Leopard sweater
We remember this exclusive Bo Crochet design - comfortable and beautiful with small "animal print" details. It was so successful that we have included the pattern in the QR code of the new edition of our Rubí Lino Roll quality. Knit one of the most stylish garments for this season.
MATERIALS
12 balls of Rubí Lino Roll
1 hook 3.5 mm
1 hook 4 mm
Scissors
Markers
1 tapestry needle (for finishing ends and doing cross stitch)
For the "animal print" cross stitch, you can use any leftover yarn you have at home!
Choose your favorite colors through our online store.
FINAL RESULT
PATTERN
This is a simple "boxy" style sweater, loose and square-shaped, with a V-neck both front and back, and the most fun part, the "animal print" cross-stitch embroidery on the shoulder. The Leopard Sweater consists of two rectangles. Each one will form half of the front and half of the back.
The sleeves will be knitted directly from the armhole, to avoid seams, and the elastic ribbing of the sweater body will be done at the end. To join the pieces, we will also use a crochet hook, crocheting the seams with a crab stitch. This will give it a very original raised effect.
Stitches used
chain stitch
single crochet
double crochet
treble crochet
front post double crochet
back post double crochet
crab stitch
Tips
➔ Not all of us have the same tension when we knit, right? For example, I knit very loosely and, although the label on each yarn tells you the recommended needle, it all depends on how you knit or how you like the finish of your work. For this reason, before starting the sweater, it is advisable to make a small swatch to know how many stitches you will need to knit to achieve the desired width.
To do this, cast on 20 chains
Row 1: Knit 1 more chain (21 chains in total) and work in single crochet, starting in the third
chain from the hook.
Row 2: 1 chain. Work in single crochet throughout the row.
Row 3: 4 chains. Work the entire row in treble crochet.
Row 4: 1 chain. Work in single crochet throughout the row.
Repeat rows 3 and 4 (1 more time).
After knitting these six rows, we measure the width of our work. In my case, 20 stitches measure 13 cm.
But how do I get the width I want, which is 33 cm? By using a rule of three:
20 stitches ————————————— 13 cm
? stitches —————————————– 33 cm
If 20 stitches make 13 cm, ? stitches make 33 cm
20 x 33 : 13 = 50.7 stitches
So, I will cast on 51 stitches.
➔ Chain with a hook half a size larger than the one you have chosen for knitting the sweater. This way, the chain will not be as tense and the finish will be much more professional. Use this tip for any other project!
➔ For the Leopard Sweater, in the single crochet rows, knit the first stitch (the one that is always left undone) and you'll see how nice it looks!
STEP BY STEP
Width: 66 cm.
Front height: 52 cm.
Back height: 55 cm.
Sleeve width: 40 cm.
Sleeve height: 22 cm.
HALF FRONT AND BACK
With the 4 mm hook, chain 51 (to achieve a width of 33 cm).
Row 1: Work the entire row in single crochet, making the first stitch in the third chain from the hook.
Row 2: Change to 3.5 mm hook. 1 chain. Work the entire row in single crochet, starting in the first stitch, not the second, as is usually done.
Row 3: 4 chains. Work the entire row in treble crochet, starting in the second stitch. Repeat Row 2 and Row 3 until you have a height of 43 cm (I knitted 31 rows).
Now, we are going to knit the shoulder part, where the cross stitch goes:
Rows 32 – 56: From row 32 to row 56 (25 rows), work in single crochet, to obtain a width of 12 cm. If you want to make the shoulder part wider, you just need to know that the number of rows must be odd.
*Remember to knit the first stitch when you do the single crochet rows (the finish is much nicer).
And now we move on to knit the half back, which is 2 cm longer than the front (2 rows longer)
Row 57: Work like Row 3.
Row 58: Work like Row 2.
Repeat Row 3 and Row 2 15 more times (30 rows)
Row 89: Work the last row in single crochet.
To make the other half of the sweater that we have left, work in the same way.
SLEEVES
The sleeves measure 40 cm wide and 20 cm long, plus three rows of elastic stitch (22.5 cm in total)
We will knit the sleeves directly onto the armhole of the sweater, so you will have to work on horizontal stitches.
