How to Crochet a Stylish Cotton Garment

You’ll Need:

550g of middle weight 100% cotton yarn in red color;

Crochet hook 4.

Size:

M.

Instructions

Upper Part of Back Detail

Make 57 chain sts and make 6 cm of rib according to Scheme 1. Continue work, alternating 1 row of double crochets and 1 row of single crochets, and increase 4 x 1 st in every 3^rd row from both sides = 65 sts.

Upper Part of Front Detail

Make in the same way as the upper part of the back, bind off the central 17 sts for neck-hole at 30 cm height, bind off 1 x 3 sts in every row from both sides, 2 x 2 sts and 2 x 1 st in every row. At 42 cm height, after getting 11 sts for each shoulder, finish your work.

Lower Part of Back

Lift 57 sts along the loose end of the set-up row of the upper part of the back detail and make 5 cm alternating 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of double crochets, increase 13 sts in the last row = 70 sts. Then, make 1 row of *1 single crochet, 3 chain sts*; repeat from * to *. Make WS double crochet from the last, but one row in the next row and continue work, alternating 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of double crochets. In 5 cm, increase 13 sts in the last row = 83 sts, make 1 row, alternating 1 single crochet and 3 chain sts. Make WS relief double crochet from every st of the next row and continue work according to Scheme 2. In 12 cm, make 1 row, alternating 1 single crochet and 3 chain sts. Finish your work.

Fasten the last row with WS double crochets on RS, increase 12 sts = 95 sts, work according to Scheme 2 and finish your work.

Lower Part of Front

Make in the same way as the lower part of back.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams.