The Garden Glow Sweater is the perfect piece for when the weather starts to shift. With its soft, breathable yarn, this light sweater features a modern asymmetrical neckline and flattering elbow-length sleeves. It’s ideal for layering during the transitional months when you’re looking for both warmth and breathability. Whether you’re walking through a sunlit garden or strolling down your favorite street, this sweater adds a touch of effortless style while keeping you comfortable as you embrace the changing seasons.
Skill Level: Beginner
Sizes: Small (Medium, Large, X-Large, 2X-Large and 3X-Large) to fit finished Bust 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54)” to fit. 0” ease recommended. Sample shown in size 34”.
Gauge: 34 (sc, dc) groups = 8”; 18 rows = 5”
Materials
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Roslyn (65% Wool, 35% Silk; 382 yards [349 meters]/100 grams): #10 Cyan (4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6) hanks)
Hook: US size G/6 (4.0mm)
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers (4)
Special Stitches
Foundation single crochet (fsc)
Ch 2, yo, insert hook into first ch, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook, yo, pull through 3 lps on hook, *insert hook under 2 lps of the fhdc just made, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 1 lp, yo and pull through 3 lps on hook; rep from * for indicated number of foundation sts.
Foundation double crochet (fdc)
Ch 2, yo, insert hook into first ch, yo, pull up lp, pull through first lp on hook, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook.
Decrease
Insert hook in sc of the (sc, dc) group, pull up lp, insert hook in next sc of (sc, dc) group, pull up lp, pull through 3 lps on hook.
Pattern Notes
Constructed in separate pieces and seamed together.
Ch 1 at beginning of row does not count as stitch. Work final stitch of each row into top of turning ch-1 of previous row to maintain straight edges.
Foundation chain is worked in alternating repetition of Fsc and Fdc. In pattern this will be called Fscdc.
Pattern
Front Panel
Row 1: Fscdc 73 (81, 90, 98, 107, 115), turn. (73 (81, 90, 98, 107, 115) sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, sk first dc, (sc, dc) in first sc, *sk next dc, (sc, dc) in next sc; rep from * to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sk first dc, (sc, dc) in first sc, *sk next dc, (sc, dc) in next sc; rep from * to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn.
Rows 4-58 (57, 56, 55, 54, 52): Rep Row 3.
Armhole, Neckline and Shoulder Shaping
Row 1 (RS): Sl st in first 10 (10, 12, 16, 20, 24) sts, work 9 (10, 9, 10, 9, 8) (sc, dc) groups, sl st in next 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 1) sts, (place stitch marker in this sl st), work 17 (20, 23, 22, 23, 25) [sc, dc] groups, leave rem 10 (10, 13, 16, 19, 24) sts unworked, turn. (52 (60, 64, 64, 66, 66) sts)
Right Front
Row 2: Ch 1, work in established patt to marker, turn. (34 (40, 46, 44, 48, 50) sts)
Row 3: Work 1 (1, 2, 1, 2, 2) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (32 (38, 42, 42, 44, 46) sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (32 (38, 42, 42, 44, 46) sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (30 (36, 40, 40, 42, 44) sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (30 (36, 40, 40, 42, 44) sts)
Row 7: Ch 1, Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (28 (34, 38, 38, 40, 42) sts)
Row 8: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (28 (34, 38, 38, 40, 42) sts)
Row 9: Ch 1, Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (26 (32, 36, 36, 38, 40) sts)
Row 10: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (26 (32, 36, 36, 38, 40) sts)
Row 11: Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (24 (30, 34, 34, 36, 38) sts)
Row 12: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (24 (30, 34, 34, 36, 38) sts)
Row 13: Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (22 (28, 32, 32, 34, 36) sts)
Row 14: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (22 (28, 32, 32, 34, 36) sts)
Row 15: Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (20 (26, 30, 30, 32, 34) sts)
Row 16: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (20 (26, 30, 30, 32, 34) sts)
Row 17: Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (18 (24, 28, 28, 30, 32) sts)
Row 18: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (18 (24, 28, 28, 30, 32) sts)
Row 19: Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (16 (22, 26, 26, 28, 30) sts)
Row 20: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (16 (22, 26, 26, 28, 30) sts)
Row 21: Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (14 (20, 24, 24, 26, 28) sts)
Row 22: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 (20, 24, 24, 26, 28) sts)
Row 23: Work 0 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (14 (18, 22, 22, 24, 26) sts)
Row 24: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 (18, 22, 22, 24, 26) sts)
Row 25: Work 0 (2, 2, 2, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (14 (14, 18, 18, 22, 24) sts)
Row 26: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 (14, 18, 18, 22, 24) sts)
Row 27: Work 0 (0, 2, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (14 (14, 14, 16, 20, 22) sts)
Row 28: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 (14, 14, 16, 20, 22) sts)
Row 29: Work 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (14 (14, 14, 14, 18, 20) sts)
Row 30: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 (14, 14, 14, 18, 20) sts)
Size Small only
Fasten off.
Sizes – (Medium, Large, X-Large, 2X-Large, 3X-Large) only
Row 31: Work – (0, 0, 0, 1, 1) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (- (14, 14, 14, 16, 18) sts)
Row 32: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 (14, 14, 14, 16, 18) sts)
Size Medium only
Fasten off
Sizes – (-, Large, X-Large, 2X-Large and 3X-Large) only
Row 33: Work – (-, 0, 0, 1, 2) decreases, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (- (-, 14, 14, 14, 14) sts)
Row 34: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (- (-, 14, 14, 14, 14) sts)
Size Large only
Fasten off
Size X-Large only
Rows 35-36: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 sts)
Fasten off.
