Crafting with Brown Yarn: A Comprehensive Crochet Guide

You’ll Need:

400 (500)g of brown yarn (70% alpaca, 30% polyamide; 225m/50g);

Crochet hook 5.5 and 6.

Size:

S (L).

Note:

Use crochet hook 5.5 only for neck-hole and sleeves fastening.

Used Patterns

Flower Motif:

Work according to Scheme 1 with circle rows. For the 1^st motif, make a loop of yarn and create 3 circle rows according to the scheme. Start every row with 3 or 1 chain stitches instead of the 1^st double crochet or single crochet, and finish with 1 slip stitch in the upper chain stitch increase. If needed, turn to the next row using a slip stitch. Make all subsequent motifs like the 1^st motif, attaching yarn to the previous motif in the 3^rd circle row. Connect the motif with previous motifs in marked places using 1 slip stitch.

Waste Course:

Work according to Scheme 1. Join the yarn at Arrow A, start with 4 chain stitches instead of a treble crochet, work through the pattern repeat 5 times, and finish with stitches after the pattern repeat.

Main Pattern:

The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 3 + 2. Work according to Scheme 2. Start before the pattern repeat, follow the pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after the pattern repeat. Make rows 1^st to 3^rd once, then repeat rows 2^nd to 3^rd.

Fringe of Picots:

Start every circle row with 1 chain stitch instead of the 1^st single crochet or 1 slip stitch, finishing with 1 slip stitch in the chain stitch increase.

1^st circle row: single crochets;

2^nd circle row: *1 slip stitch, 1 picot, skip 1 single crochet of the previous row*; repeat from * to *.

Make rows 1^st to 2^nd once.

Stitches Control:

11 stitches x 7 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Flower motif diameter – 10 cm.

Instructions

Lower Border:

Make 30 (36) flower motifs and connect them according to Scheme 1. First, connect 10 (12) motifs in a strip, then connect the 10^th (12^th) motif with the 1^st motif to create the first ring. Create the 2^nd and 3^rd rings in the same manner as the first one, connecting motifs to replace the previous ring. The height of the border is 27 cm.

Back:

Fasten 5 (6) motifs of the upper ring of the border with 1 waste course row. Continue with the main pattern, making 56 (58) stitches in the 1^st row. For the side chamfer, decrease 13 x 1 stitch in every 8^th row from both sides = 50 (62) stitches. In 43 cm from the beginning of the waste course row, decrease 3 stitches from both sides for armholes, then continue with 3 x 1 stitch in each row = 38 (50) stitches. In 60 (62.5) cm from the beginning of the main pattern, bind off the central 16 (22) stitches for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. In 61.5 (64) cm from the beginning of the waste course, finish your work on the remaining 11 (14) stitches for the shoulders.

Front:

Create in the same manner as the back, but for a deeper neck-hole, bind off the central 10 (16) stitches in 54.5 (57) cm from the beginning of the waste course and finish both sides separately. For a smooth rounding, decrease 3 x 1 stitch in every row from the inner sides.

Sleeves:

For each sleeve, make 26 (32) chain stitches + 3 chain stitches for increase and work with the main pattern. For sleeve chamfer, increase 1 stitch from both sides in 3 cm from the set-up row, then, add 5 x 1 stitch in every 6^th and 4^th rows alternately = 38 (44) stitches. In 44 cm from the set-up row, decrease 3 stitches from both sides for sleeve caps, then make 8 x 1 stitch in every row. In 57 cm from the set-up row, finish your work on the remaining 16 (22) stitches.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams. Fasten the neck-hole with fringe of picots. Sew the sleeves, and make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the edges of the sleeves with fringe of picots.