hey everyone today I’m going to show you

how to crochet the speech cover-up I’ll

be making this mesh sweater and a size

small but you can find the free route of

pattern from sizes extra small to three

large on my blog the link will be down

below in the description bar

you will need erin or worsted weight

cotton yarn a six millimeter crochet

hook a darning needle and some scissors

we’ll start with the back panel and tip

again create a slip knot insert your

crochet hook into the loop chain 88 the

foundation chain runs the length of the

sweater not the width

to start row 1 we’re in a half double

crochet into the second chain from the

hook two half double crochet yarn over

insert your hook into the chain yarn

over and pull up a loop yarn over and

pull through three

within going to chain one skip one chain

and then half double crochet into the

next chain

we’re going to repeat the pattern of

chain one skip one chain half double

crochet into the next chain until the

end of the row throughout this pattern

the chain once count as a stitch apart

from the turning chain at the beginning

of every row

at the end of row 1 you should have 87

stitches turn your work

to start row to chain one and this

doesn’t count as a stitch we’re going a

front loop half double crochet into the

first stitch so the front loop is the

loop closest towards you front loop half

double crochet into the first stitch

sunlit path double crochet into the

chain

repeat the pattern of chain one skip one

stitch front loop half double crochet

into the next chain until the last chain

of the row

half double crochet into the last stitch

of the row

at the end of the road turn your work

to start row 3 chain 1 front loop half

double crochet into the first stitch

chain one and skip one stitch repeat the

pattern a front loop half double crochet

in the chain

chain one skip one stitch until the last

stitch of the row

half double crochet in the last stitch

of the row

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404 we’re going to repeat Row 2 so chain

