Step-by-Step Crochet Pattern for a Beautiful Sweater

You’ll Need:

800g of carot red color yarn (95% wool, 5% acryl; 250m/100g);

200g of brown Suomrvitla yarn (100% wool; 90m/50g);

Crochet hook size 3.

Size:

M.

Instructions

Back

Make 80 chain sts. Work according to the scheme 1, repeating the 1st-4th rows. In 17 cm from the set-up row, increase 7 x 1 st from both sides every 24 cm.

Left Front

Make 54 chain sts and work according to scheme 1. In 17 cm from the set-up row, increase 7 x 1 st from the right side every 4 cm. At 38 cm height from the set-up row, continue work according to scheme 2. At 58 cm height, there are 61 crochets in work. Then, make arm-hole in the same way as for back. At 69 cm height from the set-up row, decrease 16 sts from the left side for forming collar. Make 16 chain sts in the next row. Crochet these sts according to the pattern. At 23 cm height from the beginning of the arm-hole, decrease sts for shoulder chamfer, matching with pattern design. Crochet the rest of the sts for 24 cm more, then decrease 4 x 7 sts for collar chamfer. Finish your work at 27 cm height from the beginning of the arm-hole.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to the left. At 40 cm height from the set-up row, make 2 hanging loops.

Sleeves

Make 40 chain sts and work according to scheme 1. In 6 cm, increase 12 x 1 st (make these increases in every pattern repeat with double crochets). At 39 cm height, there are 64 crochets in work. Then, make decreases for sleeve caps, matching with the pattern design. Cut the yarn. Join brown yarn to the lower edge of the sleeve. Make 4 rows of double crochets, then increase 4 crochets and make 2 pattern repeats according to scheme 1. Finish the placket with 1 row of double crochets. Make the second sleeve placket in the same way.

Assembly

Make shoulder, side, and sleeve seams; sew up the sleeves. Make back collar seam, and sew the collar to the edge of the neck-hole. Fasten edges of front to point A, securing it with mattress stitch on the right side and from point A to the neck-hole - with mattress stitch on the wrong side.