Crochet Purple Pullover
You’ll need:
600g of merino wool in purple color;
Crochet hook 4.
Size: L.
Stitches control: 12 sts = 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Make 62 chain sts and make the first 23 sts due to the scheme 1, the central 16 sts due to the scheme 2. At 39 cm height, mark arm-holes from both sides with contrast yarn and crochet straight. At 60 cm height, finish your work.
Front
Make 62 chain sts and make the first 23 sts due to the scheme 1, the central 16 sts due to the scheme 2. At 39 cm height, mark arm-holes from both sides with contrast yarn and crochet straight. At the same time, for V-shape neck-hole, divide your work into 2 parts and finish each part separately, decrease 1 st after the selvage st in every row from inwards. At 60 cmheight, finishyourwork.
Sleeves
Make 30 chain sts, make the first and last 7 half single crochets, the central 16 sts with the pattern due to the scheme 2. At the same time, increase 10 x 1 st in every 3rd row from both sides = 50 sts. At 46 cm height, finish your work.
Assembly
Make seams and sew up the sleeves in the arm-holes. Fasten the neck-hole with 4 rows of single crochets. Fasten the lower edge of work and sleeves with 1 row of single crochets.
This pattern is very attractive. My question concerns the needle size and yarn. My US 4 looks quite small for the result I see in this photo. Is the Merino wool used a worsted weight or DK ?
It's worsted weight yarn