Handmade by Derya

Hi Everyone!

Hope you like this crochet sweater.











Abbreviations:

•Hdc: half double crochet

•Sl st: slip stitch

•Ch: chain

•St(s): Stitch(es)

•Sc: Single crochet

•Blo: Back loops only





Materials:

•Cotton (medium weight) yarn

•5mm crochet hook

•4 mm crochet hook for the bands

•Scissors

•Darning needle



Written Instructions: (Written instructions are for size S/M)



Row 1: Ch 161

Row 2: 1 hdc in 2nd ch from the hook. 1 hdc in each ch to end of ch.
Turn. 160

Row 3: Ch 3 and turn your work. Making star stitch: Insert the hook into the 2nd and 3rd chains, and next 3 stitches, yarn over and pull through all 6 loops on hook. Ch 1 to close it. Insert the hook into the *eye” Insert the hook space between the two spikes, Insert the hook to next 3 stitches. Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops on hook, and ch 1. Continue making star stitches until the end of the row.  1 hdc to last st, ch 2 and turn your work.







Row 3: 2 hdc to each eye of star stitch until the end of the row. 2 hdc to last st. Ch 3 and turn your work.







Row 2-22: Continue rows two and three 11 more times. (I did about 11 inches- before neckline decrease)

Row 23: Ch 2, 1 hdc in the  first “eye”( instead of two hdc) -decreasing for the neckline. Continue with 2 hdc in rest of the eyes until the last st.  1 hdc at the end of st (instead of two hdc) -decreasing for the neckline.

Row 24: Ch 3 and turn your work. Continue making star stitches- no decrease this row.

Rows 25 and 26 repeat rows 23 and 24















Making the arm piece

Ch 9 

Row 1: Starting from the 2nd ch, 1 hdc to each st. 8 hdc.  Ch 1 and turn your work.

Rows 2: 1 hdc to each blo. 8 hdc

Rows 2-18: 1 hdc to each blo. 8 hdc

Row 1 of body of arm piece: * Ch 1 and 1 sc. Rep this * until the end of the row. Ch 3 and turn your work.

Row 2: Make star sts until the end.  Ch 2 turn your work.

Row 3: 2 hdc to next sts (instead of 1 hdc)- we are increasing one st. Continue with 2 hdc to each eye of star sts until the end of the row. 3 hdc to last st (instead of 2 hdc) – increasing 1 st.

Row 4: Make star sts until the end (no increase this row).  Ch 2 turn your work.

Row 5: 2 hdc to each eye of star sts until the end of the row (no increase). Ch 3 turn your work.

Row 6: Make star sts until the end (no increase this row).  Ch 2 turn your work.

Row 7: 2 hdc to next sts (instead of 1 hdc)- we are increasing one st. Continue with 2 hdc to each eye of star sts until the end of the row. 3 hdc to last st (instead of 2 hdc) – increasing 1 st.



Continue increasing for every 4th row. hdc row, until the desired length.





Making band for the bottom and for two front sides

Add the yarn and ch 8 for the bottom, ch 4 for the front sides.

1 sc to each ch, skip one st and sl st to next st to connect and continue with sc.