Today we are going to learn how to make an oversized crochet sweater, which you can use for all seasons. Worn by itself during the warmer months and with a nice shirt underneath in the cooler months. We have chosen the fishbone stitch, because of its fun and easy nature. The star yarn, however, is Ortica, a yarn with only two elements in its composition: cotton and nettle fibre, soft and tenacious at the same time. These two fibers together make any garment breathable and therefore pleasant on the skin. Hurray for fibers of natural origin!
Ready? Let’s go!
MATERIALS
Ortica yarn col. Picnic 350 g / 12.3 oz
Crochet hook n° 5.5 EU / I/9 US
Wool needle
GAUGE – FISHBONE DOUBLE CROCHET
10 cm x 10 cm / 4" x 4"
10.5 stitches and 8 rows
STITCHES USED
Chain
Single crochet
Fishbone double crochet:
throw the thread, enter the next stitch with the hook and pull out 1 stitch (= 3 stitches on the hook), close the first stitch in the second, throw the thread and close the first stitch, throw the thread again and close the last 2 stitches
SIZES
The instructions given are for size S/M (L)
MEASUREMENTS OF THE FINISHED GARMENT SIZE S / M (L)
Bust circumference 112 (122) cm / 44" (48")
Total height 50 (54) cm / 19.7" (21.3")
Height from underarm 23 (25) cm / 9.1" (9.8")
Neck opening 29 (30) cm / 11.4" (11.8")
DIFFICULTY
Easy
PROCEDURE
The sweater is worked flat and is made up of 2 pieces, the back and the front. The shoulders are slipped, forming a short sleeve. After sewing, the edges are finished with single crochet.
With crochet hook n° 5.5 EU / I/9 US cast on 60 chain stitches and work in double fishbone stitch for a total of 36 (39) rows, equal to 45 (49) cm / 17.7" (19.3"). For the neckline, continue working only on the first and last 16 stitches, decreasing 2 more stitches on each side. Continue until 50 (54) cm / 19.7" (21.3") total height. Bind off.
Work exactly as done for the front, but without making the neckline.
Sew shoulders for 13.5 (15.5) cm / 5.3" (6.1"). Sew the sides for 23 (25) cm/9.1" (9.8"). Finish the neckline, the bottom edge and the armholes with 1 single crochet row.
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