Sailor crochet sweater for baby

Sailor crochet sweater for baby

Materials

Yarn (recommended for crochet 4mm)

Crochet hook (size 4mm)

Stitch Markers

Yarn needle

Scissors

 

SIZE: 2 years

INSTRUCTIONS

Back

Colour White

Foundation chain: Make chain of 48

ROW 1: Go up with 1 chain and make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain.

Change colour (blue)

ROW 2: Go up with 1 chain and make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

Change colour (white)

ROWS 3 – 5: Go up with 1 chain and make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

ROWS 6 – 39: Go up with 2 chains and make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Front  

Colour White

Foundation chain: Make chain of 48

ROW 1: Go up with 1 chain and make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain.

Change colour (blue)

ROW 2: Go up with 1 chain and make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

Change colour (white)

ROWS 3 – 5: Go up with 1 chain and make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

ROWS 6 – 28: Go up with 2 chains and make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

ROW 29: Mark 24 stitches and make 24 half double crochet.

ROWS 30: Go up with 2 chains, 1 decrease, keep making half double crochet.

ROWS 31: Go up with 2 chains, make half double crochet and with the last two stitches on the row make 1 decrease.

ROWS 32 – 39: Go up with 2 chains and make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Repeat on the other side of the sweater from rows 30 – 39.

Piece with combination of colours (white and blue) for the lower part of the neck.

Colour White

Make chain of 15.

ROW 1: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain.

Change colour (blue)

ROWS 2 – 3: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Change colour (white)

ROWS 4 – 5: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Change colour (blue)

ROWS 6 – 7: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Change colour (white)

ROWS 8: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

Two Sleeves

Colour White

ROW 1: Make 33 chains and join at the end with a single crochet in first chain. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 2: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Directly Knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

Change colour (blue)

ROWS 3: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Directly Knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

Change colour (white)

ROWS 4 – 5: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows. Directly Knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROWS 6: Make 10 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row. Directly Knit 1 half double crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROWS 7 – 30: Make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows. Directly Knit 1 half double crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

Do the same for the other sleeve.

Put the pieces together

• Sew the front with the back
• Sew the sleeves to the sweater
• Sew the front to the back on the shoulders
• Sew the piece with colours (white and blue) at the bottom of the neck

Sailor cape

ROW 1: Locate the back of the neck at the back and make 1 half double crochet in each stitch.

ROWS 2 – 10: Make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

ROW 11: Make 1 half double crochet all the way around including cape and neck at the front. Close the row with a slip stitch.

Cut the yarn.

ROWS 12: Put yarn in the front part of the neck where the V is formed. Make 6 separation chains, go up with 2 chains and make half double crochet all the way around. In each corner of the back of the cape make a triple increase. When you reach the end of the other side of the neck make 6 separation chains.

ROWS 2 – 5: Make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows. In each corner of the back of the cape make a triple increase.

Change colour (blue)

ROWS 6: Make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. In each corner of the back of the cape make a triple increase.

Change colour (white)

ROWS 7: Make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the row. In each corner of the back of the cape make a triple increase.

Piece to tie the neck

Foundation chain: Make chain of 20

ROW 1: Go up with 2 chains and make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the chain.

ROW 2: Go up with 2 chains and make 1 half double crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

Sew the piece to the sweater.