Instructions

Bottom Triangle

Ch 5: (Counts as an elongated dc, ch 1 here and throughout)
Row 1: Dc in 5th ch from hk; (2 dc). Ch 5, turn.
Row 2: Dc in first dc (beg inc made), ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in 4th ch of tch, ch 1, dc in same ch of tch (end inc made); (4 dc). Ch 5, turn.
Row 3: Dc in first dc (beg inc), ch 1, *dc in next dc, ch 1. Rep from * across to tch, dc in 4th ch of tch, ch 1, dc in same ch of tch (end inc); (6 dc). Ch 5, turn.
Rows 4–25 (27, 31): Rep row 3; [50 (54, 62) dc]. Ch 1, join with a sl st to 4th ch of first ch 5 in the row. You will now be working in rounds. Ch 4, turn. (Ch 4 counts as dc, ch 1 here and throughout.)
Rnd 1: Sk the first dc, dc in the next dc, ch 1, *dc in next dc, ch 1. Rep from * around; [50 (54, 62) dc]. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of tch. Ch 4, turn.
Rnds 2–11(13, 15): Rep rnd 1, until side measures approximately 8"(8 1/2, 10)/20cm (21, 25); join as above. Ch 4, turn.

You will now be working in rows.
Row 1: Sk the first dc, dc in the next dc, *ch 1, dc in next dc. Rep from * 22( 24, 28) times; [24 (26, 30) dc]. Ch 4, turn. (Remember, the ch 4 at the beginning of each row counts as the first dc, ch 1.)
Rows 2–11(15, 15): Rep row 1. [Row 11(15, 15) is the RS of the sweater.] Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sl st the shoulders together.

Join the yarn in the last rnd before you started crocheting the front in the next dc after the last stitch of the first row of the front. Ch 4.
Rows 1–11(15, 15): Rep the directions for the front.

With RS of the sweater facing each other, sl st the shoulder seams tog, going into the top lp only on each stitch. Leave about 10" (101⁄2, 103⁄4)/25cm (27, 27) open in the middle for the neckline.

Rnd 1: From the RS, join yarn, ch 1, sc evenly along the neck edge. Join to the 1st ch with a sl st. Ch 1, do not turn.
Rnd 2: Sl st in same st as joining, *ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hk , skip 1 sc on neck edge, sl st in next sc. (1 picot made). Rep from * around. Join with sl st to 1st sl st.

The sleeves are worked in rounds.
Rnd 1: From the RS of the sweater, join the yarn in the dc on the left side of 1 of the underarms. Working along the edges of the rows of the bodice, ch 4, dc in the ch st at the end of the 1st row, *ch 1, dc at the end of the next row. Rep from * around; [23 (31, 31) dc]. Join with a sl st to the third ch. Ch 4, turn.
Rnd 2: Sk the 1st dc, *dc in next dc, ch 1. Rep from * around. Ch 4, turn.
Rnds 3 and 4: Rep rnd 2.
Rnd 5: Sk the first dc, *dc in next dc, ch 1. Rep from * around until you get to the last two dc. Dec dc in the last two dc, ch 1, join with sl st to third ch of tch; [ 22 (30, 30) dc]. Join as above.
Rnds 6–8: Rep rnd 2.
Rnd 9: Rep rnd 5; [21 (29,29) dc].
Rnds 10–12: Rep rnd 2.
Rnd 13: Rep rnd 5; [20 (28, 28) dc].
Rnd 14: Rep rnd 2.
Rnd 15: Rep rnd 5: [19 (27, 27) dc].
Rnd 16: Rep rnd 2.
Continue in this manner, dec on the next rnd and in every other rnd after that until you have 23 rnds; [15 (23, 23) dc]. Fasten off. (If you want your sleeves longer, just rep rnd 2 as needed.)
Repeat these directions on the other side of the sweater for the other sleeve.

Fold sleeve in half to find the middle dc that lines up with the shoulder seam. Follow that dc to the bottom edge of the sleeve. Place a marker there. On the RS of the sleeve, at the bottom edge, attach yarn at the 3rd dc from the left of the center dc that you found.
Row 1: Ch 3, sk 1st dc, dc in next dc, *ch 1, dc in next dc. Rep from * 2 more times. Dec dc in next 2 dcs. Ch 3, turn.
Row 2: Sk 1st dc, *dc in next dc, ch 1. Rep from * 1 more time. Dec dc in last 2 dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 3: Skip 1st dc. Dec dc in last 2 dc. Ch 1, do not turn.
Repeat these directions on the other sleeve.

You’re working on the RS of the sleeve. Work the picot edge around the sleeve edge, keeping the stitches even and the picot edge flat. Start with a sl st in the next st, *ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hk, sk a distance on the sleeve edge, sl st (1 picot made). Rep from * around. Join with sl st to 1st sl st.
Repeat for the other sleeve.

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