How to Crochet a XXXL Turquoise Cardigan
You’ll Need:
1000g of turquoise Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 160m/50g);
Crochet hook 3;
6 buttons.
Size:
XXXL
Instructions
Back
Make 110 chain sts and work according to scheme 1. At 13 cm height of work, decrease 2.5 pattern repeats from both sides for arm-holes, crochet 3 rows straight, and decrease 1 pattern repeat.
At 33 cm height from the lower edge of the back, decrease the central 10.5 pattern repeats for the neck-hole. Crochet 10.5 pattern repeats for each shoulder for 2 rows separately.Right Front
Make 68 chain sts and work according to scheme 1. At 13 cm height, make the arm-hole from the left side in the same way as for the back. At 30 cm height, bind off 1 x 6.5 pattern repeats from the left side for the neck-hole. Then, crochet straight. Finish your work at the height of the back.
Left Front
Make in symmetry to the right front.
Lower Part
Make shoulder and side seams. Crochet the upper part of the cardigan from the lower edge of the front and back according to scheme 2 to the needed length.
Sleeves
Make 86 chain sts and work for 13 cm according to scheme 1. Then, decrease 1 x 2.5 pattern repeats and 17 x 0.5 pattern repeats from both sides.
Assembly
Sew up the sleeves. Fasten the lower edges of sleeves with fringe according to scheme 2 with 1st to 34th rows. Make a collar from the edge of the neck-hole according to scheme 1, increasing 0.5 pattern repeat in every row from both sides. Then, fasten the edges of the front and collar with fringe according to scheme 3. Make 3 cords: 2 cords of 88 cm long and one long cord of 150 cm long. Insert short cords in sleeves, long cords in the place of patterns change (below the chest). Sew on buttons.