Utopia Sleeveless Cutaway Sweater with Peplum and Popcorn Stitch, No. 825

Sizes 36–38

Model No. 825

MATERIALS

2 balls Maize Utopia Llama Wool. 6 balls Cream White Utopia Llama Wool. 1 Crochet Hook, No. 4.

DIRECTIONS

Peplum—With white ch. 75 sts. (13 inches), turn, skip 1 st., 1 d. c. in every st., turn, ch. 3, skip 1 st., 1 d. c. in every st.; with yellow make popcorn st. after the following directions: ch. 1, 1 s. c. in st., * over, draw a loop through next st., over, draw through one loop, over, draw through 2 loops on hook, 1 s. c. in next st., repeat from * to end of row, turn; with white make d. c. in every st. for 2 rows, change to yellow popcorn st., repeat these rows alternately until there are 47 white and 47 51yellow stripes (40 inches). With yellow crochet 1 s. c. on both sides of peplum. At waistline of peplum make with white 2 rows of 1 s. c. in every white row, skip the yellow st., crochet tight to draw in fullness, having 140 s. c. in row, skip 30 sts. for front.

Back—With white make 1 d. c. in the following 80 sts., turn, ch. 1, skip 1 st., make 2 rows of s. c. in every st., turn, ch. 3, skip 1 st., 1 d. c. in every st.; repeat these 3 rows alternately until you have 15½ inches, continue pattern over shoulder and front after the following directions and the other side to correspond. Crochet 26 s. c. (5 inches), leave 20 sts. for back of neck, increasing 1 st. on every d. c. row down front of sweater and increasing 1 st. on every second d. c. row on armhole for 19 d. c. with 2 s. c. rows between (14 inches). At the 19th d. c. row make buttonhole at point, having 56 d. c. in row (11 inches), then decrease on front side of sweater 1 st. every other d. c. row and on under-arm side of sweater crochet straight down for 7 d. c. rows with 2 rows s. c. between; this is waistline; on other 30 sts. continue pattern straight down front, decreasing 1 st. on front side on every second d. c. row until there are 20 sts. left. Crochet peplum to front of sweater. Sew under-arm seam together for 4 inches.

Trimmings—With white make ch. sts. for 72 inches, make 2 rows d. c. in every st.; with yellow 1 row popcorn st., with white 2 rows d. c., and finish off on both sides with yellow popcorn st., sew neatly up fronts and around neck of sweater. Make same trimming for armhole (about 23 inches).

Belt—Make same trimming for belt (27 inches) and fasten to sweater with one large button on each corner of peplum.

Buttons—Make 3 large buttons.

With white crochet 1 row s. c. at lower part of peplum and 2 rows s. c. around armhole.