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This easy drop sleeve crochet sweater is worked in the round from bottom upwards, and divided at the underarms. It is almost seamless except for 2 small shoulder seams, and works up quickly. The deceptively easy colorwork incorporates slip sts.

The colorwork was inspired by traditional Norwegian knitted sweaters - I wanted a simplified crochet version that would be fun to crochet and to wear, and that would make a child’s eyes shine! I’ve loved seeing the testers’ modeled photos :)

You can take a closer look in this video.

This pattern was initially published in Happily Hooked Magazine. Since then, it has been tested twice here on Ravelry: First test and second test.

Many thanks to my wonderful testers:
w00fdawg, Gingerjujuisgreat, jovetted, ph12, ritha, Theheadshack, MoreThanItSeams, KMDCrochet, Pucan

The improved pattern PDF has newly added schematics and a phototutorial for the method of closing crochet rounds.

Hope you enjoy making this little sweater just as much as I loved designing it.

Yarn
MC: for body & sleeves (solid color sections)
A: for colorwork
B: for colorwork, upper front/back (above colorwork) & shoulders
C: for colorwork

For blue sweater: Lion Brand Jeans (100% acrylic; 246 yds/225m/100g skein)
• 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) skeins shade Brand New (MC) for sizes 2T (4T, 6T, 8T, 10T)
• 1 skein shade Top Stitch (A)
• 1 skein shade Classic (B)
• 1 skein shade Vintage (C)

For green & red sweater (size 2T): Ganga Acrowools Glowing Star Grande (83% acrylic, 17% nylon, 595 yds/544m/200g skein)
• shade 63, Olive (MC): 70g/209 yds
• shade 41 Orchid (A): 12g/36 yds
• shade 38, Rust (B): 36g/107 yds
• shade 64, Pink (C): 11g/33 yds
Similar yarns may be substituted; please check gauge.

Hooks & notions
• US Size G/6 (4mm) crochet hook (for Body & Sleeve pattern)
• US Size H/8 (5mm) crochet hook (for Colorwork pattern)
• US Size E-4 (3.5mm) crochet hook (for Ribbing)
• Yarn needle, stitch markers

Sizes: 2T (4T, 6T, 8T, 10T)
Actual chest circumference 21 (23, 25, 26.5, 28) inches
Finished chest circumference 23.5 (25.5, 27.5, 29, 31) inches
(Ease is 2.5 inches for sizes 2T-8T and 3 inches for size 10T.)

Gauge after blocking
16 sts & 12 rows = 4” 10 cm in Body & Sleeve pattern, with 4mm hook.
17 sts & 17 rows = 4” 10 cm in Colorwork pattern, with 5mm hook.