Relief White Crochet Sweater

You’ll need:

400g of white yarn (15% wool, 35% angora, 50% acryl; 294m/100g);

Crochet hooks 4,5 and 5,5;

Knitting needles 3.

Size: S.

Used Patterns

Main pattern: 1 motif (square): work with circle rows due to the scheme. Make 6 chain sts and circle them in the ring with 1 slip st. Then, work in the following way: 1^st circle row: 12 single crochets around, replace the 1^st single crochet to 2 chain sts, finish circle row with 1 slip st in the 2^nd chain st increase;

2^nd circle row: make “beads” and chain sts, finish circle row with 3 chain sts increase and 1 double crochet in the first “bead”;

3^rd circle row: make arches and single crochets, replace the 1^st single crochet to 2 chain sts. Make “beads” in the corners, then, make 3 chain sts and 1 slip st in the upper part of “bead”, finish circle row with 1 slip st. Repeat 1^st-3^rd circle rows x once.

Stitches control: 11 sts x 16 rows = 6 x 6 cm;

1 square = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Front and Back

Make 40 squares, connect them due to the pattern design in the following way: in the 3^rd circle row, starting from the 2^nd square, join to the previous squares. For this, make 1 single crochet in the arch of chain sts instead of the central chain st of the previous square. Make 1 slip st instead of central chain st in the corner sts of the previous square. At first, connect 8 squares in a row, then, connect the 8^th square with the 1^st square in order to make circle. Make 3 more rows in the same way = 16 squares. Then, make 1 row of 4 squares for back, make 1 square from both sides, leaving place for neck-hole in the front part. At the same time, make shoulder seams, for this, connect squares of front shoulders with the corresponding squares of back shoulders.

Sleeves

Make 12 squares for each sleeve and connect them due to the pattern design. For this, connect 3 squares in a row, connect the third square with the first square in order to make circle. Make 3 more rows in the same way.

Assembly

Sew up the sleeves in the arm-holes. Fasten all the edges with 1 circle row of “shrimp stitch”, make 4 or 3 single crochets in the arches of squares by turn, make 1 single crochet in the corner sts between 2 corner sts. Finish all the circle rows with 1 slip st in the 1^st chain st. Cast on 66 sts along the lower part of back and make 6 cm of 2 x 2 rib. Make the same actions with the front part of pullover. For the cuff, cast on 26 sts with circular knitting needles and make 6 cm with 2 x 2 rib. Make the second cuff in the same way. For collar, cast on 80 sts along the neck-hole line with circular knitting needles, make 1 cm of stockinette stitch, then, make 16 cm of 2 x 2 rib.