Instructions for the “Floral Diamond Motif Pullover” Chart
Sizes
38–42
You Will Need
- yarn (100% cotton, 110 m/50 g), 400 g brown and 250 g each of beige and pink,
- 4 mm crochet hook.
Patterns and Charts
Diamond
With pink yarn, make a chain of 6 ch and join into a ring with 1 sl st. Work according to Chart 1 in rounds. Begin each round with the turning chain as shown on the chart and end with 1 sl st. When changing color, begin the new yarn with 1 sl st.
Work rounds 1-6 once, following the color sequence.
Triangle
With pink yarn, make a chain of 6 ch and join into a ring with 1 sl st. Work according to Chart 2 in straight rows. Begin each row according to the chart with the turning chain, or when changing color, with 1 sl st in the new yarn.
Work rows 1-6 once, following the color sequence.
Color Sequence 1
1 round/row pink yarn, 2 rounds/rows brown yarn, 2 rounds/rows beige yarn, 1 round/row pink yarn.
Color Sequence 2
1 round/row pink yarn, 2 rounds/rows beige yarn, 2 rounds/rows brown yarn, 1 round/row pink yarn.
Gauge
1 diamond = 16 x 12 cm.
Note: the pullover is made of separate strips of motifs joined according to the schematic. The measurements on the schematic were taken from the finished model.
Instructions
Make 30 diamonds and 2 triangles following color sequence 1, and 24 diamonds and 6 triangles following color sequence 2. Join them into vertical strips. To do this, starting from the 2nd motif, join the diamonds and triangles in the last round/row with sc at the points marked with arrows on the chart. After that, work around each strip of motifs on both sides in one pass with brown yarn using dc (see green symbols on the chart = row 7).
For clarity, the middle strip of motifs is marked in red on the schematic.
Join the strips of motifs according to the schematic and chart (blue symbols = row 8) with pink yarn.
Finishing
Work 1 round of dc in brown yarn around the neckline, lower edges, and sleeve edges.
