Knitting and Crocheting a Burgundy Tunic

Materials Needed

You’ll need:

• 300 (450)g of burgundy yarn (57% wool, 23% polyamide, 20% polyacryl; 135m/50g);
• Knitting needles size 6;
• Crochet hook size 6.

Sizes Available

Size: S (XL-XXL).

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch:

• In RS row – knit stitches,
• In WS row – purl stitches.

Wrong-side pattern:

• In RS row – purls,
• In WS row – knit stitches.

Rib: *2 rows of stockinette stitch, 2 rows of wrong-side pattern*.

Arches pattern: The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 15. Work according to the scheme. Start every row with 1 or 3 chain stitches instead of the 1^st single crochet or 1^st double crochet and stitches before pattern repeat, then pattern repeat, finishing with stitches after pattern repeat. Start with 1 row of single crochet (= A), then, make 1^st-5^th rows once, starting with 1 WS row, then repeat 2^nd-5^th rows.

Note: Make a group of 4 double crochets, 2 chain stitches, and 4 double crochets only around the chain stitch of the previous row, starting from the 2^nd row.

Stitches Control

• Rib: 11 stitches x 24.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Arches pattern: 12.5 stitches x 5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Note: At first, make the upper part across as one-piece cloth. Make lower parts of front and back from top to bottom on the edges of the upper detail.

Instructions

Upper Part and Front

Start with the right side, cast on 62 (68) stitches and work with rib. In 24.5 cm = 60 rows (31 cm = 76 rows) from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 40 (44) stitches for the neck-hole along the right side, then cast them on all 62 (68) stitches again in the next WS rows and continue working as per the pattern face. In 50 cm = 122 rows (63 cm = 154 rows) from the set-up row, bind off all stitches as knit stitches.

Lower Part of Back

Fasten the left edge of the upper part with arches pattern, making 60 (75) single crochets in row A. In 58 cm = 29 rows (62 cm = 31 rows) from the beginning of arches pattern, finish your work.

Lower Part of Front

Make in the same way as the lower part of the back, but first, sew both halves of the front at the lower beginning of the neck-hole.

Sleeves

Crochet sleeves from top to bottom on the set-up row or bound off part. For this, fasten the upper 18 (24) cm with arches pattern from both sides from the center of the shoulder, making 45 (60) single crochets in row A. In 46 cm = 23 rows from the beginning of the sleeve, finish your work.

Assembly

Make side and sleeve seams.