Crochet Instructions for a Stylish S Size Sweater

You'll Need:

Donita yarn (60% cotton, 40% polyamide; 140m/50g) - 300g pink-white; Sandy yarn (100% cotton; 120m/50g) - 150g white;

Crochet hooks 3.5 and 4 mm.

Size:

Used Patterns:

Main pattern: the quantity of sts of the set-up row is multiplied by 31 + 22. Crochet according to the scheme. Start with the st before the pattern, constantly repeat the pattern, and finish with the sts after the pattern.

Stitches Control:

Hook 4 mm with thread Sandy and hook 3.5 mm with thread Donita - 18.5 sts of the set-up row x 7.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Back:

Make a chain of 84 cs + 1 cs increase with white thread and hook 4 mm, crochet with the main pattern. In 14.5 cm = 11 rows from the set-up row, continue work with hook 3.5 mm with Donita thread. In 66 cm = 50 rows from the set-up row, finish your work.

Front:

Crochet the same way as the back, but with a hole for the neck. For this, in 53.5 cm = 40 rows from the set-up row, slip middle 4 cm and finish both sides separately. For the circle, slip in each next row 2 x 2 cm and 4 x 1 cm along the inner edge. Finish your work at the same height as the back on the remaining sts.

Sleeves:

Make a chain of 45 cs + 1 cs increase with hook 4 and white thread for each sleeve with the main pattern from arrow A to arrow B. But start each row with 3 set-up cs instead of 1 dc and finish with 1 dc. Make the change of colors the same way as in the back. At the same time, make increases for sleeve bevelling over the next 36 cm, evenly spreading 6 cm. At first, crochet increases with dc and include them into the pattern step by step. In 37 cm from color changing, finish your work.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams. Make side and sleeve seams. Crochet the neck hole with white thread 1 circle row of sc and "shrimp stitch" (= make sc left to right).