low sew “patchwork” turtleneck
free instructional guide to transform your scraps ! ♡
VIDEO TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/KR5bz9qHXNI
♡ by autumn olivia ward
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you will need:
scrap worsted yarn (weight 4, medium) about 8.5 grams per “square” & about 150g for the ribbing & neckline
5mm hook, yarn needle, scissors
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for my example above, each “square” is 10 rows of 16 half double crochet (HDC) worked in back loops only (BLO), bringing them to 5in x 5in each! (you can work regular HDC for a smoother texture which may result in shorter squares) I worked the panels and sleeves as 4 whole pieces, changing colors for each square rather than stitching them all together at the end but you could do it either way
my front and back panels are 6 squares wide (30”) and 4 squares tall (20”) my sleeves are 4 squares around and 3 squares tall (this is 24 squares per panel & 12 per sleeve and the whole sweater weighs about 700g and comes out to about a size M/L, a little short) the HDC BLO ribbing is aligned vertically on each piece
you can just decide what yarn/scraps you want to use, weigh & calculate how many squares each color will produce, and then sketch out your color arrangement — or just dive right in & end up with a surprise
when assembling mine, using leftover tails from each square, I seamed the front & back panels together across the outer upper 2 squares on each end (the upper center 2 squares on each panel (4 total) are left unseamed for the neckline) I seamed up the sides of the sweater leaving the top 2 squares unsealed for the armholes, I seamed the sleeves into tubes & then attached them to the armholes — now you can move on to the ribbing!
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bottom ribbing: once you’ve assembled the panels and sleeves, pull up a loop at the bottom of an edge square and chain 8 or as long as desired for your ribbing thickness
[chain 1 and turn, HDC 8 back towards the square, slip stitch into the side of each of the next 2 rows, turn without a turning chain, HDC 8 in BLO]
repeat what is in brackets all around the bottom — you should have 10 rows of ribbing per square
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turtleneck: same as bottom ribbing but start with a chain of 20-40 to be able to fold it over
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sleeve cuffs: same as bottom ribbing but the 2 slip stitches will be slip stitch decreases across 4 row edges — so you should end up with 10 rows of cuff ribbing for every TWO squares rather than for every square
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