Crochet and Knitting Pattern for a Size M Wool Sweater

You’ll Need:

450g of black (100% wool; 400m/100g);

Crochet hook 2.5;

Knitting needles 2.

Size:

M.

Instructions

Cast on 150 sts and work with 1 x 1 rib for 6 rows. Increase 18 sts in the next row (9 x 2 sts): make 9 x (1 knit st, 1 purl) from broachings. Include these sts in rib. Make 6 more rows, bind off sts loosely. After that, work with crochet hook. Make 1 row of single crochets = about 168 sts along the edge of rib. Then, work with the main pattern according to scheme 1, there should be 42 arches at the beginning of the scheme. After making 17 rows of the main pattern, divide all sts in the following way: 11 elements of pattern – for each sleeve, 10 elements of pattern – front and back (each). Mark the parts with contrast yarn or special markers and finish each part separately.

Back and Front

Work around only with sts of front and back, add 1 element of pattern from each side = 22 elements. Make 18 rows straight, then decrease according to scheme 2.

Sleeves

Make 15 rows of the main pattern (3 chain sts between elements). After that, decrease the quantity of chain sts between elements to 2. Make 8 rows. After that, make 10 rows with 1 chain st between elements and 3 rows, as 3^rd and 4^th rows according to scheme 1. After that, work according to scheme 3 to the needed length.