice = 3 sc on top of each other
Pattern Notes
The pattern has 2 different gauges for smaller and bigger sizes, use smaller hook for sizes XS-S and M-L, and bigger hook for all other sizes.
Most of the cardigan works in motifs, motifs are joined using continuous method, check Diagram to understand the position of motifs and directions on joining.
After all motifs are connected, panels in Mesh stitch pattern are added on the sides of fronts and back.
Pattern
Barnacle Motif
Work using Chart 1 or instructions below.
Ch 8, join with sl st.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, *sc in ring, ch 3, tr in ring, ch 3; rep from * 7 more times, sl st to 1st sc.
Rnd 2: Sl st in each of next 3 ch and in tr, *ch 12, dc in 9th ch from hook, ch 3, sl st to next tr; rep from * 7 more times.
Rnd 3: Sl st in each of next 4 ch, ch 3 (count as dc), *[hdc, 7 sc, hdc] in ch-8 sp, dc in next dc, sk last 3 ch of same segment and first 3 ch of next segment**, dc in next ch; rep from * 6 more times and from * to ** again, sl st in t-ch.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc (inserting hook under sl st which joined 3rd rnd), *ch 3, sk [hdc and sc], sc in next sc, ch 3, sk sc, [sc, ch 4, sc] in next sc, ch 3, sk sc, sc in next sc, ch 3, sk [sc, hdc and dc]**, sc between 2 dc, sk dc; rep from * 6 more times and from * to ** again, sl st to first sc.
Fasten off.
Half Barnacle Motif
Work using Chart 2 or instructions below.
Ch 7, join with sl st.
Row 1: Alt tr, ch 3, *sc in ring, ch 3, tr in ring**, ch 3; rep from * 2 more times, and from * to ** again, turn.
Row 2: Sl st in tr, *ch 12, dc in 9th ch from hook, ch 3, sl st to next tr; rep from * 3 more times, placing last sl st in alt tr.
Row 3: Sl st in each of next 3 ch and dc, ch 3 (count as dc), *[hdc, 7 sc, hdc] in ch-8 sp, dc in ch under dc**, sk last 3 ch of same segment and first 3 ch of next segment, dc in next dc; rep from * 2 more times and from * to ** again, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in dc, *ch 3, sk [hdc and sc], sc in next sc, ch 3, sk sc, [sc, ch 4, sc] in next sc, ch 3, sk sc, sc in next sc, ch 3, sk [sc, hdc and dc]**, sc between 2 dc; rep from * 2 more times and from * to ** again, sc in t-ch.
Fasten off.
Mesh stitch pattern (multiple of 4 + 2 sts)
For the swatch, ch 26.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 5, sk next 3 ch, sc in next ch; rep from *across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 5 (count as dc and ch 2), *sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5; rep from * across, ch 2, dc in last sc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first dc, *ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp; rep from * across, placing last sc in 3rd ch of t-ch, turn.
Rep rows 2 and 3 for pattern. For the swatch rep rows 2-3 four more times.
Fasten off.
Back
Using MC make 12 (12, 12, 12, 16) Barnacle Motifs.
Continue to work with MC to join all motifs. Refer to Diagram for the flow of joining. Arrange motifs RS to you, each motif has 8 points, numbering like on the clock (P1, P2, etc), clockwise.
Start with bottom right motif close to the side seam. Use removable markers to mark corners or turning points.
Panel 1
Connect 4 motifs from bottom to top: *Ch 8, sc in P3, ch 12, sc in P2, ch 8, mark corner, ch 8, sc in P1, ch 12, sc in P8, ch 8**, turn and mark turn, ch 8, sc in P5 of next motif and sc of P8 of previous, ch 5, sc in ch-12 sp, ch 6, sc in P4 of next motif and P1 of previous, ch 8, sc in corner marker; rep from * 2 more times and from * to ** again, turn to the side.
Connect from top to bottom: *Ch 8, sc in P7, ch 12, sc in P6, ch 8, sc in turning marker; rep from * 3 more times, turn for the next panel.
Panel 2
Connect 4 motifs from bottom to top and to the side of previous panel: *Ch 8, sc in P3 and P6 of previous panel motif, ch 5, sc in ch-12 sp, ch 6, sc in P2 and P7 of the previous panel motif, ch 8, sc in corner sc, ch 8, sc in P1, ch 12, sc in P8, ch 8**, turn and mark turn, ch 8, sc in P5 of next motif and sc of P8 of previous, ch 5, sc in ch-12 sp, ch 6, sc in P4 of next motif and P1 of previous, ch 8, sc in corner marker; rep from * 2 more times and from * to ** again, turn to the side.
Connect from top to bottom like Panel 1.
