Crochet Pattern for a Stylish Light-Grey Mercerized Cotton Garment

You’ll Need

600g of mercerized cotton yarn in light-grey color;

Crochet hook 4.

Size

M.

Stitches Control

Scheme 1

19 sts = 10 cm;

Scheme 2

16 sts = 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 91 chain sts and work according to scheme 1. At 21 cm height, continue work according to scheme 2, decreasing 16 sts in the 1^st row = 75 sts.

Front

Make lower part of 2 details. For right detail, make 21 chain sts and for left detail – 71 chain sts. Work according to scheme 1. At 21 cm height, connect the sts of both details and work according to scheme 2, decreasing 17 sts in the 1^st row = 75 sts. At 36 cm height from the beginning of work, make arm-holes in the same way as for back. At 55 cm height from the beginning of work, bind off the central 37 sts and crochet 13 sts for each shoulder separately. At 57 cm height, finish your work.

Sleeves

Make 51 chain sts and work according to scheme 1. In 12 cm, continue work according to scheme 2, decreasing 8 sts in the 1^st row = 43 sts and then, increase 5 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides = 53 sts. At 36 cm height from the beginning of work, make 4 x 3 sts in every row from both sides for sleeve caps = 29 sts and finish your work. Total height is about 40 cm.

Gore

Make 33 chain sts and work according to scheme 2. At 21 cm height, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder, side, and sleeve seams, leaving upper 4 cm before sleeve cap open. Sew up the sleeves in the arm-holes, connect and sew the rest 4 cm of sleeves. Sew gore between lower details of front.