Crochet Pattern for a Light-Blue Sweater

You’ll Need:

250 (250)g of light-blue Cella yarn (100% cotton; 80m/50g);

200 (250)g of light-blue Malia yarn (50% cotton, 50% viscose; 110m/50g);

100 (150)g of light-blue Java yarn (67% cotton, 33% viscose; 158m/50g);

Crochet hook 3.5.

Size:

S (M).

Used Patterns

Picot Edge: The quantity of stitches is multiple of 16 + 1.

Work according to the scheme. Start the 1^st row with 1 chain stitch increase instead of the 1^st single crochet. Start all the subsequent rows with 3 chain stitches increase instead of the 1^st double crochet and stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with stitches after pattern repeat. Make the 1^st to 4^th rows once, then repeat the 3^rd to 4^th rows.

Stripes Order: Make the 1^st and 2^nd rows with Malia yarn, then *1 row with Java yarn, 1 row with Cella yarn, and 1 row with Malia yarn*; repeat from * to *.

Stitches Control: 21 stitches x 7 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 97 (113) chain stitches + 1 chain stitch increase with Malia yarn and work with the picot edge pattern according to the stripes order = 5 (6) pattern repeats + initial and final stitches. In 50 cm = 35 rows (54.5 cm = 38 rows) from the set-up row, skip the central 49 stitches for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. In 51.5 cm = 36 rows (56 cm = 39 rows) from the set-up row, finish your work with 24 (32) stitches of shoulder.

Front

Make in the same way as for the back, but in 47 cm = 33 rows (51.5 cm = 36 rows) from the set-up row, skip the central 49 stitches.

Sleeves

Work from top to bottom. First, make shoulder seams. Then, fasten the upper 18.5 cm = 13 rows (21.5 cm = 15 rows) of front and back side edges by making 65 (81) single crochets with Malia yarn. Continue work with the picot edge pattern according to the stripes order, starting from the 2^nd row (wrong side) = 3 (4) pattern repeats + initial and final stitches. In 20 (23) rows from the beginning of making sleeves, make 1 row of single crochets with Malia yarn, and in 30 cm = 21 rows (34.5 cm = 24 rows) from the beginning of sleeves, finish your work.

Assembly

Make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the edge of the neck-hole with 2 circular rows of single crochets with Malia yarn, starting every circular row with 1 chain stitch instead of the 1^st single crochet and finishing with 1 slip stitch in the chain stitch increase.