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Crocheting a comfortable, cozy sweater

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Hi, I need some collective wisdom here 

I’m crocheting a sweater right now and just can’t get any further. 

I’ve already had to reduce the starting stitches from 222 to 120 stitches. Now, in the 6th round, I’m supposed to increase 12 times. And in the 7th round as well. That was far too much — after all, I had also reduced the stitches. So I unraveled it again and reduced it by half. It’s still too much. Then, in the 6th round, I only increased by 1 stitch instead of 2 at 6 points, and skipped the increases in the 7th round. 

In the example pictures in the pattern, the crochet piece lies spread out very flat. Mine is still very wavy. 

I’m using a 4-strand yarn cake and crocheting with a 3.5 mm hook. 

What am I doing wrong? 

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 10:52 AM
@franziska-nix-lissmeier,
welcome to our forum.
If you give me the name of the pattern / the link, I can ask the author for help here in the forum. 

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Häkelanleitung für Pullover - Warm, bequem und gemütlich

bisher habe ich von der Autorin keine Antwort erhalten, daher habe ich es hier versucht. 

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Crochet pattern for a sweater – warm, comfortable and cozy https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/46153/warm-bequem-um-gemuetlich-haekelanleitung-fuer-pullover

The link works now.

I haven’t received a response from the author yet, so I turned to the forum. 

22704 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Ich hab der Autorin eine Nachricht geschrieben und um Mitlesen hier im Thread gebeten. 

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Thank you very much! 

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Hi Franziska,

I’m not familiar with the pattern, but I’ve crocheted several sweaters using a 4-strand yarn cake and a 3.5 mm hook.

I’m guessing there’s a transposed number in the starting stitch count. I always start with about 120 stitches. So for you, that would be 122 stitches.

According to the photo, the increases are made in the two rows with double crochets. Those are probably always the 6th and 7th rows. An increase in the pattern rows would throw the whole pattern off.

Maybe this will help you, in case the author hasn’t responded yet.

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Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Hallo Franziska, 
Ich kenne die Anleitung nicht. 
Aber von deinem Foto her meine Vermutung bzw. Eindrücke. 
Du häkelst sehr locker. Viel lockerer als im Original. Der Maschenanschlag ist aber enger, dadurch ergibt sich schon ein Ungleichgewicht. Beim Häkeln ist die Nadelstärke weniger entscheidend, es ist eher die Art wie man selbst arbeitet. Ich würde es aber mal mit einer 2,5 versuchen, nur die Maschenaufnahme mit der 3,5.
Und dann lege das Stück nicht ausgebreitet. In aller Regel sollte es flach liegen, ja, aber lege es mal aufeinander. Dann kannst du es auf einen Pullover legen und siehst, wo die Schultern sind bei deinem Strick Stück. 
Aber so wie es jetzt ist, ist es viel zu weit. Ich denke, von Anbeginn schon. Sonst hast du einen Rock und keinen Pullover. 
Generell kann man jedes Garn nehmen, aber man kann dieses Modell nicht lockerer häkeln als in der Anleitung. Dann muss es komplett angepasst werden, dann müssen die Abstände der Zunahmen auch in den Reihen angepasst werden, das muss man berechnen. 
Hast du eine maschenprobe gemacht? Steht in der Anleitung eine vermerkt? Wenn die nicht übereinstimmen, kann es nicht funktionieren. 
Dann muss man es anpassen, fester häkeln oder anderes Garn nehmen. 
Ich hoffe, ich konnte dir helfen. 
LG Uta

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Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Something else just occurred to me.
If you’re crocheting with a plastic hook, swap it out for a metal one.
Plastic hooks tend to make your stitches looser because the stitches don’t glide over them as well.
Metal hooks with ergonomic plastic handles also fit better in your hand, and your crochet work will look completely different right away.
Cotton gradient cake yarn usually turns out a bit looser—that’s just the nature of the fiber. For the sweater, I would have used a cotton-blend yarn—with acrylic, viscose, or bamboo. But that’s just my opinion. 
I also think you might be crocheting a bit more tightly in the double crochet rows than in the ones with the lace pattern. It looks a little like that. But that happens to a lot of people. You can try working with two different hook sizes. Chain 20 stitches and give it a try: 2 rows with a 3.5 and 2 rows with a 2.5. Usually, the difference is really noticeable. 

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