Astrid Pullover

**PLEASE NOTE:** This pattern is not in the magazine *Interweave Crochet, Spring 2007*. It is web-only. WHILE EXPLORING THE IDEA OF ARAN-STYLE GARMENTS THAT ARE CROCHETED rather than knitted, designer Kathy Merrick was struck by how often crocheted Aran-styles look lumpy, awkward, and rather uncomfortable. Figuring that the difficulties lie in using a heavyweight yarn and in trying to replicate knitted stitches that are not wildly attractive in crochet, she uses sportweight yarn, instead of worsted or Aran, and smaller-scale stitch patterns, not cables or heavy stitches.<br /> <br /> <em>-- description from Interweave Crochet&nbsp;&nbsp; </em>