Crocheting a Stylish Gracia Yarn Tunic

You’ll Need:

700g of white Gracia yarn (70% cotton, 17% viscose, 13% polyamide; 115m/50g);

Crochet hook sizes 3.5 and 4.

Size:

Used Patterns

Single crochets: work in circle rows. Start every row with 2 chain stitches increase instead of the 1^st single crochet and finish with 1 slip stitch in the 2^nd chain stitch increase.

Arches pattern: work according to the scheme, first with circle rows, then with straight and reversed rows. Circle row a signifies the last row of placket Arrows a and b, c and d, e and f are edges of the pattern. Make groups of treble crochets in the arches of the previous row. Make 1^st-4^th rows once, repeat 3^rd-4^th rows 9 times, and finish with the 23^rd and 24^th rows. Then, continue with straight and reversed rows.

Stitches Control

Arches pattern, crochet hook 4: 2 pattern repeats x 6 rows = 11 x 10 cm;

Single crochets, crochet hook 3.5: 19 stitches x 7 rows = 10 x 3 cm.

Note:

Instructions

Back and Front

Make 182 chain stitches with crochet hook 3.5 and circle them with 1 slip stitch in the ring. Create 3 cm of single crochets in circle rows for the placket. Then, work with the arches pattern using crochet hook 4. Make pattern repeats of 8 single crochets in the 1^st circle row. Fasten the remaining 2 single crochets at the passing of the circle row as noted in the scheme = 20 pattern repeats. At 40 cm = 24 rows from the placket, divide your work for the sleeves such that the passings of circle rows are on the left side seams, and continue making these details separately.

First, finish the back. Then, for the sleeve, join to work with 1 slip stitch from the right side and create a chain of 51 chain stitches. From the left side, join with 1 slip stitch for the sleeve and make a chain of 51 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase. Next, complete the 25^th row = WS row; repeat the patterns between arrows c and d, e and f 3 times = a total of 20 pattern repeats. After that, make the 26^th-28^th rows once and repeat the 27^th-28^th rows 7 times. At 26 cm = 16 rows from the beginning of the sleeve, leave the central 4 pattern repeats and finish each side separately. Make 2 rows of 8 pattern repeats from each side and complete your work.

Front with Sleeves

Finish in the same manner but with a deeper neck-hole. To achieve this, leave the central 4 pattern repeats at 20 cm = 12 rows from the beginning of the sleeves and finish each side separately. Create 6 rows of 8 pattern repeats from each side and complete your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder and sleeve seams with the help of slip stitches. For the placket, fasten the neck-hole with single crochets in circle rows using crochet hook 3.5. Make 50 single crochets in the 1^st row of the front and back neck-hole (each), 22 single crochets from both sides = 144 single crochets. Make a corner stitch together with the next stitch at the corners of every circle row. Complete your work at 3 cm = 7 rows height of the placket. For the sleeves' edges, fasten the edges with single crochets in circle rows using crochet hook 3.5. Start with 60 single crochets in the 1^st row, then make 16 x knit2tog in the 2^nd row = 44 single crochets. Finish your work at 3 cm = 7 rows height of the placket.