​Crochet Pullover with Round Yoke

You’ll need:

500 (550, 600)g of light-green 100% cotton yarn (100m/50g);

Knitting needles 3,5 and 4;

Circle knitting needles 4 80-100 cm long;

Crochet hook 3,5.

Size: S (M, L).

Used Patterns

Knot pattern: 1 knit st, 1 purl by turn;

Main pattern, 1 knit st, 1 purl by turn, replace the pattern every 2 rows;

Fancy pattern: due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows due to the ornament. Repeat 1^st-12^th rows.

Stitches control: main pattern, knitting needles 4: 22-23 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 117 (125, 137) sts with knitting needles 3,5 and make the first 3 rows with knots pattern, start with WS row in the following way: 1 selvage st, 1 knit st, 1 purl etc. due to the ornament, finish the row with 1 knit st and 1 selvage st. Then, work with knitting needles 4: 1 selvage st, 7 (9, 13) sts of the main pattern, * 29 sts of fancy pattern, 7 (9, 13) sts of the main pattern*; repeat from * to * x once, 29 sts of fancy pattern, 7 (9, 13) sts of the main pattern, 7 (9, 13) sts of the main pattern, 1 selvage st. At 31 (33, 31) cm height, i.e. in 90 (96, 90) rows, increase 1 x 1 st from each side of the detail, then, increase 3 x 1 st in every 4^th row = 125 (133, 145) sts. Include the increased sts in the main pattern. At 37 (39, 37) cm height, i.e., in 108 (114, 108) rows, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides for arm-holes and leave the rest 115 (123, 135) sts, the height of the detail is 39 (41, 39) cm.

Front

Make in the same way, as back.

Sleeves

Cast on 81 (83, 85) sts with knitting needles 3,5 and make the first 3 rows with knots pattern, start with WS row and work in the following way: 1 selvage st, knit st, purl etc. due to the ornament, finish the row with 1 knit st and 1 selvage st. Then, work with knitting needles 4: 1 selvage st, 7 sts of the main pattern, 29 sts of fancy pattern, 7 (9, 11) sts of the main pattern, 29 sts of fancy pattern, 7 sts of the main pattern, 1 selvage st. For sleeve widening, at 19 (18,5; 11) cm height, i.e. in 54 (52, 30) rows from fancy pattern, increase 1 x 1 st from both sides, then, 3 x 1 st (5 x 1 st, 9 x 1 st) in every 4^th row = 89 (95, 105) sts. Include the increased sts in the main pattern. At 25 (27, 25) cm height, i.e., in 72 (78, 72) cm, bind off 1 x 3 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides, leave the rest 79 (85, 95) sts = 27 (29, 27) cm.

Make the second sleeve in the same way.

Yoke

Transfer the sts of back, first sleeve, front, second sleeve to circle knitting needles, making knit3tog in every transfer between the details = 380 (408, 452) sts. Then, work around, decrease 2 sts in every transfer between the details, totally, 4 decreases of 2 sts = 372 (400, 444) sts. Make decreases in every 2^nd row x 14 (17, 20) times = 260 (264, 284) sts. At the same time, at 45 (49, 49) cm, in 132 (144, 144) rows, leave the central 49 sts for the neck-hole and knit the rest sts due to the ornament. Increase 2 x 7 sts, 1 x 5 sts, 1 x 4 sts, 1 x 3 sts in the end of every row, make yarn over and turn your work in the reversed direction. Then, make 1 row of knit sts, include the previously left sts, making yarn over together with the next st as knit st before the front half and cross knit sts together with st before yarn over after the front half. Make 1 row of purls, making decreases: 56 x 2 sts (60 x 2 sts, 68 x 2 sts_ = 204 (204, 216) sts. Make 1 more row of purls, then, bind off the sts as knit sts.

Assembly

Sew the sleeves and make side seams. Fasten the neck-hole with the help of crochet hook due to the scheme, start from arrow. After the 6^th row, make 1 more row of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch”. Finish your work.