First Love Sweater

The first sweater I ever made was completely oversized, 

had missed stiches, and a ton of mistakes.

When I posted it…you all loved it…and you perfectly named it The First Love Sweater.

And how fitting…being my first finished garment, its truly my first love.

I got my hands on some brand new skeins of Caron x Pantone and decided to make 

the re-vamped version of this sweater with it.

It has 20% Merino Wool…so it feels like silk when you wear it, so much luxury!!

Caron x Pantone

So you asked for the pattern….and here it is.

Make sure to read the notes before you begin.

Can’t wait to see your #OTHFirstLoveSweater

Notes before you begin:

-you can use ANY yarn you choose….this sweater can be adjusted to your tension

-you can make any size or length (your initial chain will determine the width of your body, measure it up against yourself to get the right size)

-if you want it oversized, add 10 more chains to your initial chain

-the pattern consists of 2 identical panels (front and back), seamed together leaving arm and neck holes, and sleeves are crocheted in the round attached at the arm holes

-I made a size medium for myself

-I decided to make stripes based on the yarn I used, you can make this one colour or multiple colours, up to you

-I changed colours every row, and the top and bottom of each panel has an extra row of black

-Each Caron x Pantone skein is made up of 5 segments (5 colours), so when I refer to segments in this pattern, you know what I mean

-I used a Yarn Winder to make cakes of each colour

Total yarn I used for this sweater:

2 x Caron x Pantone – Elephant Grey (I used all the colours)

2 x Caron x Pantone – Peach Blush Parfait (I used 3 out of the 5 colours)

2 x Caron x Pantone Solids – Raven (this skein is all black)

*I used 4 segments for each sleeve (total: 8 segments for both sleeves)

OTH Crochet Nook: First Love Sweater Pattern

Materials:

Hook size: 5.50mm

I used: Caron x Pantone (colours/yardage listed above)

Legend:

CH – Chain

SC – Single Crochet

DC - Double Crochet

SL ST - Slip Stich

Panel (Front and Back), make 2:

CH 62 (this determines how wide the panel will be, chain more or less to adjust size)

Row 1: DC in 2^nd chain from hook, DC across, ch 2, turn

Row 2: DC across until end, ch 2, turn*

*Repeat Row 2 until you have reached the desired length

*I changed colours every row

*I completed 30 rows for mine

Once both panels are complete, place them on top of each other.

Seam sides (leaving arm holes)

Seam shoulders (leaving neck hole)

Dimensions of the panels I made:
Width: 21"
Length 19"

Sleeves x 2:

Attach yarn to the arm hole

SC around (I completed 30 SC), SL ST to join, Ch 2

Repeat: *DC in the round, SL ST to join, Ch 2*  - until you are satisfied with the length of your sleeve

*I completed 30 rows for each sleeve

Sleeve: this is how many rows you will get with one segment

Weave in all ends.

Block it if you’d like.

And you’re done!

Can’t wait to see your #OTHFirstLoveSweater

Tag me! @OTHCrochetNook