1 front loop half double crochet in the

first stitch

front loop half double crochet in the

next chain

and then repeat the pattern of chain one

skip one stitch front loop after double

crochet in the chain until the last

chain of the row

and then half double crochet into the

last stitch

turn your work

we’re going to repeat rows 3 & 4 until

the end of row 48

at the end of her 48 fast enough

so the front panel will follow the exact

same instructions for the back panel

until the end of row 13 for row 14 we’re

going to decrease the neckline to start

neckline decrease row 1 chain 1 front

loop half double crochet into the first

stitch repeat the pattern of front loop

half double crochet into the chain chain

1 skip one stitch until the last chain

of the row

half double crochet in the last chain

space of the row

we’re not going to work into the last

stitch of the row so we’ll have 86

stitches in total turn your work

Nicklin decrease row to chain one skip

the first stitch repeat the pattern of

front loop half double crochet in the

chain chain one skip one stitch until

the last stitch of the row

half double crochet in the last stitch

of the row you should have 85 stitches

in total turn your work to start

neckline decrease row 3 chain 1 front

loop half double crochet into the first

stitch repeat the pattern of front loop

half double crochet into the chain chain

one skip one stitch until the last chain

of the row

half double crochet in the last chain

space of the row you should have 84

stitches in total turn your work

to start net claim decrease round four

chain one skip the first stitch and then

repeat the pattern a front loop half

double crochet in the chain chain one

skip one stitch until the last stitch of

the row

half double crochet in the last stitch

of the row

you’ll have 83 stitches and in total

you’ll have 19 rows turn your work

to start row 20 chain one son loop half

double crochet into the first stitch

front loop half double crochet into the

chain repeat the pattern of chain one

skip one stitch front loop half double

crochet into the next chain until the

last chain of the row

half double crochet in the last stitch

of the row you’ll have 83 stitches in

total turn your work to start row 21

chain 1 front loop half double crochet

into the first stitch chain 1 repeat the

pattern of front loop half double

crochet into the chain chain 1 skip one

stitch until the last stitch of the row

half double crochet into the last stitch

of the row turn your work

repeat roast 20 and 21 until the end of

row 29 we’re now going to increase the

neckline to start neckline increase row

1 chain 1 front loop half double crochet

into the first stitch front loop half

double crochet into the chain repeat the

pattern of chain 1 skip one stitch front

loop half double crochet into the chain

until the last chain of the row

at the end of the row chain one half

double crochet into the last stitch

you should have 84 stitches in total

turn your work

– sad neckline increase row – chain 1

front loop half double crochet into the

first stitch

chain one and then repeat the pattern of

front loop half double crochet into the

chain chain one skip one stitch until

the last stitch of the row

half double crochet into the last stitch

of the row you should have 85 stitches

in total turn your work to begin

neckline increase row 3 chain 1 front

loop half double crochet into the first

stitch front loop half double crochet

into the chain repeat the pattern of

chain 1 skip one stitch front loop half

double crochet into the chain until the

last chain of the row

chain one and then half double crochet

into the last stitch you should have 86

stitches turn your work

to start neckline increase Row 4 chain 1

front loop half double crochet into the

first stitch chain 1 and then repeat the

pattern of front loop half double

crochet into the chain chain 1 skip one

stitch until the last stitch of the row

half double crochet in the last stitch

of the row you’ll have 87 stitches and

be at the end of row 33

turn your work and then we’re going to

alternate between rows 20 and 21 until

the end of row 48

at the end of row 48 you should have 87

stitches

fast enough

we’re now going to crochet the sleeves

and they follow the same construction as

the back panel so to begin create a slip

knot and insert your crochet hook into

the loop

Chane 46 and

that the foundation chain runs the

length of the sleeves not the word to

start real one half double crochet into

the second chain from the hook repeat

the pattern of chain one skip one chain

half double crochet into the next chain

until the end of the row

at the end of the row you should have 45

stitches turn your work to start row 2

chain 1 front loop half double crochet

into the first stitch and then front

loop half double crochet into the chain

repeat the pattern of chain 1 skip one

stitch front loop half double crochet

into the chain until the last chain of

the row

half double crochet into the last stitch

of the row

turn your work to start row 3 chain 1

front loop half double crochet into the

first stitch

chain one skip one stitch and then

repeat the pattern of front loop half

double crochet into the chain

chain one skip one stitch until the last

stitch of the row

half double crochet in the last stitch

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turn your work

to begin row four chain one

front loop half double crochet into the

first stitch

front loop half double crochet into the

chain

repeat the pattern of chain one skip one

stitch front loop half double crochet

into the chain until the last chain of

the row

half double crochet in the last stitch

turn your work

repeat rows 3 & 4 until the end of our

24

at the end of row 24 rotate the sleeve

45 degrees

we’re now going to crochet along the

edge of the sleeve to form the cuff

shape each row equals one stitch to

begin decrease Row one chain one we’re

going to single crochet two together to

single crochet two together and sit your

crochet hook into the first row

yarn over and pull up a loop unsent your

crochet hook into the next row yarn over

and pull up a loop yarn over and pull

through all three loops single crochet

two together along the edge of the

sleeve make sure that your stitches

aren’t too tight

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at the end of the row you should have 12

stitches in total turn your work and we

can see how the decreases have tightened

the cuff

to start decrease row to chain one

single crochet in each stitch until the

end of the row make sure that your

single crochets aren’t too tight so that

the cuff can still fit around your wrist

at the end of the row fast enough

to crochet the cuff ribbing create a

slipknot incent your crochet hook into

the loop

Chane six

to start row one half double crochet

into the second chain from the hook

half double crochet in each chain until

the end of the row

you should have five stitches in total

turn your work the start row to chain

one and then we’re going to work into

the back loops so the back loop is the

loop furthest away from you

we’re going to back loop half double

crochet into the first four stitches

and then half double crochet into the

last stitch of the row

turn your work repeat Row 2

until the length of the ribbing matches

the length of the cuff

when the ribbing is the same length as a

cuff fast enough

pin the ribbing to the slave

and then whip stitch the ribbing to the

cuff

fold the sleeve in half and whipstitch

the edges together

repeat these steps for the second sleeve

we’re now going to sir the cover up

together so place the front panel on top

of the back panel and we’re going to sew

the tops of the shoulder seam I’m using

stitch markers to hold the panels

together whip stitch the shoulders

together

lined the sleeves up with the shoulder

sinks and place a stitched market at the

base of the sleeve whip stitch up the

sides of the sweater until the search

marker

whipstitch the sleeves to the body

we’ve in all of your in and you finish

your crochet beach cover-up

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