How to Crochet a Grey and Red Sweater
You’ll Need:
350g of grey yarn (65% acrylic, 20% cotton, 15% wool);
300g of the same yarn, but in red color;
Crochet hook 3.5.
Size:
M.
Stitches Control:
16 sts = 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Make 73 chain sts and work according to scheme 1 (18 pattern repeats), alternating 4 grey rows and 2 red rows.
At 49 cm height, bind off 4 sts from both sides for armholes (16 pattern repeats) and crochet straight. At 70 cm height, after getting 17 sts for each shoulder and 31 sts for the neck-hole, finish your work.Front
Make in the same way as back. At 60 cm height, make the neck-hole according to scheme 2. At 70 cm height, after getting 17 sts for each shoulder, finish your work.
Sleeves
Make 41 chain sts and work according to scheme 1, alternating the colors of yarn in the same way as for back. Increase 10 x 1 st in every 3rd row from both sides = 61 sts. At 47 cm height, paying attention that the last 2 rows should be red, finish your work.
Belt
Make 170 chain sts with red yarn and work according to scheme 3.
Assembly
Make side seams and sew up the sleeves. Make 1 row of single crochets along the neck-hole with grey yarn, then make 6 circle rows according to scheme 1 with red yarn, finishing every row with a slip stitch to complete your work.