Two-Colored Chevron Cardigan

You’ll need:

100 (160) 150g of pink, silver and dark-silver yarn Lace Lux (67% viscose, 33% wool; 310m/50g) (each color);

Crochet hook 3,5;

6 buttons.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Purl pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 16. Work due to the scheme 1. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-3^rd rows x once, then, repeat 2^nd-3^rd rows, paying attention to the colors order.

Colors order: * 1 dark-silver row, 1 pink row, 1 silver row*.

Pattern for placket: the quantity of sts is odd. Make in the same way, as purl pattern, but due to the scheme 2 on the edges of work. Make 1^st and 2^nd rows one more time, then, repeat the 1^st row again after the set-up row of single crochets = 4 rows.

Stitches control: 28 sts x 12,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 128 (144) 160 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with purl pattern due to the colors order. In 36 (34) 32,5 cm from the set-up row, skip 16 sts from both sides for arm-holes = 1 pattern repeat. In 53 cm from the set-up row, finish your work on the rest 96 (112) 128 sts.

Left Front

Make 64 (72) 80 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with dark-silver yarn and work with purl pattern, for size M, start with the 1^st pattern repeat. Make decrease for arm-hole from the right side in the same way, as for back = 48 (56) 64 sts. In 48 cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 16 sts from the left side for neck-hole and for smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 8 sts, 1 x 6 sts and 2 x 2 sts in every following row. Finish your work on the rest 14 (22) 30 sts of shoulder at the height of back.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to the left front.

Sleeves

Make 64 chain sts +3 chain sts increase and work with purl pattern. At the same time, in 8 cm from the set-up toe, increase 1 st from both sides for chamfers, then, 15 x 1 st in every 4^th and 3^rd rows by turn (6 x 1 st in every 3^rd row and 14 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 3^rd rows by turn), 2 x 1 st in every 4^th row and 23 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 96 (106) 116 sts. In 57 cm from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the edges of front and neck-hole with pattern for placket, make 2 pattern repeats in 1 base st in the corners. In 2,5 cm = 4 rows, finish your work. Sew buttons to the left placket.