Cropped Alpine Stitch Sweater

❗️ Free tutorial for size S + the best price & more always on my website: https://loopsonly.com/products/cropped-alpine-stitch-sweater This isn’t just any sweater; it’s a blend of classic crochet craftsmanship and contemporary flair. Imagine wrapping yourself in a chic cropped silhouette, accentuated with delicate ribbing that graces the waist, sleeves, shoulders, and neckline. And those puffy sleeves? They’re the cherry on top, adding a dash of sophistication to the entire ensemble. **Materials** **…Yarn** DROPS LOVES YOU 7, color 30, yarn group: A (23 - 26 stitches) / 5 ply / sport 19 sts = 10 cm 15 rows = 10 cm (7 dc, fptc rows and 8 sc rows) XS/S: 500 g / 18 oz, 1700 m / 1850 yds M: 550 g / 20 oz, 1870 m / 2035 yds L: 600 g / 22 oz, 2040 m / 2220 yds XL: 650 g / 23 oz, 2210 m / 2405 yds 2XL: 700 g / 25 oz, 2380 m / 2590 yds 3XL: 750 g / 27 oz, 2550 m / 2775 yds 4XL: 750 g / 27 oz, 2550 m / 2775 yds 5XL: 800 g / 29 oz, 2720 m / 2960 yds **…Other** Hook: 4 mm, 5 mm Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape, Stitch Markers **Gauge** 15 rows = 10 cm (7 dc, fptc rows and 8 sc rows) 19 sts = 10 cm **Specialty Stitch & Technique Key** **…Alpine Stitch** Rows 1-3: Setting up Alpine Stitch Start alpine stitch with any odd number of stitches. Row 1: ch 2, double crochet in every stitch, turn. Row 2: ch 1, single crochet in every stitch, turn. Row 3: ch 2, *front post treble crochet (in 1st row of dcs here and across), double crochet, repeat from * to the last two stitches, double crochet 2, turn. Row 4: ch 1, single crochet in every stitch, turn. Row 5: ch 2, *double crochet, front post treble crochet, repeat from * to the last stitch, double crochet, turn. Row 6: ch 1, single crochet in every stitch, turn. Repeat rows 3–6 to continue the pattern. **…Foundation Double Crochet** STEP 1: Ch 2 STEP 2: Yarn over and insert your hook into the first chain. STEP 3: Yarn over and draw up a loop. STEP 4: Yarn over and draw yarn through the first loop on your hook. STEP 5: Yarn over and pull through two loops on your hook. STEP 6: Yarn over and pull through the last two loops on your hook. STEP 7: Yarn over and insert your hook under both loops of the base of the previous stitch (the chain you created in Step 4). STEP 8: Yarn over and pull up a loop. STEP 9: Yarn over and pull through 1 (like you did in Step 4), yarn over, and pull through 2 twice (as you did in Steps 5 and 6). Keep repeating steps 7-9 to grow your foundation double crochet row. **Finished sizes** XS - 5XL Chest/Bust: 73.5, 83.5, 94, 104, 114.25, 125, 134, 144, 155 Back Waist Length: 42, 43, 43.5, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 45.5, 47, 47 Cross Back/Shoulder to Shoulder: 36.25, 37.5, 40, 42.5, 44.5, 45.5, 45.5, 47, 47 Armhole Depth: 16, 17, 18.25, 19.75, 21, 22.25, 23.5, 24.75, 26 Waist: 59.75, 65.5., 73.5, 84, 94, 104, 112, 117.5, 125 **Stitch Key (US terminology)** ch = chain st = stitch sts = stitches sl st = slip stitch sl sts = slip stitches sc = single crochet dc = double crochet dc 3 = dc in next 3 stitches 2 dc = two double crochet stitches in one stitch fpdc = front post double crochet bpdc = back post double crochet fptc = front post treble crochet sk = skip **Notes** Ch 2 doesn't count as a stitch unless it says otherwise. When you are making fptc you always work in the row of dcs below the row of scs, here and across. Use a 4 mm hook unless it says otherwise. The sweater is made of 2 panels (front and back), and sleeves. It's crocheted from bottom to top. First you will make the back and front panel and then the sleeves. You will sew the front panel and the back panel together on shoulders, attach the sleeves, sew the sleeves and body sides together, crochet the ribbing around the waist and finish with a round of slsts around the neck hole. If you want the sweater to be longer, just add rows on the front and back panel. The same you can do with the sleeves, if you want them longer.