Crochet Design: Complete Instructions and Yarn Requirements

You’ll Need:

250 (300) 350g of orange Algarve yarn (100% cotton; 142m/50g);

100g of the same yarn, but in yellow-orange shade;

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

Crochet hook size 3.

Size:

Used Patterns

Relief pattern, circle rows: the quantity of stitches is a multiple of 6. Work according to scheme 1 (upper part).

Relief pattern, straight and reversed rows: work according to scheme 2. Start with stitches before the pattern repeat, then complete the pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after the pattern repeat.

Repeat the 1^st-4^th rows.

Pattern for yoke, circle rows: the quantity of stitches is a multiple of 7. Work according to scheme 3. Make the 1^st-4^th rows once, then repeat the 3^rd-4^th rows.

Pattern for placket: work according to scheme 1 (lower part). Make the 1^st-3^rd rows once, then repeat the 2^nd-3^rd rows.

Stitches Control:

Instructions

Back and Front

Make 180 (204) 228 chain stitches with orange yarn and join them in a circle with 1 slip stitch, then work with the relief pattern in circle rows = 30 (34) 38 pattern repeats. At 30.5 cm = 26 rows (33 cm = 28 rows) or 33.5 cm = 30 rows from the setup row (after the 2^nd or 4^th rows), divide your work in half—both front and back should have 90 (102) 114 stitches = 15 (17) 19 pattern repeats with the relief pattern in straight and reversed rows. For raglan chamfers, decrease 2 pattern repeats from both sides over the next 13 cm = 11 rows (15.5 cm = 13 rows) or 18 cm = 15 rows.

Sleeves

Make 60 (72) 84 chain stitches with orange yarn and join them in a circle with 1 slip stitch. Work with the relief pattern in circle rows, starting from the 2^nd row = 10 (12) 14 pattern repeats. At 29.5 cm = 25 rows from the setup row, divide your work at the beginning of the circle row and work with straight and reversed rows with the relief pattern. Perform raglan chamfers matching the pattern design in the same way as for back and front.

Yoke

Attach back, left sleeve, front, and right sleeve using the pattern for yoke, making 1 orange row, 2 yellow-orange rows, 2 orange rows, followed by 2 yellow-orange rows. After that, complete with 1 row of single crochets using yellow-orange yarn and finish your work.

Assembly

Create raglan seams; secure the right side of the yoke with slip stitches (= chain stitch, turning from the 2^nd to the 3^rd row and from the 5^th to the 6^th row with orange yarn, and from the 3^rd to the 4^th row with beige yarn). For the placket, make 6 circle rows of the placket pattern, alternating between 2 yellow-orange rows and 2 orange rows. Secure the transitions from the 1^st to the 2^nd rows and the 5^th to the 6^th rows with orange yarn, and from the 3^rd to the 4^th rows with beige yarn in the same manner as for the yoke. Create plackets along the sleeves using the same pattern but only making 3 rows, alternating 1 yellow-orange row and 1 orange row. Secure the transition from the 1^st to the 2^nd row with beige yarn and from the 2^nd to the 3^rd rows with orange yarn, similar to the yoke.