How to Crochet a Stylish Garment with Black Kara Yarn

You’ll Need:

450 (500) 500g of black Kara yarn (46% polyamide, 27% cotton, 27% polyacryl; 125m/50g);

Crochet hook 4.5;

2 buttons of 1.5 cm diameter.

Size:

S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Structured Pattern

The quantity of stitches is even.

1^st row: 3 chain stitches increase instead of the 1^st double crochet, *1 single crochet, 1 double crochet*; repeat from * to *, 1 single crochet;

2^nd row: as the 1^st row.

Repeat 1^st-2^nd rows.

Stitch Control

17 stitches x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 76 (84) 92 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase and work with structured pattern. Skip 1 stitch from both sides in 6 cm from the set-up row for better fitting and after that, bind off 2 x 1 stitch in 6 cm = 70 (78) 86 stitches.

In 29 cm from the set-up row, increase 1 stitch from both sides and then bind off 2 x 1 stitch from both sides in 3 cm and work according to the pattern = 76 (84) 92 stitches.

In 41.5 (40.5) 39.5 cm from the set-up row, skip 3 stitches from both sides for arm-holes.

After that, bind off 14 (15) 16 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from both sides for chamfers.

At the same time, in 44 (45) 46 cm from the set-up row, divide your work in half in the middle for cut and finish both sides separately.

For better fitting, bind off 1 stitch in 2 and 4 cm from the division of work and increase them again in 12 and 14 cm (11 and 13 cm) 10 and 12 cm from division = 21 (24) 27 stitches from each side.

In 58 cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 7 (8) 9 stitches for neck-hole and for smooth rounding, bind off 2 x 3 stitches (1 x 4 stitches and 1 x 3 stitches) 1 x 4 stitches and 1 x 3 stitches in every row.

At the same time, in 58.5 cm from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 3 stitches and 1 x 2 stitches (2 x 3 stitches) 2 x 4 stitches in every following row from inwards for every following row.

Finish your work on the rest 3 stitches of shoulder in 60 cm from the set-up row.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, make decreases for neck-hole in 57 cm from the set-up row.

Assembly

Make all the seams. Fasten the edges of front with 1 row of single crochets. For the collar, make 66 (70) 72 stitches along neck-hole, starting from the middle of back and work with structured pattern, connect the edges of front and back at the same time.

In 6 cm from the beginning of the collar, finish your work. Fasten the edges of back cut with 1 row of single crochets. Make button-holes. Sew buttons.