Bright-Pink Cotton Yarn Crafting Guide

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. Start every row with initial chain sts per the scheme and finish with 1 slip st, 1 half crochet, or 1 double crochet.

Quarter, Half, and Three-Quarter Motif:

Make 6 chain sts and circle them in the ring with 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 x once.

Fringe:

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

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 stated in schemes 1 and 3) and with the help of slip st.

Assembly

Fasten the edge of the front and neck-hole with fringe, and create 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 as follows and connect it with the sleeve's edge: * 1 single crochet, 2 chain sts, 1 slip st in the edge of the sleeve, 2 chain sts, skip 2 sts of cuffs*; repeat from * to *. Sew buttons to the left front.