Crocheting a Stylish Garment with Microlana Yarn

You’ll Need:

250 (300)g of white Microlana yarn (51% sheep wool, 49% polyacryl; 77m/50g);

250 (300)g of the same yarn, but in light-blue color;

100 (150)g of the same yarn, but in dark-blue color;

100 (150)g of the same yarn, but in blue color;

Crochet hook 5.5.

Size:

M (L).

Used Patterns

Main pattern: due to the scheme; start with stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with stitches after pattern repeat. Make the 1st-7th rows once, then repeat the 2nd-7th rows.

Stitches Control:

16 stitches x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Front

Make 79 (91) chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase with white yarn and work with the main pattern according to the colors order (as they go in supplies part). In 42.5 cm from the set-up row, leave 3 (4) stitches from both sides for arm-holes and decrease 1 (2) x 2 stitches and 3 (1) x 1 stitch in every row. Make 3 single crochets upon the central 3 stitches in the 42nd row (central stitches). In the 43rd row, at 52.5 cm from the set-up row, leave the central 3 stitches for V-shape neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For neck-hole chamfer, make decreases in every row in the following way: *1 x 1 stitch and 1 x 2 stitches*; repeat from * to * x 2 (3) times, 2 (1) x 1 stitch. Finish at 62.5 (65) cm height.

Back

Make in the same way, but without neck-hole.

Sleeves

Make 37 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase with white yarn and work with the main pattern according to the colors order. For sleeve chamfers, increase 7 (4) x 1 stitch in every row from both sides and 0 (7) x 1 stitch in every 2nd row, including the increased stitches in the pattern. In 41 cm from the set-up row, leave 3 stitches from both sides for sleeve caps and decrease 1 (3) x 2.8 x 1 stitch and 1 x 3 stitches. Finish in 56 (58.5) cm from the set-up row.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams; fasten the neck-hole with 1 circle row of single crochets and “shrimp stitch” with white yarn. Fold the sleeves in half and sew them up. Make the rest of the seams.