How to Create a Stylish Crochet Sweater

You’ll Need:

325 (350) 375g of grey Ondario yarn (42% merino wool, 40% polyamide, 18% wool; 112m/25g);

125 (150) 175g of the same yarn, but in coral color;

Crochet hook 4.5.

Size:

Used Patterns

Wavy Pattern

The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 16 + 1. Work according to the scheme with stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after pattern repeat.

Pattern for Placket

Work with half crochets, inserting the crochet hook only in the back of the loop. Start every row with 2 chain stitches increase instead of the 1^st half crochet and finish with 1 half crochet in the 2^nd chain stitch increase of the previous row.

Stitches Control

Wavy Pattern: 17 stitches x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Pattern for Placket: 16.5 stitches x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 81 (97) 113 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase with coral yarn and work with the main pattern. In 63 cm = 82 rows from the set-up row, leave the central 35 stitches open for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, decrease 3 x 1 stitch in every row from inwards. In 65.5 cm = 85 rows from the set-up row (= after 1 row with coral yarn), finish your work on the remaining 20 (28) 36 stitches of the shoulder.

Left Front

Make 33 (41) 49 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase with coral yarn and work with the main pattern. Start with stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat x once (twice) twice, and finish with 9 (1) 9 stitches after pattern repeat. In 57 cm = 74 rows from the set-up row, leave 1 x 12 stitches open from the left side for neck-hole and decrease 1 x 1 stitch in the next 2^nd row. Finish your work on the remaining 20 (28) 36 stitches of the shoulder at the height of the back.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to the left front.

Sleeves

Make 33 (49) 65 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase with coral yarn and work with the wavy pattern. Increase 2 x 1 stitch from both sides for chamfers, then bind off 10 x 1 stitch in every 4^th row = 57 (73) 89 stitches. In 42.5 cm = 55 rows from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Fasten the edges of the front with 94 single crochets and make 5 cm of pattern for placket. Make shoulder seams. Fasten the neck-hole and half of short sides of front plackets with 117 single crochets using grey yarn, making 10 cm of pattern for placket on these stitches for the collar. Sew sleeves to the upper 16.5 (21.5) 26 cm of side edges of back and front, ensuring the center of the sleeve aligns at the shoulder seam. Finally, make side and sleeve seams.