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:  All kinds of different color of yarn.  I used: purple, pink, white, gray and black

G size hook & 

Gauge:

4 single crochets = 1 inch. 

1 row of single crochets = ½ inch

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.  It will help you prepare for the color and stitch changes throughout this pattern.

 

RND 1: (color purple)

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: (Rnd 9 & 10: color pink, Rnd 11: color white)

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: (Rnd 12: color white, Rnd 13: color gray)

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: (color gray)

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: (color black)

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, 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: 19: 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 20: Sl st in the next 24 sts. Ch 2, hdc in next 28 sts Ch 2, TURN.

 

RND 21: (color pink)

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: (color white)

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 31-32: (color white)

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.

 

RND 33: (color purple)

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: 33 & TURN after the last stitch of the 28 stitches.

(RND 34-39 is the collar portion of the sweater.)

 

 

 

RND: 34-36 (color purple) DO NOT stitch around the chain 30 at this point. 

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.  

 

RND: 37-38 (color pink)

Single crochet in each stitch (28 stitches).  Chain 1 after every row.

 

RND: 39 (color pink)

This row will finish off the collar. 

Triple crochet, slip stitch, triple crochet, slip stitch.  Follow this pattern for 28 stitches.  This will give it a "bump" effect.  Real nice way to end the collar.

 

 

 

FASTEN OFF.    WEAVE IN ALL YARN ENDS.