BOUCLÉ JUMPER
Kristen TenDyke’s jumper has a feminine shape and soft yarn
This is a great option if you want to crochet a one-colour jumper, but like to create a more understated e ect by incorporating a subtle pattern. Now the question is, what colour are you going to choose?
NOTES
Back is worked first, from the top down. Front is worked from the Back shoulders. Back and Fronts both include waist shaping. Sleeves are worked flat from the cuff to the top of the Sleeve cap. Sides of Body are seamed, Sleeves are set in, then neckband is worked.
RS and WS look identical. Place a marker at the beginning of a RS row to easily tell them apart. Placing the marker at the beginning of increase and decrease rows makes them easy to find for counting rows during the waist shaping.
JUMPER
BODY
RIGHT BACK SHOULDER
Using a 10mm hook, ch7 (7: 8: 8: 8: 9: 10: 10), turn.
Row 1 (RS) Dc in second ch from hook and each ch across, turn. [6 (6: 7: 7: 7: 8: 9: 9) sts] Row 2 (WS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), dc in each dc to last dc, 2dc in last st, turn. [7 (7: 8: 8: 8: 9: 10: 10) sts]
Fasten off and set aside.
LEFT BACK SHOULDER
Ch7 (7: 8: 8: 8: 9: 10: 10), turn.
Row 1 (RS) Dc in second ch from hook and each ch across, turn. [6 (6: 7: 7: 7: 8: 9: 9) sts] Row 2 (WS) Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc in each rem dc across, turn. [7 (7: 8: 8: 8: 9: 10: 10) sts] (Note: Because the RS and WS look identical, place a removable marker at the beg of the next row to mark the beg of RS rows.)
BACK
Row 3 (RS) Ch1, dc in each dc across, ch8 (8: 8: 10: 10: 10: 10: 12) beg at fastened off edge, dc in each dc along Right Back Shoulder piece, turn. [22 (22: 24: 26: 26: 28: 30: 32) sts]
Row 4 Ch1, 7 (7: 8: 8: 8: 9: 10: 10) dc, dc in 8 (8: 8: 10: 10: 10: 10: 12) ch, dc in rem 7 (7: 8: 8: 8: 9: 10: 10) dc, turn.
Row 5 Ch1, dc in each dc across, turn.
Rep Row 5, 9 (9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 9: 11) more times, ending after a WS row.
There should be 14 (14: 14: 14: 14: 14: 14: 16) rows in total, and piece meas approx 16.5 (16.5: 16.5: 16.5: 16.5: 16.5: 16.5: 19)cm from beg.
SHAPE ARMHOLES
Row 1 (RS) Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc in each dc to last st, 2dc in last st, turn. [2 sts increased] Rep last row 1 (2: 3: 3: 5: 5: 6: 6) more times, ending after a WS (RS: WS: WS: WS: WS: RS: RS) row. [26 (28: 32: 34: 38: 40: 44: 46) sts]
Next 2 rows Ch3 (4: 4: 5: 5: 6: 6: 7), dc into second ch from hook and each ch across, dc in each dc across, turn.
[30 (34: 38: 42: 46: 50: 54: 58) sts]
Work 0 (1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1) more row in dc without shaping, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE WAIST
Row 1 (RS) Ch1, dc2tog, dc into each dc to last 2 sts, dc2tog, turn. [2 sts decreased]
Rows 2-8 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
Rows 9-16 Rep Rows 1-8 once more.
[26 (30: 34: 38: 42: 46: 50: 54) sts]
Row 17 (RS) Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc in each dc to last st, 2dc in last st, turn. [2 sts increased] Rows 18-26 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. Rows 27-36 Rep Rows 17-26 once more.
[30 (34: 38: 42: 46: 50: 54: 58) sts]
Row 37 (RS) Ch1, dc in each st across, do not turn.
Row 38 (RS) Ch1, reverse dc across.
Fasten off, leaving a tail long enough to seam the sides of the Body from the hem to the underarm.
