How to Crochet a Stylish S-Sized Sweater with Pockets and Flowers



You’ll Need:
500g of red yarn (60% wool, 40% polyamide; 225m/50g);
Crochet hook 3;
Knitting needles 3.
Size:
S.
Instructions
Back
Make 142 chain sts and 2 rows of single crochets. Then, work with the main pattern. In 10 rows, decrease 1 square from both sides (make 2 double crochets together), repeat these decreases every 5 rows x 5 times.
Then, for the arm-hole, bind off 3 squares from each side. Make 17 cm of the main pattern. There should be 10 squares = 8 cm on the shoulder. Fasten back neck-hole due to the scheme 2.Front
Make 68 chain sts and 2 rows of single crochets. Then, work with the main pattern for 66 cm, decreasing sts from the outer side in the same way as for the back. Crochet another part straight. Make 57 cm, decreasing sts from inwards in every 2nd row according to scheme 3 for neck-hole chamfer.
Sleeves
Make 84 sts and 26 cm with the main pattern, decreasing 1 square in 5 rows from both sides. Then, work with stockinette stitch for 10 cm: cast on 70 sts, then add 1 cross yarn over in every 2 sts. In 10 cm, bind off 2 sts together in 1 st. After that, make 7 cm of the main pattern. Then, work with stockinette stitch: cast on 70 sts along one edge, adding 1 cross yarn over in every 2 sts. Knit for 8 cm, after that, decrease sts, making knit2tog, but in 2 sts. Then, make 6 cm of 1 x 1 rib and bind off the sts.
Cast on 42 sts, make 2 cm of 1 x 1 rib. Then, increase 1 cross yarn over in every 2 sts and make 10 cm of stockinette stitch. Bind off the sts as knit2tog in 2 sts.
Assembly
Make all the seams. For the placket, cast on sts along the neck-hole (from the middle of back) and front, making 6 cm of 1 x 1 rib. You can make button-holes on the left front in 12 cm from one another. Make 12 flowers according to scheme 4 and sew them to the sleeves and front.