Blossom Girl's Cardigan
You'll need:
300 (350) 350 (400) 450g of 100% wool (100m/50g);
Crochet hook 4;
5, 5, 6, 6, 6 buttons.
Size: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 years.
Stitches control: 17 sts х 15 rows due to the scheme А1 = 10 x 10 cm.
1 pattern repeat due to the scheme А2 = 6 cm in height.
Increases: make 2 crochets in 1 crochet in all the marked rows, increase sts before and after the marker.
Decreases: make 2 crochets together.
Instructions
Main Part
Crochet from up to down.
Make 77 (85) 85 (92) 100 chain sts (+ chain st increase) and work in the following way: 1 single crochet in the 2nd chain st, 1 single crochet in every of the next 5 (3) 3 (5) 3 chain sts, * skip 1 chain st, 1 single crochet in every of the next 4 chain sts*; repeat from * to *.
Place 14 (15) 16 (17) 18 markers: 1 - after the first 5 (6) 4 (5) 6 sts, next - in every 4 sts, the last marker - before the last 6 (7) 5 (6) 7 sts.
Work due to the scheme A1, at the same time make increases (see above) in every 2nd row x 6 (6) 4 (4) 3 and then in every 4th row x 0 (0) 2 (2) 3 = 147 (159) 165 (177) 189 sts.
Continue due to the scheme A.2, make increases in the 7th row of the scheme of 16 (13) 16 (15) 12 sts = 177 (187) 197 (209) 219 sts.
Make the last row due to the following scheme: 28 (30) 31 (33) 34 single crochets (front part), 6 chain sts (under sleeve), leave the next 36 (38) 40 (43) 45 single crochets for the sleeve, make 49 (51) 55 (57) 61 single crochets (back), 6 chain sts, leave the next 36-38-40-43-45 single crochets for the sleeve and make 28 (30) 31 (33) 34 single crochets (front part) = 117 (123) 129 (135) 141 sts.
Take out the markers and place new ones in the center of 6 chain sts under sleeves. Continue from the 1st row of the scheme A.2 to 24 (24) 24 (30) 30 cm from arm-holes beginning.
Note! For the size 3-4 years (the smallest size) the work is finished.
Continue work due to the scheme A.1 to 28 (30) 34 (36) cm and finish your work.
Sleeves
Start with the 3rd st under sleeves, make 1 wrong-side row: single crochet in every st, at the same time, decrease 6 sts.
Next right-side row: 1 double crochet in every of the first 3 (1) 2 (0) 1 single crochets, then make due to the scheme A.2: section a (7 sts), then, section b to the last 8 (6) 7 (6) 7 sts and section c (6 sts), finish the row with 1 double crochet in every 2 (0) 1 (0) 1 st.
In the 4th row decrease 5 (1) 3 (0) 2 sts. Continue due to the scheme A.2, after making the pattern repeat 3 (4) 4 (5) 5 times, at the moment of making the 3rd pattern repeat, decrease 0 (6) 6 (6) 6 sts. And when the scheme A.2 is made 4 (5) 5 (6) 6 times, continue due to the scheme A.1 to 26 (30) 32 (38) 40 cm of sleeve.
Assembly
Cut the yarn, leave long end, make sleeve seam.
Sew the buttons along the edge of left front, place the 1st button at 1 cm from the neck-hole, place the other in equal intervals.