Crocheting a Stylish Garment with Supersoft Yarn

You’ll Need:

450 (500) 500g of green Supersoft Linie 107 yarn (60% cotton, 40% polyacryl; 130m/50g);

Crochet hook 3.5.

Size:

S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Half-Crochets:

Start every row with 1 extra chain stitch.

Rib with Even Stitches:

1st round: double crochets, replace the 1st double crochet with 3 chain stitches and finish the row with 1 slip stitch in the upper chain stitch increase of the 1st stitch;

2nd round: *1 front post double crochet, 1 back post double crochet with 1 extra chain stitch increase*, finish with 1 slip stitch in the 1st front post double crochet.

Repeat the 2nd round.

Main Pattern:

The quantity of stitches is multiple 6 + 1. Work according to the scheme. Start with stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after pattern repeat. Make the 1st-3rd rows once, then repeat the 2nd-3rd rows.

Flowers

Big Flower:

Make 4 chain stitches, circle them in a ring with 1 slip stitch, make 1 chain stitch and circle them in the ring 5 x 1 single crochet and 6 chain stitches. Finish this and the next circle rows with 1 slip stitch in the 1st single crochet. Make 1 slip stitch, turn to the arch of chain stitches, 1 single crochet, 1 half crochet, 3 double crochets, 3 treble crochets, 3 double crochets, 1 half crochet, 1 single crochet.

Small Flower:

Make 4 chain stitches, circle in the ring with 1 slip stitch, 1 chain stitch and circle in the ring 5 x 1 single crochets, 3 chain stitches. Finish this and next rows with 1 slip stitch in the 1st single crochet. Make 1 slip stitch, turn to the arch of chain stitches, 1 single crochet, 1 half crochet, 2 double crochets, 2 treble crochets, 2 double crochets, 1 half crochet, 1 single crochet.

Stitches Control:

18 stitches x 9 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back/Front:

Make 79 (91) 103 chain stitches + 1 chain stitch increase and for the placket, make 5 cm with half crochets. Then, work with the main pattern. In 45 (49) 53 cm from the placket, bind off the central 17 cm and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 2 stitches and 3 x 1 cm in every row. Finish your work on the remaining stitches of the shoulder in 18 cm from the beginning of the neck-hole.

Sleeves:

Make 49 (55) 61 chain stitches + 1 chain stitch increase and make 5 cm of half crochets for the placket. Then, work with the main pattern. Increase 5 cm from both sides on the next 12 rows from the placket due to the pattern. In 17 cm from the placket, finish your work.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams. For the placket, bind off the edge of the neck-hole with 5 circle rows of rib. Sew up the sleeves and make side seams.