Complete Crochet Instructions for a Stylish Cotton Sweater
You'll Need
- 4 skeins of 100% cotton yarn (280m/50g);
- Crochet hooks 1.75 and 2.5 mm;
- Markers;
- Needle;
- Scissors;
- Measuring tape.
Instructions
Make 252 chain stitches, including chain stitch increase.
Crochet around, but with turning rows. The seam will go on the back. Pay attention to the odd quantity of stitches when you divide the cloth to front and back, in order to make your seam in the center, and make central stitch for hole in front.
Crochet 33 cm of the total body, which equals 52 rows. The width of the body is 47 cm in fold.
Divide the stitches of the body in the following way: 127 stitches for front and 125 stitches for back.
Back
Leave 6 stitches on arm-holes each.
125 — 12 = 113 stitches.
Pattern repeat of back is 8 stitches + 1 auxiliary stitch and 4 rows height.
113 — 1 = 112 / 8 = 14.
Make the arm-hole from 6 stitches in the following way: don’t use 3 stitches from arm-hole center, make a chamfer from 3 remaining stitches in the following way: slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet. 112 / 2 = 56 stitches.
Count 56 + 3 = 59 stitches from central stitch (seam) in both sides and place markers. Start crocheting from the right side, as the last circle row was wrong side.
Make 21 cm height for the arm-hole. Make one more pattern repeat (3.5 cm). The height of relief back is 24.5 cm.
The last 4th row of back is crocheted with single crochets in every stitch, then cut the yarn.
Front
Previously, we leave 127 stitches for front.
Make 6 stitches for each arm-hole. Use them the same way as you made for back, i.e., don’t use 3 stitches from arm-hole center, make a chamfer from 3 remaining stitches in the following way: slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet.
If you want to make a deep neck-hole, start forming it from the 1st row. For this, place a marker on the central stitch, which divides the front in half and isn't crocheted.
If you want the neck-hole to be the same as shown in this tutorial, you need to make the first 6 rows (115 stitches). Don’t forget that you crochet arm-holes in the first row at the same time. So, in the 1st row you should have 57 + 57 + 1 (central stitch) + 3 (arm-hole) + 3 (arm-hole) = 121 stitches between markers. Attach the yarn on the right side. The ornament of front is the same as for the body - turning rows of double crochets.
Then, make the right front on 57 stitches. Make decreases in every row from neck-hole side.
33 cm = 52 rows
After making front, you should have 30 stitches left (57 - 27 = 30).
Don't cut the yarn and make shoulder seam on the wrong side slip stitch. The direction is from neck-hole to arm-hole. Cut the yarn.
Then, knit the left front in analogy with the right. Also make decreases from neck-hole in every row.
Finish the 27th row from arm-hole side. Make shoulder seam on the wrong side slip stitch from arm-hole to neck-hole. Don’t cut the yarn, fasten the neck-hole.
Neck-hole Fastening
As you should make this on the right side, neck-hole fastening starts from back. Make slip stitches in all free stitches. Make single crochets on fronts, insert the crochet hook only in part of edging stitches. Crochet the angle with 3 single crochets together.
In such a way, we return to the left shoulder. Connect carefully, cut the yarn, and hide the "tails".
Fastening of Bottom Part
We use a lace border for top fastening. The pattern repeat in this case is 9 stitches.
Note: Start crocheting with the wrong side with single crochet, in order to make all combinations with double crochets on the right side. Crochet in a circle, but with turning rows.