Crochet pattern · sweater · Easy
Maple Lane Pullover
Yarn weight 3 · 4.5 mm (G-7) hook
Directions
- Finished size: chest 36 (40, 44, 48) in; S (M, L, XL), a relaxed box shape.
- Yarn: DK wool blend, about 1,100 (1,250, 1,400, 1,550) yd: oatmeal 500, cinnamon 200, pumpkin 400 (more for larger sizes).
- Gauge: 16 half double crochet and 12 rows = 4 in, working in back loops.
- The sweater is four rectangles: a front, a back and two sleeves, sewn together.
- Front and back (make 2): with oatmeal, chain 74 (82, 90, 98). Half double crochet in the 3rd chain from the hook and in each chain across: 72 (80, 88, 96) stitches.
- Row 2 on: chain 2 (does not count), half double crochet in the back loop of each stitch. These back-loop rows make soft ribbed ridges.
- Color blocks: 26 rows oatmeal, 4 rows cinnamon, 26 rows pumpkin, 4 rows cinnamon, then oatmeal to 22 (22, 23, 23) in long. Fasten off.
- Sleeves (make 2): with cinnamon, chain 66; half double crochet across (64). Work in back loops, decreasing 1 stitch at each end (hdc2tog) every 4th row 8 times: 48 stitches. Change to pumpkin at 6 in. Work to 18 in.
- Cuffs: with cinnamon, 10 rows of single crochet in back loops along the sleeve end.
- Joining: lay the front on the back. Sew 5 (6, 7, 8) in of each shoulder, leaving the middle open for the neck. Center each sleeve on a shoulder seam and sew it on. Sew the side and sleeve seams.
- Neck and hem: with cinnamon, work 3 rounds of single crochet around the neck and 6 around the hem. Weave in ends and steam gently.