Size 2X-Large only
Rows 35-37: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 sts)
Fasten off.
Size 3X-Large only
Rows 35-39: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 sts)
Fasten off.
Left Front
Row 1: Join yarn with sl st in unworked st where stitch marker was placed, work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) decrease, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (16 (18, 16, 18, 16, 14) sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (16 (18, 16, 18, 16, 14) sts)
Row 3: Work 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 0) decrease, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (14 (16, 14, 16, 14, 14) sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 (16, 14, 16, 14, 14) sts)
Row 5: Work 0 (1, 0, 1, 0, 0) decrease, cont in established patt to end of row, sc in top of turning ch-1, turn. (14 (14, 14, 14, 14, 14) sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn. (14 (14, 14, 14, 14, 14) sts)
Rows 7-25 (25, 27, 29, 30, 32): Rep Row 6.
Fasten off.
Back Panel
Work same as Front Panel until completion of Row 58 (57, 56, 55, 54, 52).
Armhole Shaping
Row 1: Sl st in first 2 (2, 2, 2, 6, 8) sts, work in established patt to last 2 (2, 2, 2, 6, 8) sts, leave last 2 (2, 2, 2, 6, 8) sts unworked, turn. (69 (77, 86, 94, 95, 99) sts)
Row 2: Sl st in the first 2 (2, 2, 4, 6, 8) work in established patt to last 2 (2, 2, 4, 6, 8) sts, leave last 2 (2, 2, 4, 6, 8) sts unworked, turn. (65 (73, 82, 86, 83, 83) sts)
Row 3: Sl st in the first 0 (1, 2, 4, 2, 2) work in established patt to last 0 (1, 2, 4, 2, 2) sts, leave last 0 (1, 2, 4, 2, 2) sts unworked, turn. (65 (71, 78, 78, 79, 79) sts)
Row 4: Sl st in the first 0 (0, 1, 2, 1, 1) work in established patt to last 0 (0, 1, 2, 1, 1) sts, leave last 0 (0, 1, 2, 1, 1) sts unworked, turn. (65 (71, 76, 74, 77, 77) sts)
Rows 5-16 (18, 20, 22, 23, 25): Ch 1, work in established patt across, turn.
Row 17 (19, 21, 23, 24, 26): Ch 1, work [sc, dc] group 7 times, sl st in next 37 (43, 48, 46, 49, 49) sts, work 7 [sc, dc] groups, turn.
First Shoulder Strap
Row 18 (20, 22, 23, 25, 26): Ch 1, work in established patt over first 7 (sc, dc) groups, turn. (14 sts)
Rows 19-25 (21-27, 23-29, 24-31, 26-32, 27-34): Ch 1, work in established patt, turn. Fasten off
Second Shoulder Strap
Row 18 (20, 22, 23, 25, 26): Ch 1, work in established patt over first 7 (sc, dc) groups, turn. (14 sts)
Row 19-25 (21-27, 23-29, 24-31, 26-32, 27-34): Ch 1, work in established patt, turn.
Fasten off
Sleeves (make 2)
Row 1: Fscdc 43 (47, 51, 60, 64, 73), turn. (43 (47, 51, 60, 64, 73) sts)
Rows 2-7: Work even in established patt, turn.
Row 8: Work established patt working 1 increase, turn. (45 (49, 53, 62, 66, 75) sts)
Rows 9-20: Work even in established patt, turn.
Row 21: Work established patt working 1 increase, turn. (47 (51, 55, 64, 68, 77) sts)
Rows 22-23: Work even in established patt.
Row 24: Work in established patt working 2 increases, turn. (51 (55, 59, 68, 72, 81) sts)
Row 25: Work in established patt working 2 increases, turn. (55 (59, 63, 72, 76, 85) sts)
Row 26: Work in established patt working 1 (1, 1, 0, 1, 0) increases, turn. (57 (61, 65, 72, 78, 85) sts)
Row 27: Work in established patt working 1 (1, 1, 0, 0, 0) increases, turn. (59 (63, 67, 72, 78, 85) sts)
Rows 28-40: Work in established patt across, turn.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Wet block Front and Back Panels, and Sleeves to measurements.
Sew Front and Back Panels together along the sides and shoulders.
Sew Sleeves together lengthwise.
Sew each Sleeve along each Armhole of garment.
Regarding the two following instruction stitch notes; to me, they seems to be either mislabeled or misstated.
“Foundation single crochet (fsc)
Ch 2, yo, insert hook into first ch, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook, yo, pull through 3 lps on hook, *insert hook under 2 lps of the fhdc just made, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 1 lp, yo and pull through 3 lps on hook; rep from * for indicated number of foundation sts.
Foundation double crochet (fdc)
Ch 2, yo, insert hook into first ch, yo, pull up lp, pull through first lp on hook, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook.” **Is this a true Foundation DC st or a foundation DC row?
Is it possible to name the weight of the yarn your using? We all don’t have access to the yarns your using nor do some of us want to use wool.
Hello! Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Many of our patterns have been updated to include yarn weight and this one just hadn’t been updated yet. It is now updated. Thank you for your patience! – Nicola, Editor
Instructions say to block to dimensions for the pieces but no schematic to tell us those dimensions