5 Crochet Hexagon Shirt and Cardigan Patterns
The two-hexagon construction shows up again and again in crochet garments: work two granny-style hexagon motifs, fold each in half, and the fold becomes the shoulder and sleeve line while the flat edges seam into the body. What changes between these five patterns is hook size and yarn weight, which swings the same basic construction from a lightweight summer shirt to a bulky, oversized cardigan.
Hexagon garment patterns to explore
1. Peppermint Easy Hexagon Crochet Shirt
Jane at Jenny & Teddy works this one closest to a true shirt rather than a cardigan, using lightweight cotton on a small 4mm hook, about 14 skeins for a small to medium. The two granny-stitch hexagons are sewn together and finished with a crocheted collar rather than left open at the front.
2. Hex Top
Designed by B. Decker, this one skips sleeves entirely for a sleeveless summer silhouette, with hexagon motifs joined in the round rather than folded and seamed. The made-to-measure instructions let you adjust the fit from cropped to relaxed, which the folded-hexagon patterns don’t offer as directly.
3. Hexagon Cardigan
Lindsey Roe at Off the Beaten Hook uses a cotton-wool blend on 5.00mm and 5.50mm hooks, working the two hexagons in continuous rounds before extending them with additional rows for the body and sleeves. The wool content gives more warmth than an all-cotton version like the Peppermint shirt above.
4. Classic Granny Hexagon Cardigan
Heather at HayHay Crochet uses worsted weight yarn on a 5.00mm hook, about 6 skeins total, and shows both a two-tone color-blocked version and a solid-color one in the same tutorial. It sits in the middle of this list for both yarn weight and hook size.
5. Super Chunky Hexagon Cardigan
Michelle at The Snugglery goes the largest of any pattern here, super bulky yarn on a 15mm hook, so the same two-hexagon body-and-sleeve trick works up in far fewer stitches. It’s sized up to women’s extra large and finishes noticeably faster than the finer-gauge versions above.
Choosing by weight and fit
For something closest to an actual shirt, Jane’s Peppermint pattern is the most fitted and lightest weight. For an open, sleeveless summer top, B. Decker’s Hex Top skips the sleeve construction entirely. If you want maximum warmth with minimum stitch count, Michelle’s super chunky version on a 15mm hook finishes fastest of the five.
