Complete Guide to Crocheting a Stylish Sweater

You’ll Need:

160g of dark-blue Aelita yarn (60% wool, 40% acryl; 761m/100g);

Crochet hook 2;

5 buttons.

Stitches Control:

25 sts x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 110 chain sts and work due to the scheme. At first, make decreases for better fitting, then, decreases from both sides. At 40 cm height from the bottom of work, decrease 4 cm from both sides for arm-holes. At 59.5 cm height, bind off the central 17 cm for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. At 61 cm height, finish your work.

Front

Make 55 chain sts and work with pattern due to the scheme. Make decreases for better fitting in the same way as for the back. At 40 cm height from the bottom of work, decrease 4 cm for arm-hole, matching with pattern design. At 41 cm height, make decreases for neck-hole. At 61 cm height, finish your work. Make the second half of the front in symmetry.

Sleeves

Make 70 chain sts and work due to the scheme, making increases for side chamfers. At 14 cm height from the beginning of work, make sleeve caps. At 29 cm height, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams, sew up the sleeves. Make a placket of single crochet 3 cm wide for each half of the front and make 5 button-holes on one of them. Fasten the neck-hole with 5 rows of single crochets. Sew buttons.