How to Crochet a Baby Sweater: Step-by-step Instructions

You’ll Need:

150g of middle weight 100% acryl yarn in blue color;

Crochet hook 4;

Fastener 25 cm long;

Scissors;

Stitch markers.

Size:

Stitches Control:

Instructions

Front and Back

Make as one-piece cloth. Make 73 chain sts and work due to the scheme. At 18 cm height, make 16 sts for each half of front, 37 sts for back and 2 sts for each arm-hole with contrast yarn. Continue work with 16 sts of right front for 7 cm. Bind off 1 x 3 sts and 2 x 2 sts in every row = 9 sts for shoulder. At 29 cm height, finish your work. Make left front in symmetry. Return to 37 sts of back. At 29 cm height, after getting 9 sts for each shoulder and 19 sts for neck-hole, finish your work.

Hood

Make shoulder seams. Make 45 single crochets along neck-hole and continue work due to the scheme. At 23 cm height, finish your work.

Assembly

Make side and central seam of hood. Fasten front and edge of hood with 1 row of single crochets, 1 row of double crochets and 1 row of single crochets. Fasten arm-holes with 1 row of single crochets. Sew zipper.