How to Create a Stylish Cotton Garment Using Crochet and Knitting Techniques

You’ll Need:

450g of bright-pink 100% cotton yarn;

Crochet hook 4;

Double-pointed knitting needles 4.5;

5 buttons of 14 mm diameter.

Size:

S.

Used Patterns

Square Motif

Make 6 chain sts and circle them in the ring with the help of slip st. Continue work according to scheme 1 with circle rows.

Quarter, Half, and Three-Quarter of Motif

Make 6 chain sts and circle them in the ring with the help of 1 slip st. Work according to schemes 2, 3, and 4 with circle rows in straight and reversed directions. Start every row with initial chain sts according to the scheme. Make 1^st-8^th rows once.

Fringe

* (1 single crochet, 3 chain sts, 1 single crochet) in 1 base st, 6 single crochets*; repeat from * to *.

Ribbing

2 x 2 rib.

Stitches Control

Square: 16 x 16 cm, diagonal – 22.5 cm.

Instructions

Make 16 square motifs, 2 quarters of square motifs, 10 halves of square motifs, and 2 three-quarters of square motifs. Start with half motifs at the lower edge of the back, beginning from the 2^nd row. Connect motifs with one another, matching with pattern design in places marked with arrows (as indicated on schemes 1 and 3) with the help of slip st.

Assembly

Fasten the edge of the front and neck-hole with fringe. Make 5 button-holes on the right front. For cuffs, cast on 48 sts with knitting needles and work with 2 x 2 rib in circle rows. In 16 cm from the set-up row, bind off sts as they face. Fasten the bound-off edge with arches of chain sts in the following way and connect it with the edge of the sleeve: * 1 single crochet, 2 chain sts, 1 slip st in the edge of sleeve, 2 chain sts, skip 2 sts of cuffs*; repeat from * to *. Sew buttons to the left front.