How To Crochet A Cropped Sweater Tutorial

Materials Needed
Yarn: Worsted Weight Medium #4
Hook: G/4.5 & I/5.5
Tapestry Needle
Craft Scissors

Stitches, Terms & Abbreviations used:

ST: Stitch
CH: Chain
SC: Single Crochet
SL St: Slip Stitch
SPS: Spaces
HDC: Half Double Crochet
BLO: Back Loop Only

Pattern Instructions:

Front & Back Panels (Make 2)

Ribbing

Rnd 1: ch7, sc in second sp & across, ch1, turn. (6sc)

Rnd 2: sc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (6sc)

Rnds 3-58: Rpt rnd 2

Turn work sideways

Rnd 1: hdc 58, ch1, turn. (58hdc)

Rnd 2: hdc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (58hdc)

Rnd 3-30: rpt rnd 2, ch1, turn. (58hdc)

Rnd 31: hdc in BLO 14, ch 1, turn (14hdc)

Rnd 32: hdc in BLO 14, cast off rpt on the other side of the panel. Shoulders formed.

Cast off

Sleeves (Make 2)

Ribbing:

Rnd 1: ch7, sc in second sp & across, ch1, turn. (6sc)

Rnd 2: sc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (6sc)

Rnds 3-32: Rpt rnd 2

Turn work sideways

Rnd 1: hdc 32, ch1, turn. (32hdc)

Rnd 2: hdc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (32hdc)

Rnd 3-5: rpt rnd 2, ch1, turn. (32hdc)

Rnd 6: 2hdc in BLO of first sp, hdc BLO of the next 31 sps, 2hdc in last sp, ch1, turn. (34hdc)

Rnd 7-11: hdc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (34hdc)

Rnd 12: 2hdc in BLO of first sp, hdc BLO of the next 32 sps, 2hdc in last sp, ch1, turn. (36hdc)

Rnd 13-17: hdc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (36hdc)

Rnd 18: 2hdc in BLO of first sp, hdc BLO of the next 33 sps, 2hdc in last sp, ch1, turn. (38hdc)

Rnd 19-23: hdc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (38hdc)

Rnd 24: 2hdc in BLO of first sp, hdc BLO of the next 34 sps, 2hdc in last sp, ch1, turn. (40hdc)

Rnd 25-29: hdc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (40hdc)

Rnd 30: 2hdc in BLO of first sp, hdc BLO of the next 35 sps, 2hdc in last sp, ch1, turn. (42hdc)

Rnd 31-35: hdc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (42hdc)

Rnd 36: 2hdc in BLO of first sp, hdc BLO of the next 36 sps, 2hdc in last sp, ch1, turn. (44hdc)

Rnd 37-41: hdc in BLO across, ch1, turn. (44hdc)

Cast off