​Keila Crochet Blouse

You’ll need:

6; 7 skeins of yarn (50% bamboo viscose, 50% cotton; 230m/100g);

Crochet hook 4.

Size

Chest circumference: 86-91 (96-102) cm.

Length: 54 (58) cm.

Sleeve: 24 (27,5) cm.

Stitches control: 20 sts х 12 rows = 10 х 11 cm.

Instructions

Make back, front and sleeves as rectangular cloths without increases and decreases with relief zigzag pattern, alternate it with the stripes of single crochets.

Back

Make 110 (122) chain sts with crochet hook 4.

RS: 1 single crochet in the 2^nd st from the crochet hook, 1 single crochet to end of row = 109; 121 sts;

New row: 1 chain st, single crochets to end of row, turn.

Repeat this row twice and continue work with zigzag pattern.

1^st row (RS): 4 chain sts, skip the first 3 single crochets, 3 treble crochets together in the next single crochet, 5 chain sts, *make a group of treble crochets, 5 chain sts*; repeat from * to * to last single crochet, 3 treble crochets in the same single crochet, leave the last st of every treble crochet on the crochet hook, skip the next 2 single crochets, 1 treble crochet in the last single crochet, leave the last st on the crochet hook, 1 yarn over, draw it through all the 5 sts on the crochet hook, turn;

2^nd row: 1 chain st, 1 single crochet in the upper part of the 1^st group, * 5 single crochets in the next arch of 5 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the upper part of the next group*; repeat from * to *, turn = 109; 121 single crochets;

3^rd-4^th rows: single crochets.

Make 1^st-4^th rows x 13; 14 times and then 2 rows of single crochets, fasten the yarn.

Front

Make in the same way, as back.

Sleeves

Make 62; 68 chain sts and make base row as for the back = 61; 67 sts, after that, make 3 rows of single crochets, then 24; 28 rows of the relief pattern and fasten the yarn.

Assembly

Sew the upper sides of the front and back, leave space for the neck-hole between them (about 25 cm). Place markers on the sides of back and front at 16; 17 cm from the shoulders. Sew the upper edges of sleeves between the markers, sew the sleeves, make side seams.