How to Crochet a Stylish Purple Top with Mélange Yarn
You’ll Need:
300g of mélange yarn in purple colors (70% cotton, 30% viscose; 350m/100g);
Crochet hook 3;
12 small buttons.
Size:
S.
Used Patterns
Main pattern: due to the scheme 7-1, repeat 2nd-3rd rows.
Instructions
Back
Make 105 chain sts and work with straight and reversed rows due to the scheme 7-1.
At 50 cm height from the set-up row, decrease 6 sts from both sides for arm-holes and decrease 2 x 2 sts in every 2nd row. At 22 cm height from the beginning of arm-holes, finish your work above the back.Front
Make 55 chain sts and work with straight and reversed rows according to the scheme 7-1. At 30 cm height from the set-up row, form the arm-hole by decreasing 6 sts in one row and then decreasing 2 x 2 sts in every 2nd row. Then, crochet straight and at 7 cm height from the beginning of the arm-hole, form the neck-hole. For this, crochet straight from the side of the arm-hole, decreasing 16 sts in one row from the other side. After that, decrease 3 x 2 sts in every 2nd row. At 22 cm height from the beginning of the arm-hole, finish your work above the front. Make the second half of the front in reflection to the first one.
Sleeves
Make 51 chain sts and work with straight and reversed rows according to the scheme 7-1. At 6 cm height from the set-up row, decrease 6 sts in one row for sleeve caps, then decrease 2 x 2 sts and 12 x 1 st in every 2nd row. At 18 cm height from the beginning of the sleeve cap, finish your work above the sleeve. Make the second sleeve in the same way.
Assembly
Make side and shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves. Fasten the edges of the front with 1 row of single crochets and 2 rows of double crochets (see the scheme 7-3). Make button-loops. Fasten the neck-hole, lower edges of work, and sleeves with a pattern according to the scheme 7-2. Sew buttons to the left front.