Soy Simple Sweater
Back
Size: 43″ Bust
Waist: 40″
Underarm length: 15″
Materials: Bernat Soy color: Rice, 10 skeins, G and H crochet hooks
Gauge: 11 Stitches = 4″
12 Rows = 4
Stitches used: Elongated single crochet (esc) Insert hook into st, yo, draw loop through, yo, draw yarn through 1 loop, yo, draw yarn through both loops)
Esc 2 tog
Double crochet
Back:
Using H hook:
Ch 61. Row 1: Esc in 2nd ch from hook and into ea ch across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Esc in ea st across, ch 1, turn.
Row 3-4: Repeat Row 2
Row 5: Esc 2 tog ( dec. made), esc in ea st across to last 2 sts. Esc 2 tog, ch 1, turn.
Rows 6-9: Repeat row 2.
Row 10: Rep. row 5
Rows 11-14: Rep. row 2
Row 15: Rep. row 5
Rows 16-19: Rep. row 2
Row 20: Rep. row 5
Rows 21-25: Rep. row 2
Row 25: 2 esc in first st, (inc. made) esc in ea st across to last st. 2 esc in last st, ch 1, turn.
Rows 26-29: Rep row 2
Row 30: rep. row 25
Rows 31-34: Rep row 2
Row 35: rep. row 25
Rows 36-39: Rep row 2
Row 40: rep. row 25
Rows 41-45: Rep row 2
Shape armholes
Row 1: Sl st across 6 sts. Ch 1, esc in ea st across to last 5 sts.. Leave last 5 sts. unworked.
Row 2: Work in pattern, decreasing 1 st. at the beginning and at the end of this row. Ch 1, turn.
Row 3 and 4: Rep. row 2.
Rows 5-18: Work even in pattern. Fasten off.
Right Front:
Ch 31. Row 1: Esc in 2nd ch from hook and into ea ch. Across, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Esc in ea. st. across, ch 1, turn.
Rows 3-4: Rep. row 2
Row 5: Esc 2 tog, work in pattern to end of row, Ch 1, turn.
Rows 6-20: Continue to work in pattern as in row 2, decreasing 1 st. at the beginning of every 5th row.
Rows 21-40: Continue to work in pattern as in row 2, increasing 1 st every 5th row.
Rows 41-45: Rep. row 2.
Shape Armhole
Row 1: Sl st across 6 sts. Work in pattern to end of row.
Row 2-4: Dec. 1 st at the beginning of the row. Work in pattern to the end of the row.
Rows 5-10: Work even in pattern.
Shape neckline
Row 11: Work 14 sts. Ch 1, turn.
Row 12: Dec 1 st at beginning of row, work in pattern to end.
Row 13: Work in pattern to last 2 sts. Esc 2 tog, ch 1, turn.
Row 14: Dec. 1 st at beginning of row. Work in pattern to end.
Row 15-18: Work even in pattern. Fasten off.
Left Front
Work as right front, reversing armhole and neck shaping.
Sleeves ( make 2)
Ch 29 Row 1: Esc in 2nd ch from hook and in ea ch across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 1: Work even in pattern.
Row 2: Inc. 1 st at ea end of row.
Rows 3-44: Cont. to work in pattern, increasing 1 st at the beginning and end of every 6th row.
Rows 45-47: Work even in pattern.
Shape cap
Row 1: Sl st across 1st 6 sts. Ch 1, esc in ea st to last 5 sts. Leave last 5 sts. unworked. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-4: Dec 1 st at the beginning and end of ea row.
Row 5: Work even in pattern.
Row 6: Dec 1 st at the beginning and end of this row.
Row 7: Rep. Row 5.
Row 8: Rep. row 6.
Row 9: (Esc 2 tog ) twice. Work in pattern to last 4 sts. (Esc 2 tog) twice. Ch 1 turn.
Row 10-12: Rep. row 9. Fasten off.
Assembly
Pin back to right and left fronts at shoulders, right sides together. I like to use the tiny claw barrettes to hold my pieces in place. They will not fall out like straight pins do. Just be careful that you don’t snag your fibers. Sew the shoulders together with an overcast seam. Lay your garment pieces out flat, right side up, and pin your sleeve caps to the armhole edges, right sides together. Sew these seams. Pin back to fronts at sides and continue to pin sleeve edges together at underarms. Sew all seams.
Neck and Front Bands
With G hook and right side of sweater facing you, attach yarn with a sl st in the bottom corner of the right front. Sc around entire bottom edge of jacket. Work 3 sc in last ch and continue to work a row of sc along left front. Work 3 sc at neck corner and work around neckline to next corner . Work 3 sc in this corner and continue to work in sc down the left front of the sweater, making sure that the front bands, are evenly worked, and will lie flat. At the bottom corner, ch 1 and turn. Work another row of sc up left front, across neck, and down right front, placing 3 sc into neck edge corners. Ch 1, turn. Work 3 more rows of sc around the sweater fronts and neck edges. Fasten off. Sew three small buttons on top of left front band.
Trim
With right side facing you, attach yarn with a sl st in bottom corner of right front. Sc in same st, *sk 2 sts, 5 dc in next st, sk 2 sts, sc in next st* Work pattern between * and * to make 12 scallops along right front. Work 2 more sc in last st, *sk 2 sts, 5 dc in next st, sk 2 sts, sc in next st*. Work pattern between * and* to corner of left front. Place 2 more sc in corner st and continue to work scallops down left front to bottom edge. Fasten off. Buttons will slip into holes in trim. With right side facing, join yarn at sleeve edges and work 1 row of sc around sleeves. Fasten off.
Flower: Refer to Echoes of a Dream
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