Stylish Zigzag Pattern Crochet Garment Instructions

You’ll Need:

150g of olive Java yarn (67% cotton, 33% viscose; 158m/50g);

150g of the same yarn, but in turquoise color;

150g of the same yarn, but in green color;

150g of the same yarn, but in brown color;

100g of the same yarn, but in orange color;

Crochet hook size 3;

Plastic pin.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns:

Zigzags pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple of 14 + 1 + 3 chain sts increase. Work according to the scheme. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-4^th rows once, then, repeat 3^rd-4^th rows. Increases are stated in the 5^th and 6^th rows.

Colors order: *4 brown rows, 4 olive rows, 4 turquoise rows, 2 green rows, 2 orange rows*.

Stitches Control:

21.5 sts x 12.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Back:

Make 99 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with brown yarn and work with zigzags pattern according to the colors order = 6 pattern repeats + initial and final sts. In 32 cm = 40 rows from the set-up row, make 1 row, then make 1 row with increases (5^th row of the scheme). Repeat these increases x 8 times in every RS row. Finish your work in 64 cm = 80 rows from the set-up row.

Right Front:

Make 29 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with brown yarn and work with zigzags pattern according to the colors order = 1 pattern repeat + initial and final sts. In 7 cm = 9 rows from the set-up row, make 21 chain sts from the left side for neck-hole and work with zigzags pattern = 3 pattern repeats + final sts or 64 sts. In 32 cm = 40 rows from the set-up row, make increases in the same way as for the back = 134 sts and finish at the height of back.

Left Front:

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves:

Make 57 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with orange yarn and work with zigzags pattern according to the colors order = 3 pattern repeats + initial and final sts. In 40 cm = 50 rows from the set-up row, make 1 row with increases. Repeat these increases x twice in every RS row = 89 sts. Finish your work in 45 cm = 56 rows from the set-up row.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the edges of the front and neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets with olive yarn. After that, fasten neck-hole with picots.