How to Crochet a Beautiful Light-Blue Sweater with Relief Stripes

You’ll Need

450g of light-blue (# 80) Adelia Aura yarn (100% acrylic; 280m/50g);

Crochet hook 2.

Size

S.

Used Patterns

Relief stripes: due to the scheme. Repeat 2^nd-3^rd rows.

Stitches Control

25 sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Note

Make as one-piece cloth.

Instructions

Make 136 chain sts and work with relief stripes. In 51 cm = 51 rows from the beginning of work, increase 50 sts from both sides for sleeves and work with relief stripes on all the sts.

In 24 cm = 24 rows from the beginning of sleeves, leave the central 75 sts = 30 cm open for neck-hole. Make 75 chain sts in the next row and work with relief stripes on all the sts.

In 24 cm = 24 rows from neck-hole, leave 50 sts from both sides and work on the rest 136 sts. In 51 rows = 51 cm from the end of sleeves, finish your work.

Assembly

Make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the bottom edge of work, edges of sleeves and neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch”.