Crochet Cardigan with Fancy Pattern

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: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Wavy pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 16 + 1. Work due to the scheme with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat.

Pattern for placket: work with half crochets, insert the crochet hook only in the back of loop. Start every row with 2 chain sts increase instead of the 1st half crochet and finish with 1 half crochet in the 2nd chain st increase of the previous row.

Stitches control: wavy pattern: 17 sts x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Pattern for placket: 16,5 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 81 (97) 113 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with coral yarn and work with the main pattern. In 63 cm = 82 rows from the set-up row, leave the central 35 sts open for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, decrease 3 x 1 st 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 rest 20 (28) 36 sts of shoulder.

Left Front

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

Right Front

Make in symmetry to the left front.

Sleeves

Make 33 (49) 65 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with coral yarn and work with wavy pattern. Increase 2 x 1 st from both sides for chamfers, then, bind off 10 x 1 st in every 4th row = 57 (73) 89 sts. In 42,5 cm = 55 rows from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Fasten the edges of front with 94 single crochets and make 5 cm of pattern for placket. Make shoulder seams. Fasten neck-hole and half of short sides of front plackets with 117 single crochets with grey yarn, make 10 cm of pattern for placket on these sts for collar. Sew sleeves to the upper 16,5 (21,5) 26 cm of side edges of back and front, the center of sleeve is at shoulder seam. Make side and sleeve seams.