LEFT FRONT SHOULDER
With RS of Back shoulders facing, join yarn at neck edge of Left Back Shoulder with a ss. Rows 1-4 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
[6 (6: 7: 7: 7: 8: 9: 9) sts]
SHAPE NECK
Row 5 (RS) Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc in each st across, turn. [1 st increased]
Row 6 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
Row 7 As Row 5. [8 (8: 9: 9: 9: 10: 11: 11) sts] Row 8 Ch1, dc in each st to last st, 2dc in last st. [9 (9: 10: 10: 10: 11: 12: 12) sts]
Fasten off.
RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER
With RS of Back shoulders facing, join yarn at armhole edge of Right Back Shoulder with a ss. Rows 1-4 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
[6 (6: 7: 7: 7: 8: 9: 9) sts]
SHAPE NECK
Row 5 (RS) Ch1, dc in each st to last st, 2dc in last st, turn. [1 st increased]
Row 6 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
Row 7 As Row 5. [8 (8: 9: 9: 9: 10: 11: 11) sts]
Row 8 Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc in each st across, turn. [9 (9: 10: 10: 10: 11: 12: 12) sts]
Row 9 Ch1, dc in each st across, ch4 (4: 4: 6: 6: 6: 6: 8) for front neck, then dc in each st across Left Front Shoulder.
Row 10 Ch1, dc in first st and each st to ch, dc into each ch, dc in each rem st to end.
[22 (22: 24: 26: 26: 28: 30: 32) sts]
Work 4 (4: 4: 4: 4: 4: 4: 6) more rows in dc without shaping, turn.
Piece meas approx 16.5 (16.5: 16.5: 16.5: 16.5: 16.5: 16.5: 19)cm from beg.
SHAPE ARMHOLES AND WAIST
Shape armholes and waist the same as for Back.
SLEEVES (MAKE 2)
Ch14 (15: 15: 15: 16: 16: 16: 17), turn.
Row 1 (RS) Dc in second ch from hook and each ch across, turn.
[13 (14: 14: 14: 15: 15: 15: 16) sts]
Work 7 (7: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5) more rows in dc without shaping, turn.
Increase row Ch1, work 2 dc into first st, dc into each st to last st, work 2 dc into last st, turn.
[2 sts increased]
Rep last 8 (8: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6) rows 1 (1: 4: 4: 4: 3: 1: 1) more times. [17 (18: 24: 24: 25: 23: 19: 20) sts]. Work 5 (5: 3: 3: 3: 3: 3: 3) more rows in dc without shaping, turn.
Next row As Increase row. [2 sts increased] Rep last 6 (6: 4: 4: 4: 4: 4: 4) rows 2 (2: 0: 0: 0: 2: 5: 5) more times. [23 (24: 26: 26: 27: 29: 31: 32) sts] Next row (RS) Ch1, dc in each dc across, turn. Rep last row for 3 (3: 3: 3: 3: 1: 1: 1) more rows, or until piece meas 48.5cm from beg, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE SLEEVE CAP
Row 1 (RS) Ss into first 2 (3: 3: 4: 4: 5: 5: 6) dc, ch1, dc in each rem st to last 2 (3: 3: 4: 4: 5: 5: 6) sts, turn. [19 (18: 20: 18: 19: 19: 21: 20) sts] Decrease row Ch1, dc2tog, dc in each dc to last 2 sts, dc2tog, turn. [2 sts decreased]
Rep Decrease row every other row 3 (4: 4: 5: 6: 6: 6: 7) more times, then every row 3 (2: 3: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0) more times. [5 (4: 4: 4: 5: 5: 5: 4) sts rem] Fasten off.
TO FINISH
Block pieces to measurements.
With RS together, use whipstitch method to join sides of Body, set in Sleeves and seam Sleeves.
NECKBAND
Join with ss at one shoulder, work reverse dc evenly around neckline.
Fasten off.
Weave in ends.