Pattern Instructions for “Emerald Crochet Pullover”
Sizes
36/38 (40/42) 44/46
You Will Need
- yarn (54% viscose, 32% polyamide, 14% silk, 190 m/50 g) – 300 (350) 400 g emerald green
- 4.5 mm crochet hook
Stitch Patterns and Charts
Main Pattern
Number of stitches is a multiple of 6 + 1.
Work according to 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.
Border
Make a chain of 1 starting ch + 3 turning ch and work according to the chart, following the arrows.
Work rows 1–3 once, then repeat rows 2 + 3 continuously, finish with row 4, and finally work a row of single crochet along the left edge of the border.
Symbol Key
Gauge
21.5 starting sts x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Note: We recommend making a full-size pattern, periodically laying your work against it, and checking your increases and decreases.
Schematic
Instructions
Back
Chain 97 (103) 115 sts + 3 turning ch and work in the main pattern.
After 48 cm from the starting row, skip the center 18 cm for the neckline and finish both sides separately.
Along the inner edge, skip 2 cm in the next row. On the remaining stitches, finish the piece after 50 cm from the starting row.
Front
Work as for the back, but with a deeper neckline. To do this, after 35 cm from the starting row, skip the center 4 cm, then every 2nd row skip 1 x 3 cm, 2 x 2 cm, and 2 x 1 cm.
Sleeves
For each sleeve, chain 67 sts + 3 turning ch and work in the main pattern.
At the same time, over the next 35 cm from the starting row, increase for the slant on both sides, evenly distributed, by 2.5 (3.5) 4.5 cm according to the pattern.
After 36 cm from the starting row, finish the piece.
Finishing
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew in the sleeves, then sew the right side seam and right sleeve seam.
Work 1 round of picot stitch around the neckline (= * 3 sc, 3 ch, 1 sc in the 1st ch, repeat from * continuously).
Work a border 90 (96) 108 cm long for the bottom edge, and 31 cm long for each sleeve, then join the left edge of the border to the bottom edge of the garment and sleeves, working in single crochet.
Sew the left side seam and left sleeve seam.
