​Crochet Loose Cardigan

You’ll need:

10 (13) 16 (20) skeins of light-grey (00190) Journey Schachenmayr yarn (44% cotton, 36% polyacryl, 20% polyamide; 90m/50g);

Crochet hook 6.

Size: 128-134/140-146/152-158/164-170.

Age: 8-9/10-11/12-13/14-15 years

Used Patterns

Half-crochets: start every row with 2 chain sts increase for the 1^st half-crochet. When making decreases in the beginning of row, make the decreased sts as slip sts, leave the decreased sts open, turn.

Stitches control: 12,5 sts x 11 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 53 (56) 63 (68) chain sts and work with half-crochets, for the 1^st half-crochet, insert crochet hook in the 3^rd chain st from the hook, make 51 (56) 61 (66) half-crochets = 52 (57) 62 (67) sts. In 27 (31) 35 (39) cm, bind off 2 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 40 (45) 50 (55) sts. In 45 (51) 55 (61) cm from the beginning of row, bind off 2 x 3 sts and 1 x 4 sts (2 x 4 sts and 1 x 3 sts) 1 x 4 sts and 2 x 5 sts (2 x 5 sts and 1 x 6 sts) in every row from both sides. At the same time, leave the central 10 (9) 10 (11) sts for neck-hole and continue work separately, leave 1 x 5 sts (1 x 7 sts) 1 x 6 sts (1 x 6) sts in the next row. Total length = 48 (54) 58 (64) cm.

Right Front

Make 59 (61) 63 (65) chain sts and work with half-crochets, insert crochet hook in the 3^rd chain st from the crochet hook for the 1^st half-crochet in the 1^st row, make 57 (59) 61 (63) half-crochets = 58 (60) 62 (64) sts. In 27 (31) 35 (39) cm, leave 2 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from the left side for arm-hole = 52 (54) 56 (58) sts. In 45 (51) 55 (61) cm from the set-up row, bind off 2 x 3 sts and 1 x 4 sts (2 x 4 sts and 1 x 3 sts) 1 x 4 sts and 2 x 5 sts (2 x 5 sts and 1 x 6 sts) in every row from the left side = 42 (43) 42 sts. At 48 (54) 58 (64) cm height, finish your work.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves

Make 27 (30) 30 (32) chain sts and work with half-crochets, insert crochet hook in the 3^rd chain st from the crochet hook for the 1^st half-crochet and make 25 (28) 28 (30) half-crochets = 26 (29) 29 (31) sts. For sleeve chamfers, increase 2 x 1 st from both sides in the 6^th row and 8 x 1 st in every 4^th row = 46 (49)49 (51) sts. For sleeve caps, in 36 (40) 44 (48) cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 4 sts, 2 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts and 1 x 4 sts (1 x 4 sts, 2 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 4 sts) 1 x 4 sts, 2 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 4 sts (1 x 4 sts, 2 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts and 1 x 5 sts) = 8 (11) 11 (11) sts. Finish your work at 42 (46) 50 (54) cm height of work.

Assembly

Make shoulder, side and sleeve seams. Sew up the sleeves.