Panel 3: rep panel 2
Finishing bottom connection for panels: *Ch 8, sc in P5, ch 12, sc in P4, ch 8, sc in corner; rep from * across, placing last sc in starting ch of panel 1.
Side Mesh Panel
Starting from the top of last panel for the left side of the back work mesh stitch pattern.
Row 1: Ch 1, *[sc in sc, ch 5, sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch, ch 5, sk next 4 chs, sc in next st] twice, ch 5, sk next 3 chs, sc in next sc; rep from * across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 5 (count as dc and ch 2), *sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5; rep from * across, ch 2, dc in last sc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first dc, *ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp; rep from * across, placing last sc in 3rd ch of t-ch, turn.
Rep rows 2-3 another 0 (2, 2, 5, 4) more times.
Last row: Ch 4, *sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 4; rep from * across, sc in last ch-5 sp, ch 1, dc in last sc.
Fasten off.
Rep Mesh Panel on the opposite side of the back, starting from the bottom.
Front (make 2)
Using MC for each front make 3 (7, 7, 7, 7) Barnacle Motifs and 5 (1, 1, 1, 1) Half Barnacle Motifs.
For the left front hold motifs RS to you, straight line of Half Barnacle Motif creates V-shape neckline.
Panel 1
Work like Panel 1 of the back for all sizes except XS-S
For size XS-S only: arrange 4 Half Barnacle Motifs with straight line of motifs toward side seam. Ch 4, sc in sc, ch 4, sc in tr, ch 6, sc in ring, ch 6, sc in tr, ch 4, sc in sc, ch 4, mark corner, ch 5, sc in P8, ch 8**, turn and mark turn, ch 8, sc in P5 of next motif and sc of P8 of previous, ch 5, sc in corner marker; rep from * 2 more times and from * to ** again, turn to the side.
Panel 2
Work like Panel 2, only the top motif is Half Barnacle Motif and after rep from * 2 more times, work:
Ch 8, sc in P3 and P6 of previous panel motif, ch 5, sc in ch-12 sp, ch 6, sc in P2 and P7 of the previous panel motif, ch 8, sc in corner sc, ch 10, sc in last dc of last row of Half Barnacle Motif, ch 5, sc in tr, ch 4, sc in middle ring, ch 4, sc in tr, ch 5, sc in dc, ch 10, sc in turning marker.
Finish connecting from top to bottom like Panel 1 of the back only with total 3 repeats.
Bottom front: [Ch 8, sc in P5, ch 12, sc in P4, ch 8, sc in corner] twice.
Work right front join the same way as left, only hold motifs WS to you.
Block fronts and back.
Work shoulder seams.
Sleeve (make 2)
Place markers 7.2 (8.4, 9.2, 10.4, 11.2)” or 18 (21, 23, 26, 28) cm down from the shoulders on front and back.
Using CC work Mesh stitch pattern from marker to marker.
The first row on the front work similarly to the 1st row of Side Mesh Panel for the back, on the back work sc between ch-5 arches in middle of ch-4 sp.
Rep rows 2-3 of Mesh stitch pattern total 3 times.
Dec row: Ch 1, sl st in next 3 ch, ch 1, sc in ch-5 sp, *ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp; rep from * across, turn.
Rep Dec row 5 more times.
Next row: Ch 5, sc in ch-5 sp, *ch 4, sc in next ch-5 sp; rep from * to last ch-5 sp, ch 2, dc in sc, turn.
Hdc row: Ch 2, *3 hdc in ch-4 sp, hdc in sc; rep from * across, turn.
Last row: Ch 2, hdc across.
Cut CC, leaving enough tail to sew side sleeve seam.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Block sleeves.
Work side seams with MC for fronts and back, and with CC for sleeves.
Neck and button bands
Using CC and holding project RS to you work in rounds starting from right shoulders toward back neckline, continue to left front neckline and button band, continue on the bottom of left front, back, right front, continue to right front button band, right front neckline.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc across, at the same time work 3 sc in one st in bottom corners of fronts (mark middle st of these 3 sts), finish rnd with sl st in 1st sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc across, at the same time work dc2tog in corner of back and front neckline, work 3 dc in one st at beginning of button band (mark middle st of these 3 sts), work 3 sts in marked st of previous rnd, finish rnd with sl st in t-ch.
Rnd 3: Before starting rnd 3, on the right front button band mark places for 7 button holes (M7), evenly distribute them between bottom and neckline.
Ch 1, sc across, at the same time work sc2tog in corner of back and front neckline, work 3 sc in one st in marked corners, for the button holes work sc before each of M7, ch 2 and sc in next st (check if the button can easily go through the hole, if not, change to ch 3), finish rnd with sl st in 1st sc.
Fasten off.
Sew on buttons to the left front band.
Weave in all ends.
Steam block all the borders, or the whole cardi.