How to Crochet a Stylish Blue-Green Sweater

You’ll Need:

800g of blue-green yarn (50% wool, 50% acryl);

Crochet hook 4.5;

3 buttons the same color as yarn.

Size:

L.

Used Patterns

Long Stitches

Make initial chain + 1 chain stitch increase.

1^st row: single crochets;

2^nd row: 2 chain stitches increase, * insert the crochet hook in the next stitch, put the working yarn upon the first finger, twist the middle finger and catch it with the ring finger, draw it through the single crochet.

Fancy Patterns

Due to the scheme 1 and 2.

Stitches Control

14 stitches = 10 cm.

Note: crochet in 2 threads of yarn.

Instructions

Back

Make 61 chain stitches (13 stitches for each shoulder and 35 stitches for the neck-hole) and work with the pattern according to scheme 1. At 22 cm height, which is the 3^rd row of the scheme, increase 6 stitches from both sides of chains for arm-holes and continue work with the same pattern. At 72 cm height, cut the yarn.

Right Front

Make 31 chain stitches and work with the pattern according to scheme 1. At 22 cm height, which is the 3^rd row of the scheme, increase 6 stitches from both sides of chains for arm-holes and continue work with the same pattern. At 72 cm height, cut the yarn.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves

Make 57 chain stitches and work with the pattern according to scheme 2. Decrease 8 x 1 stitch in every 4^th row after the selvage stitch, starting from the 7^th row = 41 stitches. At 50 cm height, cut the yarn.

Collar

Make 70 chain stitches and work with long stitches. At 9 cm height, cut the yarn.

Assembly

Make all the seams. Sew the sleeves into the arm-holes. Fasten the front and neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets. Sew the collar along the neck-hole, leaving 3 cm open from each side of the front. Fasten the front with 1 row of single crochets, make 3 loop button-holes (4 chain stitches, skip 2 stitches). Sew buttons.