​White Relief Blouse

You’ll need:

300 (350)g of white Goby yarn (65% cotton, 35% viscose; 85m/50g);

150g of white Como yarn (100% polyamide; 90m/50g);

Crochet hook 4;

Knitting needles 5.

Size: S (M).

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Pattern of holes (8 sts wide): 1 knit st, * 1 yarn over, purl2tog*; repeat from * to *, 1 knit st;

Cable (14 sts wide): 1^st-12^th rows: stockinette stitch;

13^th row: cross 14 sts to the left (leave 7 sts on the auxiliary needle in front of work, 7 knit sts, 7 knit sts from the auxiliary needle);

14^th row: purl.

Repeat 1^st-16^th rows.

Note: make both outer cables with Como yarn, central cable – with both types of yarn, the first 7 sts – with Como yarn, the last 7 sts – with Goby yarn.

Central pattern (60 sts wide): 1 selvage st and 14 sts of cable with Como yarn, 8 sts of pattern with holes with Goby yarn, 14 sts of cable with both types of yarn, 8 sts of pattern with holes with Goby yarn, 14 sts of cable and 1 selvage st with Como yarn.

Net pattern: work with crochet hook. Replace the 1^st single crochet of every row to 2 chain sts. Start with sts before pattern repeat (= ½ pattern repeat), pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat (= ½ pattern repeat). Repeat 1^st and 2^nd rows.

Stitches control: central pattern: 60 sts = 31 cm wide;

Cable: 14 sts = 6 cm wide;

Net pattern: 30 sts (6 pattern repeats) x 11 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Central Part of Back

Cast on 15 sts with knitting needles and Como yarn, 15 sts with Goby yarn, 7 sts of Como yarn, 8 sts with Goby yarn, 15 sts with Como yarn and work with central pattern on all the 60 sts. In 45 (49) cm from the set-up row, bind off the central 28 sts and finish both sides separately. Make 6 cm of cable from both sides on the rest 16 sts with Como yarn and 1 selvage st from both sides. In 51 (55) cm, bind off these 16 sts.

Central Part of Front

Make in the same way, as back, but with deeper neck-hole. For this, bind off the central 28 sts in 39 (43) cm from the set-up row.

Side Part with Sleeve

Make shoulder seam. Fasten the side of central part of front and back with net pattern with Como yarn, pattern repeat x 60 (65) times between the initial and final sts = 60 (65) pattern repeats + ½ pattern repeat from both sides. In 8 (12) cm, leave 20 (21) pattern repeat from both sides and continue work with net pattern = 20 (23) pattern repeats + ½ pattern repeat from both sides. Join the yarn in the central of the 20^th (21^st) arch from WS and start work from the 2^nd row. For sleeve chamfers, decrease 5 x ½ pattern repeat from both sides in every row = 16 (19) pattern repeats. Finish the detail in 20,5 (24,5) cm, make the second half in the same way.

Assembly

Make side and sleeve seams.