Crochet Sweater Instructions with Alpina Anabel Yarn
You’ll Need
350g of milky (174) Alpina Anabel yarn (100% mercerized cotton; 120m/50g);
100g of the same yarn, but in pistachio color;
Crochet hook 4.
Size: M.
Used Patterns
Relief Pattern: Due to the scheme. Repeat 1st-4th rows.
Relief Eyelet: Due to the scheme. Repeat 1st-5th rows.
Stitches Control: 24 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Make 242 chain sts with milky yarn and continue work according to the scheme. In 30 cm = 45 rows from the beginning of work, divide sts in the following way: 52 sts – right front, 138 sts – back, 52 sts – left front. Finish each detail separately.
Right Front
Leave 5 x 2 double crochets open in every row from the left side. Continue work without decreases. In 37 cm = 56 rows from the beginning of work, leave 4 double crochets open for neck-hole from the right side. After that, decrease 13 x 2 double crochets. Continue work without decreases. In 52 cm = 78 rows from the beginning, finish your work.
Left Front
Make in symmetry to the right front.
Back
Leave 5 x 2 double crochets open in every row from both sides. In 39 cm = 59 rows from the beginning of work, leave the central 74 sts open for neck-hole. After that, finish each side separately. For smooth rounding, don’t finish 5 x 2 double crochets in every row. Continue work without decreases. In 52 cm = 78 rows from the beginning, finish your work.
Sleeves
Make 104 chain sts with milky yarn and continue work with double crochets, increasing 1 st from both sides in every row. Make eyelet with pistachio yarn according to the scheme, connecting it with the sleeve during work. Continue work with milky yarn along the loose edge of the eyelet. In 7 cm from the lower edge of the sleeve, leave 1 x 4 sts and 1 x 3 sts in every row from both sides open. After that, decrease 2 sts in every row from both sides. In 11 cm = 16 rows from the beginning of forming the sleeve cap, finish your work.
Assembly
Make shoulder seams. Make a row of single crochets with pistachio yarn along the ready-made cloth. Make eyelet according to the scheme with pistachio yarn, connecting the front, neck-hole of the right front, back neck-hole, left front neck-hole, and edge of the left front. Make eyelet with pistachio yarn along the lower edge of work. Make 4 rows of double crochets with milky yarn along the lower edge of the ready-made work. Fasten front plackets with 7 double crochets, connecting them with the front during work. Make 4 rows of double crochets along the neck-hole. Make 1 row of single crochets, connecting two halves of the front. Make 1 row of “shrimp stitch” along the lower edge of sleeves.