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Materials Needed:

Size E Crochet Hook

Small amount of 4 Ply Yarn – Petal Pink - Aran

¼" Elastic - 4" long - sewn into a circle

Sweater

Starting at lower edge - with Petal Pink yarn – ch 18 – join to form a circle- ch 3.

R1: Dc in @ st around - join - finish off pink yarn.

R2: Join Petal Pink yarn to the 6^th st from center back with a ch 3 - dc in the same space - dc in the next 6 sts - 2 dcs in the next st - finish off pink yarn - skipping the next st - join Petal Pink yarn to the next st with a ch 3 - dc in the same space - dc in the next 6 sts - 2 dcs in the next st - finish off pink yarn.. (20) sts

R3: Join Petal Pink yarn to the 1^st beginning ch of R3 with a ch 3 - dc in the same space - dc in the next 8 sts - 2 dcs in the next st - ch 4 - join to back sts with 2 dcs in the next st - dc in the next 8 sts - 2 dcs in the next st - ch 4 - join to beginning ch - ch 2. (32) sts

R4: Dc in the next st - * dc the next [2] sts together * - repeat around - join to the beginning ch - finish off pink yarn. (16) sts

R5: Lower Band - Join Petal Pink yarn to the lower center back st with a ch 2 - hdc in the same pace - * hdc in the next 4 sts - 2 hdcs in the next st * - repeat 3 times total - hdc in the remaining 2 sts - join to the top of beginning ch - finish off pink yarn. (22) sts

Sleeves

R1: Join Petal Pink yarn to the skipped st of R2 with a ch 3 - work 2 dcs evenly spaced @ in dc of R2-R3 - dc in the next 4 chs - 2 dcs evenly spaced in @ dc of R3-R2 - join - ch 3. (13) sts

R2-R4: Dc the next [2] sts together - dc in the remaining st – join – ch 3. End of R4 - ch 2. (12)(11)(10) sts

R5: * Sc the next [2] sts together - sc in the next st * - repeat around - join - finish off pink yarn. (7) sts

Repeat for 2^nd Sleeve

Skirt

With Aran yarn - ch 2 - working over an elastic circle - 20 scs - join - ch 3. (21) sts

R1: Dc in the same space - 2 dcs in @ st around - join - ch 3. (42) sts

R2-R3: Dc in @ st around - join - ch 3.

R4: * 2 Dcs in the next st - dc in the next st * - repeat around - join - ch 3. (63) sts

R5: Dc in @ st around - join - ch 3.

R6: Dc in the same space - dc in @ st around - join - ch 2. (64) sts

R7: * Sc in the next st - hdc in the next st - dc in the next st - [tr - ch 3- turn - sl st through 3^rd ch from hook {Picot st made} - tr] - in the next st - dc in the next st - hdc in the next st - sc in the next st - sl st through the next st * - repeat 8 times total - join - finish off aran yarn. (72)st + (8) picot sts

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