If you’ve never crocheted a raglan sweater or top before, you are in for a treat. This might just be my favorite way to crochet sweaters or tops! The fact is that the technique has many advantages:
- when you crochet the from top-down, you will get a whole thing, it means without seams
- save valuable time without spending it on long and annoying stitching
- raglan allows you to try on the sweater at any time and adjust its size in the process of crocheting
- sweater sits perfectly on the shoulders, not forming folds in the armpit area
- the perfect technique for crocheting children’s clothes, because the sweater is easy to fit on the growth child, periodically unravel and extending its sleeves
MATERIALS:
Yarn: Alize Bella Fingering / 4 ply 100% Cotton 196 yards / 50 grams – 9 skeins – 4 pink, 2 white, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 grey.
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Crochet Hook: 2 mm
Stitches Used: ch-chain, sl st-slip stitch, sc-single crochet, dc-double crochet, fpdc-front post double crochet, bpdc-back post double crochet, fpdc2tog-2 front post dc crochet together
Gauge: 26.0 sts = 4 inches
Length: 18 3/4 in or 47,5 cm cm
Width: 16 1/2 in or 42 cm,
PATTERN:
Round 1: crochet 150 foundation dc, join witn sl st to the 1st st
Round 2-8: ch-3, * fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st **, repeat from * to ** to the end of round, join with sl st to the first stitch
Divide the number of stitches by
sleeve #1 – 30 sts, sleeve #2 – 30 sts, back part – 43 sts, front part -43 sts + 4 sts – 4 corners
Round 9: sleeve #1 – ch-3, 2 dc in in the same place, ch-2, 3 dc in same space (1st corner), ch-2, skip next st, dc in next st, * ch-1, skip next st, dc in next st **, repeat from * to ** until you’ll reach 15 dc across the sleeve part, ch-2,
back part – (3dc, ch-2, 3 dc) in next st (2nd corner), ch-2, dc in next 43 sts, ch-2,
sleeve #2 – (3dc, ch-2, 3 dc) in next st (3rd corner), ch-2, skip next st, dc in next st, * ch-1, skip next st, dc in next st **, repeat from * to ** until you’ll reach 15 dc across the sleeve part, ch-2,
front part – (3dc, ch-2, 3 dc) in next st (4th corner), ch-2, dc in next 43 sts, ch-2, join with sl st to top of ch-3
Round 10:
sleeve #1 – sl st in next st, sl st in next ch-2 space, ch-3, 2 dc in in the same place, ch-2, 3 dc in same space (1st corner), ch-2, dc in next ch space, * ch-1, dc in next ch space **, repeat from * to the ch-2 space, ch-1, dc in ch-2 space, ch-2
back part – (3dc, ch-2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 space (2nd corner), ch-2, dc in next ch-2 space, dc in next dc across to the ch-2 space, dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2
sleeve #2 – (3dc, ch-2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 space (3rd corner), ch-2, dc in next ch-2 space, * ch-1, dc in next ch space **, repeat from * to ** to the ch-2 space, ch-1, dc in ch-2 space, ch-2
front part – (3dc, ch-2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 space (2nd corner), ch-2, dc in next ch-2 space, dc in next 43 sts, dc in next ch-2 space, ch-2, join with sl st to top of ch-3
Repeat Round 10 until you’ll reach 40 dc in the sleeve parts and 93 dc in the front and back parts. (27 rounds of raglan)
Body part
In the end of the 35 th round join with sl st to top of ch-3 space
Round 36: ch-3, dc in next 2 dc, 3 dc in next ch-2 space (1st corner), 3 dc in the 2nd corner (ch-2 space), dc in next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, dc in next 93 dc, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, dc in next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-2 space (3rd corner), 3 dc in the 4th corner (ch-2 space), dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 space, dc in next 93 dc, 2 dc in the last ch-2 space
You must get 220 dc (multiple of 20)
Round 37-68 follow the pattern.
Round 69-73: rounds of dc
Round 74-80: rounds of rib (repeat round 2)
Sleeves
Round 1-5: rounds of grid (48 ch-1 spaces)
Round 6: round of dc (50 dc)
Round 7: round of rib (repeat round 2)
Round 8: pull the loop, *fpdc2tog in next 2 fpdc, bpdc in next bpdc, fpdc in next fpdc, bpdc in next bpdc, fpdc in next fpdc, bpdc in next bpdc **, repeat from * to ** to the end of the round, join with sl st to the 1 st st
Round 9-10: rounds of rib (repeat round 2)
It’s a very pretty sweater and I would like to make it for several friends. What size is this sweater and can it be made in various sizes?
Oh! I like THIS! I can make it fit big ol’ me!
Thank you :) It would be great to see your work!
Hi..
I am starting this sweater. To assist it to my size should I increase the chains??
Do let me know as I really want to make it for myself.. My busy it’s 35inches.. Will it fit me??
Please Repeat Round 10 until you’ll reach the desired size, you should always try it on, and please note the number of stitches must be a multiple of 20 (the last row before the triangles pattern)