How to Crochet a Stylish Light-Blue Top

You’ll Need:

600g of summer yarn (70% cotton, 30% viscose; 350m/100g) in light-blue color (work in 2 threads of yarn).

Crochet hook 2.5.

Knitting needles 3.

Size:

L-XL.

Used Patterns

Fancy Rib

Due to the scheme. Start with 1 selvage st and st before pattern repeat and finish with sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st.

Relief Pattern

Work due to the scheme. Start with 1 selvage st and st before pattern repeat and finish with sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Make 1^st-5^th rows x once, then, repeat 2^nd-5^th rows.

Stitches Control

Fancy rib, knitting needles 3: 19 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Relief pattern, crochet hook 2.5: 21 sts x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 109 sts with knitting needles 3 and make 32 rows according to the scheme of relief rib. Bind off all the sts in the 33^rd row. Don’t cut the yarn. Continue work with the help of crochet hook 2.5. Make 112 single crochets along the edge of the relief rib. Then, continue work according to the scheme of relief pattern to the 30^th row including. For sleeves, make 34 chain sts in the 31^st row from both sides of relief pattern, then, work according to the scheme of relief pattern. For neck-hole, bind off the central 3 pattern repeats in the 58^th row from the beginning of relief pattern and finish each side separately. Cut the yarn in the 59^th row from the beginning of relief pattern. Make the left shoulder in the same way.

Front

Make in the same way as the back. For the neck-hole, divide your work in half in the 35^th row and continue making each side separately. For chamfer, bind off 1.5 pattern repeat in the next 18 rows from the side of the neck-hole. Cut the yarn in the 59^th row from the beginning of relief pattern. Make the left shoulder in the same way.

Assembly

Make side and shoulder seams.

Collar

Cast on 165 sts along neck-hole line with knitting needles 3 and make 14 rows according to the scheme of fancy rib. Bind off all the sts in the 15^th row. Put the left side of the collar upon the right side and sew.

Cuff

Cast on 109 sts with knitting needles 3 and make 14 rows according to the scheme of fancy rib. Bind off all the sts in the 15^th row.