How to Crochet a Beautiful Sweater with Acrylic Yarn

You’ll Need:

About 400g of 100% acrylic yarn;

Crochet hook 2.5.

Size:

L.

Stitch Control:

26 sts = 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 131 chain sts and work according to the scheme 1 to 38 cm height. Bind off 8 sts from both sides for arm-holes and crochet straight. After 20 cm, bind off the central 95 sts for the neck-hole and 1 st x 2 in every row from both sides (for a total of 8 sts) for shoulders. Finish work at 60 cm height.

Front

Make 131 chain sts and work according to the scheme 1 to 38 cm height. Bind off 8 sts from both sides for arm-holes to 56 cm height. Then, bind off the central 91 sts for the neck-hole and 1 st x 4 in every row from both sides for shoulders. Finish work at 60 cm height.

Sleeves

Each sleeve consists of two parts.

For one part, make 115 chain sts, work according to the scheme 1 with shortened rows. After making 23 sts in the 1^st row, make 23 sts x 4 in every odd row from the right side (for a total of 115 sts). Crochet straight until the width of the lower edge is 7 cm, and the upper edge is 18 cm, then cut the yarn.

Make the second sleeve in symmetry to the first.

Assembly

Make side and inner sleeve seams, then sew them into the arm-holes. Leave open seams for shoulders and the upper part of sleeves.

Fasten the upper part of the back and sleeve according to the scheme 2. Then, turn to the upper edge of the front and sleeve according to the scheme 2. Connect them on the sleeves and shoulders with back shoulders and back elements of sleeves using slip stitches in the arches of 6 chain sts. Finally, fasten the lower part of the work and sleeves with 1 row of single crochets.