Novita 7 Veljestä: Helena-Patchwork cardigan
The crocheted Helena patchwork cardigan is the uniform of the bohemian, the artist. The jacket crocheted with Novita 7 Veljestä yarn is a perfect leftover yarn project.
Designer
Sisko Sälpäkivi
Size(s)
XS/S(M)L
Finished dimensions
Finished measurements:
Chest circumference: 90(100)108 cm / 35.4(39.4)42.5”
Total length: 90(102)108 cm / 35.4(40.2)42.5”+ button bands
Sleeve length from neckline to sleeve cuff edge: 69(75)81 cm / 27.2(29.5)32” + button bands
Yarn demand
Novita 7 Veljestä (330) Artichoke 350(400)450 g (563) Knapweed 250(300)350 g (010) Naturel White 250(250)300 g (691) Peat 250(250)300 g
Needles and other supplies
Crochet hook: Novita 4 & 4.5 mm (US 6 - 7/UK 8 - 7) or size needed to fit gauge
Finished dimensions
Finished measurements:
Chest circumference: 90(100)108 cm / 35.4(39.4)42.5”
Total length: 90(102)108 cm / 35.4(40.2)42.5”+ button bands
Sleeve length from neckline to sleeve cuff edge: 69(75)81 cm / 27.2(29.5)32” + button bands
Crochet stitches: chain stitch (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), treble (tr) and slip stitch (sl st) work acc to crochet chart and written instructions.
Note: this pattern is written in US crochet terms. Sometimes, they differ from UK terms. At the end of the pattern, you can find a list of Abbreviation & Term Differences between the U.S./Canada and United Kingdom (U.K.). Please check this list if you used to the UK terms!
Gauge/Tension: square XS/S 11,5 x 11,5 cm/4.5” square, square M 12,5 x 12,5/4.9” square and square L 13,5 x 13,5 cm/5.3” square
Color combination of a complete square:
Color combination 1 (21 pcs): Row 1: Naturel White, Row 2: Peat, Row 3: Artichoke and rows 4-5(6)6: Knapweed.
Color combination 2 (26 pcs): Row 1: Peat, Row 2: Artichoke, Row 3: Knapweed and rows 4-5(6)6: Naturel White.
Color combination 3 (21 pcs): Row 1: Artichoke, Row 2: Knapweed, Row 3: Naturel White and rows 4-5(6)6: Peat.
Color combination 4 (18 pcs): Row 1: Knapweed, Row 2: Naturel White, Row 3: Peat and rows 4-5(6)6: Artichoke.
Half square:
Color combination 1 (4 pcs at front edge) as described for complete square.
Color combination 3 (6 pcs at front edge) as described for complete square.
Color combination 4 (8 pcs at bottom border and neckline) as described for complete square.
Instructions for complete square (see crochet chart I)
Using first color, ch 6 and join with 1 sl st into first ch st, to form a ring.
Row 1: ch 1 and 12 sc into ring, join rnd with 1 sl st into first ch st. Cut yarn.
Row 2: Join second color with 1 sl st into first sc and then work ch 4 (=1st dc). Crochet 1 tr into same st and then 2 tr into next 2 sts of previous rnd = 24 tr, join rnd with 1 sl st into first ch st. Cut yarn.
Row 3: Join third color with 1 sl st between first 2 dc. Crochet ch 2 and 2 dc into base of chain stitch-chain, *ch 3, dc3tog between 2 pairs of tr, rep from * 10 more times and ch 3. Join rnd with 1 sl st into second ch st of beg of rnd. Cut yarn.
Join fourth color with 1 sl st and work acc to rows 4-5 of crochet chart.
For size M: 1 sc into each st of previous rnd and at the corners 2 sc + ch 2 + 2 sc.
Size L: 1 dc into each st of previous rnd and at the corners 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
Cut yarn.
Instructions for half square (see crochet chart II)
Using first color, ch 6 and join with 1 sl st into first ch st, to form a ring.
Row 1: ch 1 and 7 sc into ring. Cut yarn.
Row 2: Join second color with 1 sl st into first sc and start with ch 4 (= 1st tr). Crochet 1 tr into same st and then 2 tr into next 2 sts of previous rnd = 14 tr. Cut yarn.
Row 3: Join third color with 1 sl st into last tr. ch 4, *dc3tog between 1 pair of tr, ch 3, rep from * 4 more times, dc3tog between 1 pair of tr, ch 1 and 1 dc at the end of the rnd. Cut yarn.
Join fourth color with 1 sl st into last dc of previous rnd and work acc to rows 4-5 of crochet chart.
For size M: 1 sc into each st of previous rnd and at the corners 2 sc + ch 2 + 2 sc.
Size L: 1 dc into each st of previous rnd and at the corners 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
Cut yarn.
Joining the squares
Lightly steam the squares into shape. Join the squares acc to schematic drawing. Place parts with their RS together and sew together, by stitching the back loops together stitch by stitch.
Using color Artichoke, crochet sc around the outer edges of the cardigan, as follows: join yarn with 1 sl st at the bottom right, at the corner of a square . Crochet 22 sc into the edge of a half square (10 sc on both sides and 2 sc in the center). Between 2 squares, work a dc or a tr, instead of an sc, to even out the border. Continue crocheting as set, working 22 sc per square and at the vertical button band, work 18 sc per square. Crochet 22 sc per square at the back neckline and at the second button band, crochet in the same way as described for first button band.
