Create a Stylish Crochet Garment with Burgundy Linarte Yarn

You’ll Need:

250 (300) 300g of burgundy Linarte yarn (40% viscose, 30% cotton, 20% linen, 10% polyamide; 125m/50g);

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

50 (100) 100g of the same yarn, but in violet, violet-pink, lilac colors (each);

50g of the same yarn, but in cream color;

Crochet hook 4,5.

Size:

S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Main Pattern A:

Double crochets. Start every row with 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1^st double crochet and finish with 1 slip st in upper chain st increase.

Main Pattern B:

The quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 4. Work due to scheme 1. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-10^th rows x once.

Main Pattern C:

The quantity of sts is multiple 2 + 1. Work due to scheme 2. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-3^rd rows x once, then repeat 2^nd and 3^rd rows.

Points below the scheme mean double crochets of the previous row or set-up sts.

Bottom Edge Pattern:

The quantity of sts is multiple 4. Work due to scheme 3. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat x 23 (24) 26 times, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-5^th rows x once, then repeat 4^th and 5^th rows.

Patterns Order:

2 violet rows of the main pattern A, 10 peachy rows of the main pattern B, 1 row of the main pattern A and 5 rows of the main pattern C with violet-pink yarn, 2 cream rows of the main pattern A, 10 lilac rows of the main pattern B, 1 row of the main pattern A and 5 rows of the main pattern C with burgundy yarn, 10 peachy rows of the main pattern B, 1 row of the main pattern A and 8 (10) 12 rows of the main pattern C with violet yarn = 55 (57) 59 rows.

Stitches Control:

18.5 sts x 9 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Bottom edge: 16 sts x 11 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back:

Make 100 (106) 112 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work due to the patterns order. At the same time, make decreases for better fitting in the following way: decrease 6 sts in the 13^th row = 94 (100) 106 sts, decrease 1 st in the 19^th row from the set-up row = 93 (99) 105 sts, decrease 5 sts in the 31^st row from the set-up row = 88 (94) 100 sts. Decrease 1 st in the 37^th row from the set-up row = 87 (93) 99 sts. In 42 cm = 38 rows from the set-up row, decrease 6 sts from both sides for arm-holes = 75 (81) 87 sts. In 61 cm = 55 rows (63.5 cm = 57 rows) 65.5 cm = 59 rows from the set-up row, finish your work, the central 35 sts form neck-hole, outer 20 (23) 26 sts – for each shoulder.

For bottom edge, fasten it with 11 rows = 15 cm of the pattern for bottom edge with burgundy yarn = 100 (104) 112 sts on 100 (106) 112 sts of the set-up row.

Front:

Make in the same way as back, but with deeper neck-hole. For this, in 52 cm = 47 rows from the set-up row, bind off the central 35 sts and finish each side separately. Finish your work at the height of back on the rest 20 (23) 26 sts of each shoulder.

Sleeves:

Make 61 (65) 69 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern C, increase 5 x 1 st in every 2^nd row (8 x 1 st in every row and every 2^nd row by turn) 9 x 1 st in every row and every 2^nd row by turn from both sides for sleeve chamfers = 71 (81) 87 sts. In 18 cm = 16 rows from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams. Fasten neck-hole with 2 rows of single crochets.