Interweave Crochet - USA (2020 - Winter)

Serac Pullover

NTmaglia

PLUS SIZE

DIFFICULTY

FINISHED SIZE 41 (45, 49½ , 54,

58)" bust circumference. Sample

shown measures 41" modeled with

7½ " positive ease.

YARN Valley Yarns Northfi eld

(distributed by WEBS) (70%

Merino, 20% baby alpaca, 10%

silk; 124 yd [113 m]/1¾ oz [50 g];

): #11 balsam, 12 (13, 14, 14,

15) balls.

HOOK Size L/11 (8 mm). Adjust

hook size if necessary to obtain

correct gauge.

NOTIONS Yarn needle.

GAUGE 15 sts and 7 rows = 4" in

patt.

NOTES
—See the Glossary on page 78 for
terms you don’t know. Visit our master
glossary at http://bit.ly/iwc-glossary.

—Pullover is worked in pieces then
seamed. Body is worked from the
bottom up; sleeves are worked from
the top down.

STITCH GUIDE
Popcorn (pc): 5 dc in indicated st or sp,
drop lp from hook, insert hook from front
to back through first dc, place dropped lp
on hook, draw lp through first st.

Cross-stitch (cross-st): Sk next (ch-1 sp
and dc or pc [see above]), dc in next ch-1
sp, ch 1, working behind dc just made, dc
in skipped ch-1 sp.

Popcorn mesh pattern (pc mesh patt)

(multiple of 8 sts + 9)

For swatch, ch 25. Row 1: (RS) Dc in 7th

ch from hook (skipped ch count as 1

foundation ch, dc, ch 1), [ch 1, sk next ch,

dc in next ch] across, turn—10 ch-1 sps,

11 dc. Row 2: (WS) Ch 3 (counts as first dc

throughout), [cross-st (see above), ch 1,

sk next dc] across to last 4 sts, cross-st, dc

in last dc, turn—5 cross-sts. Row 3: Ch 4

(counts as dc, ch 1 throughout), sk next dc,

pc (see above) in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next

dc, *[dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next dc]

3 times, pc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next dc;

rep from * across, dc in last dc, turn—3 pc.

Row 4: Rep Row 2. Row 5: Ch 4, sk next

dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc

in next ch-1 sp] across, placing dc in last

dc, turn—10 ch-1 sps, 11 dc. Row 6: Rep

Row 2. Row 7: Ch 4, sk next dc, dc in next

ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp,

*ch 1, sk next dc, pc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1,

sk next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp] 3 times;

rep from * across, placing dc in last dc,

turn—2 pc. Row 8: Rep Row 2. Row 9: Rep

Row 5. Rep Rows 2–9 for patt.

BACK

Ch 81 (89, 97, 105, 113). Row 1: Work

Row 1 of pc mesh patt (see Stitch

Guide)—38 (42, 46, 50, 54) ch-1 sps, 39

(43, 47, 51, 55) dc. Row 2: Work Row 2

of pc mesh patt—19 (21, 23, 25, 27)

cross-sts. Row 3: Work Row 3 of pc mesh

patt—10 (11, 12, 13, 14) pc. Row 4: Rep

Row 2. Row 5: Work Row 5 of pc mesh

patt—38 (42, 46, 50, 54) ch-1 sps, 39 (43,

47, 51, 55) dc. Row 6: Rep Row 2. Row 7:

Work Row 7 of pc mesh patt—9 (10, 11,

12, 13) pc. Row 8: Rep Row 2. Row 9: Rep

Row 5. Rows 10–44 (46, 48, 50, 52): Rep

Rows 2–9 four (four, four, five, five) times,

then work Row(s) 2–4 (2–6, 2–8, 2, 2–4)

once more, ending with a cross-st row.

Fasten off at end of last row.

FRONT

Work same as for back through Row 9.

Rows 10–37 (37, 39, 39, 41): Rep Rows

2–9 three times, then work Rows 2–5 (2–5,

2–7, 2–7, 2–9) once more, ending with a

RS row.

Shape right shoulder and neck

Row 1: (WS) Ch 3, [cross-st, ch 1, sk next

dc] 7 (8, 9, 10, 11) times, dc in next ch-1

sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next sp, turn—

32 (36, 40, 44, 48) sts rem. Row 2: Sl st in

first 3 sts, ch 4, sk next (ch-1 sp and dc),

dc (pc, dc, dc, pc) in next ch-1 sp, cont in

patt as est across, turn—29 (33, 37, 41,

45) sts rem. Row 3: Work in patt across

to last 4 sts, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in last

st, turn—27 (31, 35, 39, 43) sts rem.

Row 4: Sl st in first 2 sts, ch 4, sk next (ch-

1 sp and dc), dc (dc, dc, pc, dc) in next ch-1

sp, cont in patt across, turn—25 (29, 33,

37, 41) sts rem. Row 5: Work in patt across

to last 4 sts, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in

last st, turn—24 (28, 32, 36, 40) sts rem.

Row 6: Sl st in first st, ch 4, sk next (ch-1

sp and dc), dc in next ch-1 sp, cont in patt

across, turn—23 (27, 31, 35, 39) sts rem.

Row 7: Work in patt across to last 2 sts, sk

last ch-1 sp, dc in last st, turn—22 (26, 30,

34, 38) sts rem.

Sizes 45 (49½ , 54, 58)" only:

Row 8: Sl st in first st, ch 4, sk next (ch-1

sp and dc), dc (dc, pc, dc) in next ch-1 sp,

cont in patt across, turn—25 (29, 33, 37)

sts rem.

Sizes 49½ (54, 58)" only:

Next rows: Work 1 (3, 3) row(s) even in

patt.

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front

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back

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F

H

sleeve

A: 20½ (22½ , 24¾ , 27, 29)"

B: 25 (26¼ , 27½ , 28½ , 29¾ )"

C: 5¾ (6½ , 7¾ , 8¾ , 9¾ )"

D: 8¾ (9¼ , 9¼ , 9¼ , 9¼ )"

E: 4 (5, 5, 6¼ , 6¼ )"

F: 11 (12, 12½ , 13½ , 14)"

G: 17 (17, 18¼ , 18¼ , 19½ )"

H: 18½ (19½ , 20½ , 21½ , 22½ )"

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