Essential Crochet and Knitting Instructions

You’ll Need:

450g of beige Novita Hile yarn (79% acryl, 20% wool, 1% polyester; 115m/100g);

Crochet hook 10;

Circular knitting needles 7 and 8 (80 cm long);

4 buttons.

Used Patterns

3 x 3 rib.

Stitches Control

1 pattern repeat of relief pattern = 5 cm.

Instructions

Crochet across. Make 37 chain sts.

Row Instructions

1^st row: 1 single crochet in the 5^th chain st from crochet hook, * 1 chain st, skip 1 st of set-up chain, 1 single crochet in the next st*; repeat from * to * x 15 times;

2^nd row: make 3 chain sts, skip 1 arch of the previous row, make 4 double crochets in the next arch; repeat from * to * x 7 times = 8 pattern repeats. Continue work according to the scheme, repeating 3^rd-4^th rows. When you finish the 51^st row, and the height is 120 cm, finish your work after making the 5^th row according to the scheme.

Assembly

For collar, cast on 88 sts with circular knitting needles 7 and work with 3 x 3 rib, starting with WS row with 3 purls. At 2 cm height of collar, make the first button-loop. At 12 cm height of collar, change to knitting needles 8 and continue work according to the pattern. At 19 cm height of collar, make 1 more button-loop. Sew buttons.