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Comfy Crochet Sweater

RED HEART® Fashion Soft™: 6 (7, 8) balls 4702 Bright Pink

Susan Bates® Crochet Hook:3.75mm [US F-5]

Susan Bates® split lock stitch markers

Yarn needle

GAUGE: 18 hdc = 4" (10 cm) in plain hdc rows; 20 sts = 4" (10 cm) in Wave st. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

RED HEART® Fashion Soft™, Art E845 available in

solid color 5 oz (141 g), 381 yds (348 m) balls

LW5770

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Choose this sweater for layering over a knit shirt or wear on its own with pants, leggings or jeans. The lighter weight version of Soft

yarn is perfect for go-anywhere styling with interesting wave stitch accent.

Sweater measures 45 (53, 61)" (114.5 (134.5, 155) cm) around bust and 30 (31½, 33)" (76 (80, 84) cm) in length.

SPECIAL STITCHESShallow fpsc = Shallow front post single crochet. Insert hook from the front of the work to back in top of indicated st, bring it to front again through top of next st, yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook.Here helpful video on how to work the shallow fpsc: https://youtu.be/lFv7cLC7_mcDtr = Double treble crochet. Yarn over 3 times, insert hook in indicated st and pull up a loop (5 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 4 times

– 1 loop remains on hook.

WAVE STITCHFoundation is a multiple of 19 sts + 1.Row 1 (right side): Skip 2 sts (counts as 1 hdc), hdc in each st to end, turn.Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, shallow fpsc around each st to last st, sc in last st, turn.Row 3: Ch 5 (counts as 1 tr), 4 tr in first st, tr in next st, [skip next st, tr in next st] 8 times, * 5 tr in each of next 2 sts, tr in next st, [skip next st, tr in next st] 8 times; repeat from * to last st, 5 tr in last st, turn.Row 4: Repeat Row 2.Row 5: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 4 dc in first st, dc in next st, [skip next st, dc in next st] 8 times, * 5 dc in each of next 2 sts, dc in next st, [skip next st, dc in next st] 8 times; repeat from * to last st, 5 dc in last st, turn.Row 6: Repeat Row 2.Row 7: Ch 6 (counts as 1 dtr), dtr in each st to end, turn.Row 8: Repeat Row 2.Repeat Rows 3-8 for Wave st.

BACKCh 103 (121, 139).Row 1 (right side): Skip 2 ch (does not count as a st), hdc in each ch to end, turn – 101 (119, 137) hdc.Row 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), hdc in each hdc to end, turn.Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 21 (21½, 22)" (53.5 (54.5, 56 cm), ending after a wrong side row.Fasten off.

Add Width for SleevesPlace 11 (14, 17) markers evenly spaced across top row.Next 2 rows:Row 1 (right side): With new yarn, ch 39 (38, 37), * hdc in each hdc to next marked st, 2 hdc in marked st, remove marker; repeat from * until all markers have been removed, hdc in each remaining hdc to end, ch 40 (39, 38), turn – 191 (210, 229) sts including ch sts.Row 2: Skip 1 ch (does not count as a st), sc in each st to end – 190 (209, 228) sc.

Work in Wave st beginning with a pattern Row 3 until piece measures 10 (11, 12)" (25.5 (28, 30.5) cm) from sleeve foundations.

Fasten off.

FRONTMake same as back.

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FINISHINGSew side seams, leaving bottom 3" unsewn.Sew bottoms of sleeves together.Sew together 15 (16¾, 18¼)" (38 (42.5, 46.5) cm) at each side of top seam, leaving center 8 (8½, 9)" (20.5 (21.5, 23) cm) open for neck.

Weave in all loose ends.

ABBREVIATIONSch = chain; dc = double crochet; hdc = half double crochet; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch (es); tr = treble (triple) crochet; [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified;

* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.

LW5770 Comfy Crochet Sweater

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LW5770 Comfy Crochet Sweater

22½ (26½, 30½)" (57 (67.5, 77.5) cm)

7¾ (7¾, 7½)"(19.5 (19,19) cm)

38 (42, 45½)" (96.5 (106.5, 115.5) cm)

8 (8½, 9)"(20.5 (21.5,

23) cm)15 (16¾, 18¼)"

(38 (42.5, 46.5) cm)

8½ (9½

, 10½)"

(21.5 (24,26.5) cm

)

30 (31½, 33)" (76 (80, 84) cm

)

21½ (22, 22½

)"(54.5 (56, 57) cm

)

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6

4

2

3

1

7

5

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2-dc cl

Symbol Key

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