Candied Orange Sweater Crochet Pattern

The Candied Orange sweater, rich in both color and texture, is written for 6 sizes and 2 lengths, cropped and regular. The amount of ease is up to you: roomy for layering or extra comfort, or minimal ease for next-to-body wear. Look through the dimensions on the next page and choose the ease and length that works best for you. In the photo: cropped version in size C worn on 36¼″ (92 cm) bust with 10″ (25 cm) of positive ease.

The sweater is worked sideways in two pieces (front and back) which are seamed at the shoulders and sides. An extra pattern repeat is added to the back to create a higher back neck. The sleeve stitches are picked up around the arm openings and worked in the round top down with decreases evenly placed along each sleeve to create a gentle taper towards the cuff.

MATERIALS

• Yarn: Malabrigo Rios; worsted weight; 210 yards / 192 m per 100 g skein; 100% Superwash Merino Wool, shade 096 Sunset
• Hook: U.S. H-8 (5 mm)
• 16 stitch markers
• Yarn needle to weave in ends

YARDAGE

• Cropped length: 6 (7, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins; 1245 (1370, 1470, 1600, 1665, 1790) yd / 1135 (1250, 1345, 1460, 1520, 1635) m
• Regular length: 7 (8, 9, 10, 10, 11) skeins; 1470 (1630, 1765, 1925, 2025, 2180) yd / 1345 (1490, 1615, 1760, 1850, 1995) m

GAUGE

In st pattern:

• 16 sts (4 diamonds) = 4″ (10 cm)
• 1 row PR (2 ribbing ridges and 1 diamond section; 8 rows in total) = 2¾″ (6.5/7 cm) after blocking

Gauge for swatch:

• 16 sts and 20 rows = 4″ (10 cm) worked in ribbing st patt only, after blocking

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Sizes A (B, C, D, E, F)

1. WIDTH: 17¾ (20½, 23, 25½, 28, 30¾)″ / 45.5 (52, 58.5, 65, 71.5, 78) cm; circumference 35¾ (41, 46, 51, 56¼, 61½ )″ / 91 (104, 117, 130, 143, 156) cm
2. NECKLINE WIDTH: 7¾″ (20 cm) for sizes A, C, and E; 10¼″ (26 cm) for sizes B, D, and F
3. SHOULDER LENGTH: 3¾ (3¾, 6½, 6½, 9, 9)″ / 9.75 (9.75, 16.25, 16.25, 22.75, 22.75) cm
4. SHOULDER DEPTH: 1½ (1½, 2½, 2½, 3½, 3½)″ / 3.75 (3.75, 6.25, 6.25, 8.75, 8.75) cm
5. TOTAL LENGTH: 19″ / 48 cm (cropped, as shown), 23″ / 58 cm (regular). Please note that the back is one PR/one diamond longer than the front to create a higher back neck.
6. ARMHOLE/SLEEVE CIRCUMFERENCE: 11¾ (11¾, 13¾, 13¾, 15¾, 15¾)″ / 30 (30, 35, 35, 40, 40) cm
7. SLEEVE LENGTH (measured from arm opening to cuff): 18 (18, 15¼, 15¼, 12¾, 12¾) ″ / 45.5 (45.5, 39, 39, 32.5, 32.5) cm.
8. CUFF: 9¾ (9¾, 10¾, 10¾, 11¾, 11¾) ″ / 25 (25, 27.5, 27.5, 30, 30) cm in circumference

Tech editing by Amy Curtin (Amerz on Ravelry).