How to Crochet a Stunning Turquoise and Pink Garment
Materials Needed
You’ll need:
- 400g of turquoise yarn (100% mercerized cotton; 330m/100g);
- 200g of the same yarn, but in bright pink color;
- Crochet hook 3;
- 6 buttons.
Size
Size: S.
Stitch Control
21 sts x 11 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Make 100 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with bright-pink yarn and work with double crochets.
Decrease 1 crochet from both sides in 6 rows for better fitting. Repeat these decreases in every 4th row x 10 times. At the same time, at 20 cm height, change to turquoise yarn. At 55 cm height, there should be 78 crochets left. Then, crochet 8 cm straight. Then, increase 2 x 1 st in every 6th row from both sides. At 82 cm height, there should be 82 crochets in work. Then, leave 6 crochets unfinished from both sides for arm-holes = 70 crochets. Then, crochet straight. At 18 cm height, finish your work.Front
Make 100 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with bright-pink yarn and work with double crochets. In 6 rows, start making decreases for better fitting from both sides in the same way as for back. At 20 cm height, change the yarn to turquoise and leave 6 crochets unfinished at the end of the row. Then, make increases and decreases for better fitting in the same way as for back. At 82 cm height, leave 6 crochets from the right side for the arm-hole, making the left side straight. In 2 cm, leave the central 10 cm for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, decrease 1 x 3 sts and 7 x 1 st = 20 sts. At 18 cm height of arm-hole, finish your work.
Assembly
Make shoulder and left side seams. For the placket, work with single crochets from arm-hole for 6 rows to the color border. Make the seam. Make a placket with button-loops along the edge of the back. For this, make 2 chain sts in every 11 cm and make the next single crochet, skipping 2 crochets from the previous row. Fasten the neck-hole and arm-holes with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch” with turquoise yarn.