Instructions for the Chart: One-Button Crochet Cardigan for Girls
Sizes
86/92 (104/110) 122/128
You Will Need
- Yarn (96% cotton, 4% polyester; 160 m/50 g) – 150 (200) 250 g blue
- 1 button
- 4 mm crochet hook
Stitch Patterns and Charts
Pattern on 5 Stitches of the Starting Row
Work according to the chart. Turn the rows as shown on the chart. Start with the stitches before the repeat, repeat the pattern repeat continuously, and end with the stitches after the repeat.
Work rows 1–5 once, then repeat rows 2–5 continuously.
Gauge
15 sts of the starting row x 9 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Important! Since the number of stitches in the pattern changes, make a full-size pattern piece for the front and back, and check your work against it at every decrease.
Schematic
Instructions
Back
Make a starting chain of 41 (51) 61 ch + 2 turning ch instead of the first dc, then work according to the chart.
After 29 (37) 45 cm from the starting row, leave the middle 13 (15) 17 cm unworked for the neckline (check against the pattern piece).
Finish the shoulders separately.
After 30 (38) 46 cm from the starting row, finish the piece.
Right Front
Make a starting chain of 21 (26) 31 ch + 2 turning ch instead of the first dc, then work according to the chart.
After 26 (34) 42 cm from the starting row, decrease 6.5 (7.5) 8.5 cm along the right edge for the neckline (check the piece against the pattern piece). Finish at the same height as the back.
Left Front
Work the same as the right front, but mirror-image.
Sleeves
For each sleeve, make a starting chain of 36 (41) 46 ch + 2 turning ch instead of the first dc, then work according to the chart.
After 12 (14) 16 cm from the starting row, finish the piece.
Finishing
Lightly dampen the pieces, stretch them according to the measurements given in the pattern piece, and leave to dry completely.
Sew the shoulder seams. Set in the sleeves so that the center of the sleeve matches the shoulder seam. Sew the side seams and sleeve seams.
Work 1 round of sc around all open edges; along the edge of the right front under the neckline, make 1 button loop: skip 2 sts using 5 ch.
Sew the button onto the left front to match the loop position.
Lightly steam all the seams when finished.
