​Long Pink Cardigan

You’ll need:

900g of 100% mélange acryl yarn in pink color;

Crochet hook 4,5;

250 cm of nylon lace 1 cm wide.

Size: M.

Used Patterns

Popcorn: 4 double crochets from 1 st. Slip working yarn from the crochet hook and insert crochet hook from RS under the top of the 1^st double crochet. Lift the slipped st and crochet it.

Fancy patterns: due to the schemes 1 and 2;

Fringe: due to the scheme 3.

Stitches control: 16 sts = 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 73 chain sts and work due to the scheme 1. At 68 cm height, make 1 row of holes for lace: 4 chain sts increase, 1 chain st, * 1 treble crochet, 3 chain sts, skip 3 sts*; repeat from * to * to the end of row, finish with 1 treble crochet, 1 chain st, 1 treble crochet. Continue work due to the scheme 2. In 21 cm from the row of holes, bind off 5 sts from both sides for arm-holes – 63 sts and crochet straight. At 110 cm height, after getting 13 sts for each shoulder and 37 sts for neck-hole, finish your work.

Right Front

Make 33 chain sts and work due to the scheme 1. At 68 cm height from the row of holes, continue work due to the scheme 2. Make arm-hole from the side of seam in the same way, as for back. At 91 cm height from the beginning of work, decrease 5 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from the opposite side and 10 x 1 st in every row. At 110 cm height, after getting 13 sts for shoulder, finish your work.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves

Make 41 chain sts and work due to the scheme 1, increase 12 x 1 st after 1 selvage st in every 2^nd row = 65 sts, include the increased sts in the pattern. At the same time, at 30 cm height, continue work due to the scheme 2. At 47 cm height, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder, side and sleeve seams, leave the upper 3 cm open. Sew up the sleeves in the arm-holes, connect the previously left 3 cm for sleeves. Fasten the edges of front with 3 rows of double crochets and 1 row of single crochets from the edges of front to the holes for lace. Fasten the lower edges of sleeves, front due to the scheme 3, starting from the holes for lace, including neck-hole. Insert the nylon lace in the holes along the waist line.