Create a Stylish Neckpiece with Turquoise Yarn

You’ll Need:

2 skeins of turquoise yarn (70% mohair, 30% silk; 210m/25g);

Crochet hook 3.

Size:

S (M/L).

Length of neck-hole edge: about 80 cm;

Length of work: about 23 cm.

Stitch Control:

6 x 2 double crochet and 1 chain stitch between them (17 sts) = 9 cm.

Used Patterns:

Element A:

(3 double crochets with 1 chain stitch between them) x twice in one and the same stitch.

Element B:

(4 double crochets with 2 chain stitches between them) x twice in one and the same stitch.

Instructions:

Make 112 (126) chain stitches and circle them in a ring with a slip stitch. Make 2 rows of half-crochets (the length of circle is about 71 (80) cm). After that, work with the relief pattern.

1st Row:

* 3 chain stitches, skip 1 stitch, 1 half crochet in the next stitch*; repeat from * to * = 56 (63) arches of chain stitches.

2nd Row:

4 chain stitches, * 1 element A behind the 1st arch of chain stitches, ** 1 chain stitch, 2 double crochets behind the next arch of chain stitches**; repeat from ** to ** x 5 times, finish with 1 chain stitch*; repeat from * to * x 8 (9) times. Finish the row with a slip stitch in the 3rd of 4 chain stitches at the beginning of the row (all the following rows are finished this way).

3rd to 5th Rows:

4 chain stitches, * 1 element A behind chain stitch of the corresponding element of the previous row, ** 1 chain stitch, 2 double crochets in 2 double crochets of the previous row**; repeat from * to ** x 6 times, finish with 1 chain stitch*; repeat from * to * x 8 (9) times.

6th Row:

4 chain stitches, * 1 element A behind chain stitch of the corresponding element of the previous row, ** 1 chain stitch, 1 double crochet in 1 double crochet of the previous row, 1 double crochet in the space before the next double crochet, 1 double crochet in the last double crochet = 3 double crochets in 2 double crochets of the previous row**; repeat from ** to ** x 6 times, finish with 1 chain stitch. Repeat from * to * = 8 (9) times.

7th to 12th Rows:

As the 6th row.

13th Row:

4 chain stitches, * 1 element B behind chain stitch of the corresponding element of the previous row, ** 1 chain stitch, 3 double crochets in 3 double crochets of the previous row**; repeat from ** to ** x 6 times, 1 chain stitch. Repeat from * to * = 8 (9) times.

14th to 20th Rows:

As the 13th row.

21st Row:

1 half crochet in every stitch.