Place a marker at stitch number 22.
Place the next marker at stitch number 44.
Place the last marker at stitch number 54.
Since we are going to start knitting on the right side of the work, we will start the sleeve at stitch number 54, which belongs to the back.
* To knit the sleeve, we will work in the round, in closed rows, but one right-side row and one wrong-side row to maintain the same texture as the rest of the sweater.
This way, the treble crochet rows will always be worked on the right side and the single crochet rows will be worked on the wrong side.
So, YOU MUST TURN THE WORK EVERY TIME YOU FINISH A ROW.
Row 1: 4 chains. 3 treble crochets in the next horizontal treble crochet. 1 treble crochet in the next horizontal single crochet.
* Knit 3 treble crochets every time you encounter a horizontal treble crochet.
* Knit 1 treble crochet when you encounter 1 single crochet.
In total, you should have 65 stitches, counting the initial 4 chains.
Close the row with 1 slip stitch in the fourth of the 4 chains at the beginning of the row.
Row 2: Turn the work. 1 chain, skip the first stitch and start knitting in the second stitch in single crochet throughout the row.
Row 3: Turn the work and work on the right side. In this row we will start the decreases. 4 chains and one decrease (i.e. 2 treble crochets together, finished in a single stitch).
Continue knitting in treble crochet until you have the last 3 stitches left to knit. Make another decrease (2 treble crochets together) and 1 treble crochet in the last stitch (63 stitches).
Row 4: Same as Row 2 and all even rows.
Row 5: Same as Row 3 (61 stitches)
Row 7: Same as Row 3 (59 stitches)
Row 9: Same as Row 3 (57 stitches)
Row 11: Same as Row 3 (55 stitches)
Row 13: Same as Row 3 (53 stitches)
Row 15: Same as Row 3 (51 stitches)
Row 16: Same as Row 2.
To finish the sleeve, we will do three rows in elastic stitch. This time we will work in the round, without turning the work, that is, we will do these three rows on the right side.
Row 17: 2 chains. Work the entire row in double crochet.
Row 18: 2 chains. *1 front post double crochet, 1 back post double crochet*. Repeat from * to * until the end of the row.
Row 19: Same as Row 18.
SEAMS
Once the two pieces of the sweater are finished, we will join the side and central seams. Instead of sewing with a tapestry needle, we will join the two pieces with a crochet hook, using the crab stitch.
The crab stitch consists of working single crochet stitches, but from left to right, instead of from right to left.
For the side seams, we will start knitting from the armhole downwards, joining the two parts of the sweater with crab stitches.
Just like we knitted the sleeve, we will again knit over horizontal stitches. We will make one crab stitch when we encounter a horizontal single crochet and three crab stitches if we encounter a horizontal treble crochet. We will continue in the same way until we finish joining the front and back.
In total, we will knit 41 crab stitches.
* Remember that the back is a little longer than the front.
To join the central front seam, we will place a marker in row 22, starting to count from the bottom of the sweater. This will leave us with a neckline of 21 cm.
Join the two front pieces by working in crab stitch. Start knitting where you placed the marker (from top to bottom and from left to right).
We will knit a total of 42 stitches.
If you like the neckline larger or smaller, place the marker to your liking.
To join the central back seam, we will place a marker in row 30, counting from the bottom of the sweater. This will leave us with a neckline of 14 cm.
Join the two back pieces with crab stitch. Start knitting where you placed the marker (from top to bottom and from left to right).
We will knit a total of 58 stitches.
If you prefer the neckline larger or smaller, place the marker to your liking.
Ribbing at the bottom of the sweater
We will start with the right front and knit each part separately.
Insert the hook into one end of the front and chain 2. Continue in double crochet until the end (51 stitches in total).
Turn the work and work in elastic stitch in the same way we did on the cuff of the sleeve, but this time, we will do 4 rows instead of 2.
Work the left front in the same way.
We will knit the back ribbing all at once. Insert the hook into the end of the back and chain 2.
Continue in double crochet until the end (102 stitches in total). Work 4 more rows in elastic stitch, just like the fronts.
And all that remains is to weave in the ends with a tapestry needle.
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