Pull Over Sweater

I made this sweater one month before for my own daughter, it’s to fit 4 or 5 years girl. It is a high neck sweater because of the cold season, when I was making this sweater at the end of the February it was a large amount snow falling here. in this season I made some different things with a different patterns and also share with you. I am glad to see this that everyone like my things and appreciate me with a beautiful comment.

I explain about the sweater, it is a very easy to crocheting them, in this pattern I use a double crochet and puff double crochet stitch, I explain about the puff stitch below the pattern row/special stitch. Some people use different ways to crochet puff stitch, it is very easy to understand. The band of the sweater, I made the front post and back post double crochet stitch.

To start this sweater first making the neck chain and follow the pattern. If you want to make a small size so you less them the increasing rounds and then continue work to the same. before starting check the size to your babies.i hope you like and appreciate.

 item need:

plum color worsted yarn 4ply

shaded worsted yarn 4ply

Size: 4 or 5 years Girl

gauge: width = 12 inches

Length neck to bottom = 19 inches

Length sleeves neck to cuff = 17.5 inches

Hook size. 3mm / US D 3.25mm

US Terms

ABBREVIATIONS:

c.         crochet

ch.       chain

sc         single crochet

dc.       double crochet

sts.       stitches

st.        stitch

slst.      slip stitch

BP.       back post

FP.       front post

Puff      Puff stitch

DEC    decrease 

INC     increase 

dc tog  double crochet together

Special Stitch: Puff Stitch

Puff Stitch:   yarn over the hook and insert the hook into the st, pull 

up a loop,We have 3 loops, yarn over again and insert the hook into the same

st pull up a loop,We have 5 loops on hook, yarn over the hook and pull throw 

4 loops, we have 2 loops on Hook, yarn over the hook and pull throw 2 loops, 

we have 1 loop on hook.

 PATTERN:

Rnd1:     ch 63, 1 dc into the 4^th ch from the hook, 1 dc in each st across, turn. (60+3)

Rnd2:     ch3 (count as dc), 1 dc in each st across, turn.

Rnd3:     (INC)   ch3, 1dc into next 2 sts, 2 dc into next st, repeat (1 dc into 3 sts,

                           2 dc into next st) across, turn.

Rnd4:     Repeat (Rnd 2).

Pattern Row:

Rnd5:     ch 3, skip next st, make a puff into next st, ch1, skip st, make a puff into 

              next st, Repeat (puff, skip st, ch1, puff) across, turn.

Rnd6:     (INC)   ch3, 1 dc into ch, 1dc into the top of the puff, 1dc into next ch, 

                           2dc into next, Repeat (1 dc into 4 sts,2dc in next) across, turn.

Rnd7:     Repeat (Rnd 2).

Rnd8:     (INC)   ch3, 1 dc into next 4 sts, 2 dc into next st, repeat (1dc into 5 sts, 

                           2 dc into next st) Across, don’t turn, join into the top of ch3, turn.

Rnd9:     (INC)   ch3, 1 dc into next 3 sts, 2 dc into next st, repeat (1dc into 4 sts, 

                           2 dc into next st) Across, don’t turn, join into the top of ch3, turn.

Pattern Row:

Rnd10:     Repeat (Rnd 5).

Rnd11:     Repeat (Rnd 8).

Rnd12:     Repeat (Rnd 9).

Rnd13:     Repeat (Rnd 2).

Rnd14:     (INC)   ch3, 1 dc into 8 sts, 2 dc into next st, repeat (1dc into 9 sts,

                             2 dc into next st) Across, don’t turn, join into the top of 

                             ch3, turn. (188 sts)

Pattern Row:

Rnd15:     Repeat (Rnd 5). (188 sts)

Rnd16:     Repeat (Rnd 2). (188 sts)

Divided the sts into 4 parts, stitch mark the sts into the right places into 4, count,

(Front and back=52+52) Both of sleeves (42+42) work all the 4 parts separately.

Always work into the back loop only except the pattern round.

Front:

Rnd1-10:     ch3 as count, 1 dc into the back loop in each st across, turn. (52)

Pattern Row:

Rnd11:         ch 3, skip next st, make a puff into next st, ch1, skip st, make a puff 

                    into next st, Repeat (puff, skip st, ch1, puff) across, turn. (52)

Rnd12:         ch3 as count, 1 dc in each st across, turn. (52)

Rnd13-18:    Repeat (Rnd 11, Rnd 12). (52 sts)

Rnd19:          Repeat (Rnd 12). (52sts)

Rnd20-21:    c2, 1dc FP, 1dc BP, in each st across. (52) Fasten off

Back:

Follow the back part to the same of the front.

Sleeves:

Rnd1-6:      ch3 as count, 1 dc into the back loop in each st across, turn. (42)

Pattern Row:

Rnd7:     ch 3, skip next st, make a puff into next st, ch1, skip st, make a puff 

              into next st, Repeat (puff, skip st, ch1, puff) across, turn. (42)

Rnd8:    (DEC)ch3, dc tog into next, 1 dc in each st across,dc tog into last, turn. (40)

Rnd9:       ch3 as count, 1 dc in each st across, turn. (40)

Rnd10:     Repeat (Rnd 8) (38)

Rnd11:     Repeat (Rnd 9) (38)

Rnd12:     Repeat (Rnd 8) (36)

Rnd13:     Repeat (Rnd 9) (36)

Rnd14:     Repeat (Rnd 8) (34)

Rnd15:     Repeat (Rnd 9) (34)

Rnd16-17:   c2, 1dc FP, 1dc BP, in each st across. (34). Fasten off

Follow the 2^nd sleeve to the same as the 1^st sleeve.

Neck band:

Join the yarn into the right back into the neck corner, work, ch2, 1dc into 4sts, 
(DEC) Dc tog into next st, repeat (1 dc into 5 sts, dc tog into next) around the 

neck band (52)

Rnd1-2:     c2, 1dc FP, 1dc BP, in each st across. (52) At the end of the 
                  2^nd round turn to the button space.

Make the button space:

Work:   3 sc into corner, ch2, skip 2sts for button, sc into next 5 sts, make 
the 2^nd space (skip 2 sts, ch 2) sc around the opening to the end, 3 sc into the 
2^nd corner. Fasten off

Finishing:    into the wrong side of the sweater sew the sides; sew it with a 
crochet needle, Join the front and back sides together, to start into the cuff  
opening of the sleeve to the end , follow the 2^nd side to the same.weave in 
loose end.
sew two buttons on the opining of the button space.