Crochet Instructions for an Elegant Emerald Secondo Sweater

You’ll Need:

650 (700) 750g of emerald Secondo (75% polyacryl, 25% wool; 162m/50g);

Crochet hook 5;

Shirr.

Size:

Used Patterns

Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 2 + 1 chain st increase. Work according to the scheme. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat.

Straps (2 cords): emerald + shirr yarn – make 50 (54) 58 chain sts and fasten with 1 row of single crochets.

Stitches Control:

• Single crochets: 28 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Relief pattern: 26 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 134 (146) 158 chain sts + 1 chain st increase and work with relief pattern. In 50 cm from the set-up row, make 4.5 cm of single crochets, make 108 (120) 132 single crochets in the 1^st row. Then, work with relief pattern, make 134 (146) 158 single crochets in the 1^st row. In 23 cm from the stripe, leave the central 22 cm for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. In 27 cm from the stripe, finish your work.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, in 15 cm from the stripe, leave the central 22 cm for the neck-hole and finish your work.

Sleeves

Make 98 (104) 110 chain sts and work with relief pattern. In 58 cm from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams; sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.