Monday, October 22, 2007

Free Snowflake sweater pattern

Here's my first free pattern!
I've started crocheting almost two years ago, and i've adored it immediately.
This is one of my first designs and i'm really proud of it!
I sell the Snowflake sweater on my Etsy shop , but you can make your own with this free pattern. I hope it came out well, as it is the first pattern i've ever tried to write down!
Here it is:

TERMS: ch = chain
sc = simple crochet
hdc = half double crochet
blo = back-loop only
flo = front-loop only
sc2tog = simple crochet 2 chain together

I used 4.00 mm hook and 250-300 gr. fine weight yarn.

BACK:
Ribbing:
Ch 21.
Sc in the second ch from hook and across, ch 1, turn.
Sc every row working in blo until the piece misure 42cm.
After the last row don't brake off, but turn the hook for working on the long side of the ribbing.
Ch 1, work 44 sc on the long side, ch 2, turn.
Body:
Row one: work one hdc in the first ch and across, ch 2, turn.
Repeat row one until the body piece misures 40cm.

FRONT:
Ribbing:
work the same as back.
Left Side:
Row one: Hdc in 30 ch in flo, ch 1, turn.
Row two: work two hdc together, and one hdc in every ch, ch 2, turn.
Row three: hdc in each ch across, ch 1, turn.
Repeat rows two and three until the piece misure 40cm, as the back piece.
Right side:
Row one: hdc in blo 14 ch, and hdc in flo (behind the left front piece) 16 ch, ch 1, turn.
Row two: work two hdc together, and one hdc in every ch, ch 2, turn.
Row three: hdc in each ch across, ch 1, turn.
Repeat rows two and three until the piece misure 40cm, as the back piece.

SLEEVES (make two):
Ribbing:
Row one: ch 4, sc in second chain from hook and in the next two ch, ch 1, turn.
Row two: sc in blo each sc, ch 1, turn.
Repeat row two until the piece misure 26cm.
After the last row don't brake off, but turn the hook for working on the long side of the ribbing.
Shoulder:
Row one: ch 2, make two hdc in each ch 1 space, one hdc in the last space (for a total of 32 hdc,counting the first ch 2 as an hdc), turn.
Row two: ch 2, hdc in each hdc, ch 1, turn.
Rows three: 1 sc in the first hdc, sc2tog, one hdc in each hdc until the last 3 hdc, sc2tog, one sc in the last hdc, ch 1, turn.
Repeat row three until the sleeve misure 15cm (including the ribbing).

FINISHING:
Sew underarm and shoulder edges, sew sleeve's top around armholes and the edges of the sleeve's ribbing together.