Sizes: 34/36 (38/40) 42/44
You will need:
- 500 (550) 650 g melange blend yarn (95 m/50 g);
- 5.5 mm needles;
- 5 mm crochet hook.
Lace stripes (13 sts wide): work according to the chart, which shows only right-side (RS) rows; on wrong-side (WS) rows, work sts as they appear, purling the yarn overs. Repeat the pattern repeat. Work rows 1-22 once, then repeat rows 11-22.
Note! The number of yarn overs must match the number of decreased stitches, and vice versa.
Picot edge: *3 chain sts and 1 single crochet (sc) in the 1st chain st, skip 1 st of the previous round, 1 sc, repeat from *.
Gauge, lace stripes: 20 sts and 26.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Back: cast on 89 (97) 105 sts and work 1 WS row in purl. Then work the lace pattern between the selvage sts, starting from arrow A (B) C. After 41 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off 4 sts on both sides for the armholes, then in every 2nd row bind off 1×3, 2×2, and 1×1 sts. After 56 (58) 60 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off the center 21 (23) 25 sts for the neckline and finish both sides separately, binding off at the neckline edge in every 2nd row 1×3 and 1×2 sts. After 58 (60) 62 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off the remaining shoulder stitches on each side.
Front: work the same way, but with a V-neckline. To do this, after 42 (43) 44 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off the center stitch and finish both sides separately, binding off at the inner edge in every 2nd row 11 (11) 12×1 sts and in every 4th row 4 (5) 5×1 sts. Bind off the remaining shoulder stitches on each side at the same height as the back.
Sleeves: cast on 45 sts and work 1 WS row in purl. Then work the lace pattern between the selvage sts, starting from arrow B. For the sleeve shaping, increase on both sides in every 14th row 3×1 st and in every 12th row 5×1 st (in every 10th row 5×1 st and in every 8th row 7×1 st) in every 8th row 6×1 st and in every 6th row 10×1 st, working the increased stitches into the pattern. After 42 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off for the sleeve cap on both sides 3 (4) 5 sts, then in every 2nd row 2×2, 7×1, 2×2, and 1×3 (3) 4 sts. After 52 cm from the cast-on edge, bind off the remaining stitches.
Finishing: sew the shoulder seams. Sew in the sleeves, matching the center of the sleeve to the shoulder seam, sew the side seams and sleeve seams. Work 1 round of single crochet (sc) and picot around the neckline.
Pullover knitting chart:
