Pullover Sweater

sweater-001 Girl’s Pullover Sweater-sizes 6-10

Quick and easy pullover sweater for little girls!  Free PDF download available at:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pullover-sweater

Pattern is for size 6, sizes 8, 10 are given in paretheses.

 

Skill Level: Intermediate

 

Supplies: 10 ½ oz. (11, 11 ½ oz.) 4 ply worsted wt. yarn, size I and K aluminum crochet hook, yarn needle.

 

Stitches Used: ch, sl st, sc, dc.

 

Gauge:  7 dc = 2 inches, 3 dc rows = 2 inches

 

Color changes are made at the beginning of a rnd. and worked for 2 rnds.

 

Directions for back:

Ribbing, with I hook:

 

Rnd. 1: ch 12 (13, 14), sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn.   11 (12, 13) sc.

 

Rnd. 2: working in back loops, sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn.  11 (12, 13) sc.

 

Rnd. 3: repeat rnd 2 for 12 (13, 14) inches, ch 1, turn.   11 (12, 13) sc

 

Rnd. 4: working across top of ribbing, work 40 (42, 44) sc, ch 1, turn.   40 (42, 44) sc

 

Switch to K hook:

 

Rnd. 5: sc in each sc across, ch 3, turn.   40 (42, 44) sc

 

Rnd. 6: working in back loops of each stitch in this and following rnds; dc in each next sc and in each sc across, ch 3 (counts as first dc of next rnd), turn.   40 (42, 44) dc

 

Rnds 7-26 (28, 30): repeat rnd. 6.     40 (42, 44) dc

 

Rnd. 27 (29, 31): dc in next 9 dc, fasten off; skip next 20 (22, 24) dc, attach yarn in next dc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next 9 dc; fasten off.

 

Front:

Rnds. 1- 20 (22, 24): Repeat rnds. 1-20 (22, 24) of sweater back.

 

Rnd. 21 (23, 25): dc  in next 15 dc; ch 3, turn.   16 dc

 

Rnd. 22 (24, 26): dc in next dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 12 dc, ch 3, turn.   15 dc

 

Rnd. 23 (25, 27) dc in next 12 dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, ch 3, turn.    14 dc

 

Rnd. 24 (26, 28): dc in next dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 11 dc, ch 3, turn.   13 dc

 

Rnd. 25 (27, 29): dc in next 11 dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, ch 3, turn.   12 dc

 

Rnd. 26 (28, 30): dc in next dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 8 dc, ch 3, turn.   11 dc

 

Rnd. 27 (29, 31): dc in next 8 dc, dec dc over next 2 dc; fasten off.    10 dc

 

Right Front:

 

Rnd. 21 (23, 25): skip next 8 (10, 12) dc, attach yarn, ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next 15 dc, ch 3, turn.   16 dc

 

Rnd. 22 (24, 26): dc in next 13 dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, ch 3, turn.   15 dc

 

Rnd. 23 (25, 27): dc in next dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 11 dc, ch 3, turn.   14 dc

 

Rnd. 24 (26, 28): dc in next 11 dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, ch 3, turn.    13 dc

 

Rnd. 25 (27, 29): dc in next dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 9 dc, ch 3, turn.   12 dc

 

Rnd. 26 (28, 30): dc in next 9 dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, ch 3, turn.    11 dc

 

Rnd. 27 (29, 31): dc in next dc, dec dc over next 2 dc, dc in next 7 dc, fasten off.   10 dc

 

With right sides facing, sew shoulder seams.

 

Neckline-K hook:

 

Rnd. 1: working in both loops of each st, with right side facing, attach yarn at any dc on back of sweater, sc in each st around, work 2 sc in each row, work an even number of stitches, join with sl st to beginning sc, do not turn.

 

Rnd. 2: ch 1, sc in each sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc, do not turn.

 

Rnd. 3: ch 1, sc, ch 3 in same st, sl st top of  same sc, skip next sc; *sc, ch 3, sl st in top of same sc, skip next sc*, repeat from asterisks around, join with sl st to beginning sc, fasten off.

 

Sleeves:

 

Ribbing-I hook:

 

Rnd. 1: ch 8 (9, 10), sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn.  7 (8, 9) sc

 

Rnd. 2: working in back loops, sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn.   7 (8, 9) sc

Rnd. 3: repeat rnd. 2 for 7 (8, 9) inches, ch 1, turn.   7 (8, 9) sc

 

Rnd. 4: working across top of ribbing, work 24 (26, 28) sc, ch 3, turn.   24 (26, 28) sc

 

Rnd. 5: Switch to K hook, working in back loops in this and following rnds., dc in next sc and in each sc across, ch 3, turn.    24 (26, 28) dc

 

Rnd. 6: dc in each dc, increasing by 2 dc, ch 3, turn.    26 (28, 30) dc

 

Rnd. 7: dc in each dc, ch 3, turn.   26 (28, 30) dc

 

Rnd. 8: repeat rnd. 6.   28 (30, 32) dc

 

Rnd. 9: repeat rnd. 7.   28 (30, 32) dc

 

Rnd. 10: repeat rnd. 6.   30 (32, 34) dc

 

Rnd. 11: repeat rnd. 7.   30 (32, 34) dc

 

Rnd. 12: repeat rnd. 6.   32 (34, 36) dc

 

Rnd. 13: repeat rnd. 7.   32 (34, 36) dc

 

Rnd. 14: repeat rnd. 6.   34 (36, 38) dc

 

Rnd. 15: repeat rnd. 7.   34 (36, 38) dc

 

Rnd. 16: repeat rnd. 6.   36 (38, 40) dc

 

Rnd. 17: repeat rnd. 7.   36 (38, 40) dc

 

Rnd. 18: repeat rnd. 6.   38 (40, 42) dc

 

Rnd. 19: repeat rnd. 7.   38 (40, 42) dc

 

Rnd. 20: repeat rnd. 6.   40 (42, 44) dc

 

Rnds. 21-27 (28, 30): repeat rnd. 7, fasten off.

 

With right sides facing, center sleeve at shoulder, sew sleeve to shoulder.  Sew up side seam of sweater and continue to sew up sleeve.

 

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