Crochet Garment Instructions and Patterns

You Will Need:

5 (7) skeins of yarn (60% cotton, 40% polyacryl; 130m/50g);

Crochet hook 3.5.

Size:

Used Patterns

Main pattern: The quantity of chain stitches is multiplied 3 + 2 + 3 chain stitches increase. Crochet according to the scheme. Start with stitches before the pattern repeat, continue with the pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after the pattern repeat.

Crochet flowers x 10 (x12): 6 chain stitches, slip stitch. Continue work according to scheme 2, start each new row with a chain stitch increase instead of the 1st stitch and finish with a slip stitch in the last chain stitch increase. Repeat the 1st-3rd rows once. Attach the second motif to the previous motif with the help of slip stitch, and attach all the remaining motifs in the last row at the places marked with arrows in order to create a circle, connecting the 1st and last motifs.

Stitches Control of the Main Pattern:

Instructions

Back

Make 101 (122) chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase, work with the main pattern for 8 (9) cm.

For the upper part, make 101 (122) chain stitches again + 3 chain stitches increase, work in the main pattern to 16 cm long, leave 9 stitches for armholes from both sides and 3 stitches in every 2nd row = 71 (92) stitches.

After 26 (27) cm from the set-up row, leave 39 (46) central stitches for the neck-hole and finish each part separately.

For rounding, leave 2 x 3 stitches and 1 x 2 stitches from the inner edge of each row. Finish work at 35 (36) cm on the remaining 8 (15) stitches of the shoulder from both sides.

Front

Make in the same way as the back, but with a deeper neck-hole: leave the central 27 (34) stitches in 21 (22) cm from the set-up row and 4 x 3 stitches and 1 x 2 stitches in each row.

Assembly

Make seams for upper and bottom parts. Connect the stripe of flowers with the upper and bottom parts by means of chain stitches. Fasten the edges with 1 circle row of "shells" ( = * 1 single crochet, skip 1 stitch of the previous row, 5 double crochets in the next stitch, skip 1 stitch of the previous row*; repeat from * to * to the end of row).