Sweetheart Cardi
FINISHED SIZES
Instructions given fit child/youth size 1; changes for sizes 2 and 3 are in [ ].
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest: 201/4 inches (1) [223/4 inches (2); 251/4 inches (3)] Length from shoulder: 12 inches (1) [121/2 inches (2); 13 inches (3)]
MATERIALS
• Premier Yarns DK Colors light (DK) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/383 yds/140g per skein): 1 [1, 1] skein #1071-04 sweet
heart • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Stitch markers • Tapestry needle • 5/8-inch (16mm) shank buttons: 3
GAUGE
7 sc or hdc = 21/4 inches; 1 row sc and 2 rows hdc = 1 inch; 3 shells = 21/4 inches; 8 rows shells = 2 inches Take time to check gauge.
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-2 at beginning of row counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Shell: (Sc, ch 1, sc) in indicated st or sp. Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
CARDI YOKE
Ch 60 [64, 68]. Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook (beg 2 sk chs count as hdc), hdc in next ch, *2 hdc in next ch, hdc in each of next 3 chs; rep from * across, turn. (73 [78, 83] hdc) Row 2: Ch 1, working in back lps (see Stitch Guide) only, sc in each st across, turn. Row 3: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), hdc in each st across, turn.
Row 4: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 4 sts; rep from * across, turn. (87 [93, 99] hdc) Row 5: Ch 1, working in front lps (see Stitch Guide) only, sc in each st across, turn. Row 6: Rep row 3. Row 7: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 1 [2, 3] st(s), *2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 4 sts; rep from * across, turn. (104 [111, 118] hdc)
Rows 8 & 9: Rep rows 2 and 3. Row 10: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 3 [0, 7] sts, *2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 9 sts; rep from * across, turn. (114 [122, 129] hdc)
Row 11: Ch 1, working in front lps only, sc in first st, sc dec (see
Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts 1 [1, 0] time(s), sc in each rem st across, turn. (113 [121, 129] sc)
BODY
Row 1: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 15 [17, 19] sts, sk next 25 sts for first armhole, hdc in each of next 31 [35, 39] sts, sk next 25 sts for 2nd armhole, hdc in each of last 16 [18, 20] sts, turn. (63 [71, 79] hdc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, sk next st, * shell (see Special Stitches) in next st, sk next st; rep from * across, sc in last st, turn. (2 sc, 30 [34, 38] shells) Rows 3–28 [3–30, 3–32]: Ch 1, sc in first st, *shell in ch-1 sp of next shell; rep from * across, sc in last st, turn. Fasten off.
BUTTON BAND
Row 1: With RS facing, working in row ends of left edge, work sc join
(see Special Stitches) in row 1 of yoke, sc in each row of yoke, sc in first row of body, [ch 1, sk next row, sc in next row] across body to bottom corner, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, shell in each ch-1 sp across to yoke section, [sk next sc, shell in next sc] across to last sc of yoke, sc in last st, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, *shell in ch-1 sp of next shell; rep from * across, sc in last st, turn. Fasten off.
BUTTONHOLE BAND
Row 1: With RS facing, working in row ends of right edge, join yarn with sc in last row of body, [ch 1, sk next row, sc in next row] up to yoke, sc in each row of yoke, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, [shell in next st, sk next st] 6 times, shell in each ch-1 sp across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, [shell in ch-1 sp of next shell] 13 [15, 7] times, [(sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-1 sp of next shell, shell in ch-1 sp of next shell] 2 times, (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-1 sp of next shell, sc in last st, do not turn or fasten off.