CROCHET HEART STITCH CARDIGAN

I made the crochet cardigan for the 4 or 5 years girls. It is very easy to start. In this cardigan or girl jacket I used black and pink 2colors crochet yarn, both of the colors are good combination; I like both of the colors very much for my little girl.

You have to choose light worsted yarn for the summer cardigan; it is very comfortable for yours children. Some time we don’t want to make the sleeves, make the edges of the armhole’s in different edges designs. I made one picture for you. I used the picot stitch for the edges of the armhole.

I explain about you that this cardigan I made only for 4 or 5 years old, if you want to make the larger size so, continue some more the increasing rounds. In this cardigan I used the special stitch heart stitch. Some people use in this stitch a treble crochet or puff stitch. I explain about the puff stitch in the description. I thought it would be a great and beautiful stitch to use in many things like sweater, baby blanket or woman shawls. The crochet heart stitch consisting 3 rows repeat using two different colors. The crochet heart stitch is worked using a multiple of 7+1 chains.

When I made it all the family members like so much the pattern. It is very easy to making; I also enjoyed to crocheting it. I think you all like it and feel very easy to come out the pattern.
(please!ignore the writing mistake)

Item to be need:

Two color (black, pink) worsted yarn 4ply(16- 20 stitches=4 inch)

Crochet needle

Matching Buttons

Gauge: length neck edge to bottom=18 inches

       Body width 1 corner to another= 13 inches

       Sleeves length neck edge to cuff=16 inches

      6dc in 3 Rows=1 inch

Size: 4-5 years girl

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 stitches

sks.      Skip stitch

Special st heart stitch: 

puff st:  yarn over the hook, insert the hook into the st, pull up a loop, yarn

Over, pull throw 2 loops, we have 2 loops in hook, yarn over again, insert the

 hook into same st, pull up a loop, Yarn over the hook, pull throw 2 loops, yarn

 over pull throw all loops.

 Ch2, make a 2^nd puff st. we completed the heart st.

Pattern:

Rnd1: ch61, 1dc into 4^th ch, 1dc in each st across, turn. (59 sts)

Rnd2:

Front: ch3 (count as dc), 1dc into next 9sts, make shell into next st(2dc, ch1, 2dc),

Arm: 1dc into next 9sts, make shell into next st(2dc, ch1, 2dc),

Back:  1dc into next 19sts, make shell into next st(2dc, ch1, 2dc),

2^nd Arm: 1dc into next 9sts, make shell into next st(2dc, ch1, 2dc),

Front: 1dc into last 9sts, turn.

Rnd3:

Front: ch3 (count as dc), 1dc into next 11sts, make shell into next ch1 space

(2dc, ch1, 2dc),

Arm: 1dc into next 13sts, make shell into next ch1 space (2dc, ch1, 2dc),

Back:  1dc into next 23sts, make shell into next ch1 space (2dc, ch1, 2dc),

2^nd Arm: 1dc into next 13sts, make shell into next ch1 space (2dc, ch1, 2dc),

Front: 1dc into last 12sts, turn.

Rnd4-12: repeat (Rnd 3)

Body:

Rnd1: ch3 (count as dc), 1dc in 31 sts, leave 52 sts for the arm part, 1dc after the ch

space shell st dc in Back part, 1dc in Each st into the back 63 across, leave 52 sts for

the 2^nd arm part, 1dc after the ch space shell st dc in front, 1dc in each st across into

front, turn.(126 sts)

Rnd 2: ch3 (count as dc), 1dc in each st across, turn. (126)

Rnd3- 18: repeat (Rnd 2). (126)

Note : continue work  in the heart pattern,multiple of 7+ 1chain.

Pattern Row:

Change the color pink:

Rnd19: ch2 make a puff st, ch3, skip 6sts, make (puff, ch2, puff) in next st, repeat

[ch3, skip 6sts, make (puff, ch2, puff) in next st] across, change the color black, turn work.

Rnd20: ch1, sc into same st, ch2, 1dc 1 step down into dc 2sts, ch2, 1sc into middle

ch2 space In puffs, repeat [ch2, 1dc  1step down into dc 2 sts, ch2, 1sc into middle ch2

space in puffs]across, don’t change color continue work into same color, turn.

Rnd21: ch3 (count as dc), 2dc in ch2 space, 1dc in next 2dc sts, 2dc in next ch2 space,

1dc in sc st, repeat [2dc in ch2 space, 1dc in next 2dc, 2dc in next ch2 space, 1dc in next sc

St] across, change the next color pink, turn continue work. (126 dc)

Rnd22-33:     repeat [Rnd19, Rnd20, Rnd21]

Rnd24:          ch3 (count as dc), 1dc in each st across.(126 dc). Fasten off

Make the bands:

Right side band:

Starting in right side front corner, join yarn black color,ch1, sc in same st, sc evenly across,ch1

Turn, in this Rnd we make 3 button holes.

Next rnd:  sc in same st, make button hole ch2,skip 2 sts, sc in next 6sts, make 2^nd button hole

Ch2, skip 2sts, sc in next 6sts, make 3^rd button hole, ch2, skip 2sts, sc in each st across to the end.

Make left band:

Starting in corner of the neck edge, join yarn black, ch1, sc in same st, sc evenly across to the end,

ch1, turn.

Next Rnd:  sc in same st , sc in each st across to the end.

Make the neck edge:

Join black color right side facing in corner, make shell, ch3, 4dc in same st, skip st, 1sc in next,

Skip st, make shell in next st (5dc), repeats [make shell (5dc), skip st, sc in next st, skip st, shell in next st]

Make sleeves:

Rnd1: start in corner join yarn black color, ch3 (count as dc) 1dc in each st across, turn. (52sts)

Rnd2-3:  ch3 (count as dc) 1dc in each st across, turn. (52sts)

Rnd4:  DEC; ch2, dc tog in next, 1dc in each st across, dc tog at the last 2 sts, turn. (50)

Rnd5: ch3 (count as dc) 1dc in each st across, turn. (50sts)

Rnd6-12:     repeat (Rnd3, Rnd4)

Note: Work in multiple of 7+ch1 (42 sts)

Pattern Row:

Rnd13-27: follow the heart stitch pattern of the body in the cardigan.

Rnd31:       ch3, 1dc in each st across. Fasten off

Sewing:  At the end of the Rnd 31, cut the yarn in 20 inch length, sew the sleeve into the wrong

Side, use the crochet needle and sew to end.

2^nd sleeve:

Follow the 1^st sleeve to the same pattern.

Make flower:

Rnd 1:   ch4, slst to join and make a ring.

Rnd 2:   15sc into the ring, slst

Rnd 3:   ch2, skip to sts, sc in next st, repeat 4 more times.

Rnd 4:   into ch space (8dc) slst in next space, repeat in 4 petals.

Fasten off.