Free Crochet Patterns from Crochet N More

9" around her neck

15" around her waist

6 " from inside of left front leg to the inside of the right front leg

 

MATERIALS:  variegated yarn 

G size hook & 

Gauge:

4 single crochets = 1 inch. 

1 row of single crochets = ½ inch

Gauge:

group of slip and single crochets (about 5 total) = 1 inch

3 rows of slip stitch and single crochet = 1 ¾ inch

1 Row of Triple Crochets = 1 inch (or so) 

 

Please read through the directions of this pattern before you start.

 

RND 1: Chain 52, join with sl st being careful not to twist the chain. Ch 2, hdc in next ch and in each ch around. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 2. Ch 2. DO NOT TURN

 

RND 2-4: Hdc in next st and in each st around. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 2. Ch 2. Do not turn.  At the end of row 4, chain 1 vs. chain 2.

 

RND: 5-6: Single crochet, slip stitch, single crochet, slip stitch, continue pattern throughout the entire row. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 1. Chain 1. Do not turn.  At the end of row 6, chain 2.

 

RND 7-8: Hdc in next st and in each st around. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 2. Ch 2. Do not turn.  At the end of row 8, chain 1.  Do not turn.

 

RND: 9-11: Single crochet, slip stitch, single crochet, slip stitch, continue pattern throughout the entire row. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 1. Chain 1. Do not turn.  At the end of row 11, chain 2.  Do not turn.

 

RND 12-13: Hdc in next st and in each st around. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 2. Ch 2. Do not turn.  At the end of row 13, chain 1.  Do not turn.

 

RND 14-15: Single crochet in next st and in each st around. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 1. Ch 1. Do not turn.   At the end of RND 15, chain 3 for the beginning of RND 16.

 

RND 16: Triple crochet in next st and in each st around. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 3. Ch 1. Do not turn. 

 

RND 17-18: Single crochet in next st and in each st around. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 1. Ch 1. Do not turn. 

 

RND: 19: Single crochet, slip stitch, single crochet, slip stitch, continue pattern throughout the entire row. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 1. Chain 1. Do not turn.

 

RND 20: Sl st in the next 24 sts. Ch 2, hdc in next 28 sts Ch 2, TURN.

 

RND 21: Hdc in next st and in each st around.. Ch 1.  Turn.

 

RND: 22-25: Single crochet, slip stitch, single crochet, slip stitch, continue pattern throughout the entire row. Chain 1, Turn

 

RND 26: single crochet in next st and in each st around.  Ch 1.  Turn.

 

RND: 27: Single crochet, slip stitch, single crochet, slip stitch, continue pattern throughout the entire row.

 

Now start the neck chain.

 

CHAIN 30 (for the neck), join with slip stitch to opposite side of row just completed.  Be careful to not twist the chain.   Chain 1.

 

RND 31-35: Single crochet, slip stitch, single crochet, slip stitch, continue pattern throughout the entire row; around the chain 30 and the next 28 stitches.  Total of 58 stitches.  Slip stitch to chain 1.  Chain1.

 

After RND: 35 & TURN after the last stitch of the 28 stitches.  DO NOT stitch around the chain 30 at this point.  RND 36-39 is the collar portion of the sweater. 

 

RND: 36-39: Single crochet in next stitch, slip stitch in next, all the way around the collar (28 stitches)   Always chain 1 after completion of each row.  

 

FASTEN OFF.    WEAVE IN ALL YARN ENDS.