Instructions for Creating a Cozy Children's Sweater

You’ll Need:

300g of blue Baby yarn (100% acrylic; 400m/100g);

Crochet hook 2.5;

Straight and circular knitting needles 3.

Size

4-5 years.

Used Patterns

Main Pattern

Due to the scheme 1.

Stockinette Stitch

In RS row – knit stitches, in WS row – purls.

2 x 2 Rib

Used as per instructions.

Instructions

Back

Make 77 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase and work with the main pattern for 39 rows. Make each shoulder separately in the 40^th row (22 stitches for each shoulder), leaving the central 33 stitches for the neck-hole. Then, cast on 77 stitches along the skirt with straight knitting needles and work with stockinette stitch. Increase 11 stitches in the 2^nd row, making yarn over in every 7 stitches. After that, work straight for 40 rows, and bind off the stitches.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, start making each shoulder separately (22 stitches) in the 39^th row.

Sleeves

Before you start, make pattern design in full dimensions. Make shoulder seams. Make 1 row of single crochets along the edge of the arm-hole; the length of the row is the same as the width of the sleeve (about 77 single crochets). Work with the main pattern, making decreases for sleeve chamfers, matching with the pattern design. In 10 rows from the beginning of the sleeve, cast on 38 stitches along the edge and make 10 rows of 2 x 2 rib. Make all the stitches as purls in the 11^th row; then, make 10 more rows of 2 x 2 rib and bind off the stitches.

Assembly

Fasten neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets. Then, cast on 76 stitches along the neck-hole with circular knitting needles and make a collar with 2 x 2 rib for 10 cm. Make 3 fringes due to scheme 2: 2 fringes 12 rows high and 1 fringe 6 rows high. Fasten the lower edge of each fringe with 1 row of single crochets.