Continue crocheting in spirals, i.e. working in the round in a continuous manner, without joining the separate rounds with a slip stitch. Work 1 sc into each sc of previous rnd, always crochet into back loop. At the outer corners, work 3 sc into 1 st, at corners at neckline 2 sc into 1 st and at inside corners sc3tog.
Crochet a total of 8 rnds as set and subsequently, crochet 1 rnd of sl st. Cut yarn.
At the ends of the sleeves, crochet 15 sc on each square and apart from that, crochet as described for the button bands. Cut yarn.
Finishing
Lightly steam the cardigan into shape.
Finished dimensions
Finished measurements:
Chest circumference: 90(100)108 cm / 35.4(39.4)42.5”
Total length: 90(102)108 cm / 35.4(40.2)42.5”+ button bands
Sleeve length from neckline to sleeve cuff edge: 69(75)81 cm / 27.2(29.5)32” + button bands
Crochet stitches: chain stitch (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), treble (tr) and slip stitch (sl st) work acc to crochet chart and written instructions.
Note: this pattern is written in US crochet terms. Sometimes, they differ from UK terms. At the end of the pattern, you can find a list of Abbreviation & Term Differences between the U.S./Canada and United Kingdom (U.K.). Please check this list if you used to the UK terms!
Gauge/Tension: square XS/S 11,5 x 11,5 cm/4.5” square, square M 12,5 x 12,5/4.9” square and square L 13,5 x 13,5 cm/5.3” square
Color combination of a complete square:
Color combination 1 (21 pcs): Row 1: Naturel White, Row 2: Peat, Row 3: Artichoke and rows 4-5(6)6: Knapweed.
Color combination 2 (26 pcs): Row 1: Peat, Row 2: Artichoke, Row 3: Knapweed and rows 4-5(6)6: Naturel White.
Color combination 3 (21 pcs): Row 1: Artichoke, Row 2: Knapweed, Row 3: Naturel White and rows 4-5(6)6: Peat.
Color combination 4 (18 pcs): Row 1: Knapweed, Row 2: Naturel White, Row 3: Peat and rows 4-5(6)6: Artichoke.
Half square:
Color combination 1 (4 pcs at front edge) as described for complete square.
Color combination 3 (6 pcs at front edge) as described for complete square.
Color combination 4 (8 pcs at bottom border and neckline) as described for complete square.
Instructions for complete square (see crochet chart I)
Using first color, ch 6 and join with 1 sl st into first ch st, to form a ring.
Row 1: ch 1 and 12 sc into ring, join rnd with 1 sl st into first ch st. Cut yarn.
Row 2: Join second color with 1 sl st into first sc and then work ch 4 (=1st dc). Crochet 1 tr into same st and then 2 tr into next 2 sts of previous rnd = 24 tr, join rnd with 1 sl st into first ch st. Cut yarn.
Row 3: Join third color with 1 sl st between first 2 dc. Crochet ch 2 and 2 dc into base of chain stitch-chain, *ch 3, dc3tog between 2 pairs of tr, rep from * 10 more times and ch 3. Join rnd with 1 sl st into second ch st of beg of rnd. Cut yarn.
Join fourth color with 1 sl st and work acc to rows 4-5 of crochet chart.
For size M: 1 sc into each st of previous rnd and at the corners 2 sc + ch 2 + 2 sc.
Size L: 1 dc into each st of previous rnd and at the corners 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
Cut yarn.
Instructions for half square (see crochet chart II)
Using first color, ch 6 and join with 1 sl st into first ch st, to form a ring.
Row 1: ch 1 and 7 sc into ring. Cut yarn.
Row 2: Join second color with 1 sl st into first sc and start with ch 4 (= 1st tr). Crochet 1 tr into same st and then 2 tr into next 2 sts of previous rnd = 14 tr. Cut yarn.
Row 3: Join third color with 1 sl st into last tr. ch 4, *dc3tog between 1 pair of tr, ch 3, rep from * 4 more times, dc3tog between 1 pair of tr, ch 1 and 1 dc at the end of the rnd. Cut yarn.
Join fourth color with 1 sl st into last dc of previous rnd and work acc to rows 4-5 of crochet chart.
For size M: 1 sc into each st of previous rnd and at the corners 2 sc + ch 2 + 2 sc.
Size L: 1 dc into each st of previous rnd and at the corners 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
Cut yarn.
Joining the squares
Lightly steam the squares into shape. Join the squares acc to schematic drawing. Place parts with their RS together and sew together, by stitching the back loops together stitch by stitch.
Using color Artichoke, crochet sc around the outer edges of the cardigan, as follows: join yarn with 1 sl st at the bottom right, at the corner of a square . Crochet 22 sc into the edge of a half square (10 sc on both sides and 2 sc in the center). Between 2 squares, work a dc or a tr, instead of an sc, to even out the border. Continue crocheting as set, working 22 sc per square and at the vertical button band, work 18 sc per square. Crochet 22 sc per square at the back neckline and at the second button band, crochet in the same way as described for first button band.
Continue crocheting in spirals, i.e. working in the round in a continuous manner, without joining the separate rounds with a slip stitch. Work 1 sc into each sc of previous rnd, always crochet into back loop. At the outer corners, work 3 sc into 1 st, at corners at neckline 2 sc into 1 st and at inside corners sc3tog.
Crochet a total of 8 rnds as set and subsequently, crochet 1 rnd of sl st. Cut yarn.
At the ends of the sleeves, crochet 15 sc on each square and apart from that, crochet as described for the button bands. Cut yarn.
Finishing
Lightly steam the cardigan into shape.
