Crochet Pattern Instructions for Garments with Puff Stitches

You’ll Need:

550 (600) 650g of red Lana Gross Seta (60% silk, 40% cotton; 115m/50g);

Crochet hook 4.

Size:

S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Pattern with Puff Stitches A

Work according to scheme A with straight and reversed directions. Make 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1st double crochet in every row. Make the last double crochet of every row in the 3rd chain st.

Pattern with Puff Stitches B with Decreases

Work according to scheme B. The 3rd-23rd rows on the scheme are stated for A-shape line; from the 26th row – decreases for raglan chamfers. Make 3 double crochets at the beginning and end of row. Repeat raglan chamfers, as in the 30th and 31st rows.

Stitch Control:

17.5 sts x 9.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 92 (100) 106 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1st double crochet = 93 (101) 107 sts and work with pattern with puff stitches B, making the 1st puff st in the 6th chain st from the crochet hook. For A-shape line, decrease 5 x 1 st in the 3rd-23rd rows from both sides, as stated = 83 (91) 97 sts. In 28 cm = 27 rows from the set-up row, decrease 1 st from both sides for raglan chamfers, then bind off 18 (24) 28 x 1 st in every following row and 4 (2) 1 x 1 st in every 2nd row. In 28 (30) 32 cm = 27 (29) 31 rows from the beginning of raglan, finish your work.

Front

Make in the same way as the back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, in 28 cm = 27 rows from the set-up row, decrease 1 st from both sides for raglan chamfers, then bind off 13 (19) 23 x 1 st in the next row and 5 (3) 2 x 1 st in every 2nd row = 45 sts. In 25 (27) 29 cm = 24 (26) 28 rows from the beginning of raglan, finish your work.

Sleeves

Make 82 (90) 96 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1st double crochet = 83 (91) 97 sts and work with pattern with puff sts B, making the 1st puff st in the 6th chain st from the crochet hook. For A-shape line, decrease 1 st in the 3rd row from both sides, as stated, then bind off 11 x 1 st in every row = 59 (67) 73 sts. In 18 cm = 17 rows from the set-up row, place marks from both sides and make raglan chamfers. Make decreases from the right side in the same way as for the back (decrease 23 (27) 30 sts), from the left side – as for the front (decrease 19 (23) 26 sts) and make 3 double crochets from both sides as stated. In 25 (27) 29 cm = 24 (26) 28 rows from the beginning of raglan, decrease 7 sts from the left side for neck-hole, then 1 x 5 sts in the next row. For decreases, make sts with the help of slip st in the beginning of the row, leaving sts open at the end of the row. In 28 (30) 32 cm = 27 (29) 31 sts from the beginning of raglan, finish your work on the last 5 sts. Make the second sleeve in the same way.

Assembly

Make all seams. Fasten neck-hole with 1 circle row of 142 single crochets. Work with pattern with puff sts in the 1st row of the scheme A in the next circle row, finishing with 1 slip st in the 3rd chain st increase instead of the 1st double crochet. Then, make 1 circle row of single crochets and finish your work.