How to Crochet a Beautiful Garment with Bandola Yarn

You’ll Need:

300g of light-grey Bandola yarn (78% cotton, 22% polyamide; 150m/50g);

Crochet hook 5.

Size: S.

Used Patterns

Relief Pattern

The quantity of stitches is multiple of 12 + 3 chain stitches increase. Work according to the scheme. Start with stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after pattern repeat.

Pattern for Plackets

The quantity of stitches is multiple of 5. Start every circle row with 1, 2, or 3 chain stitches increase instead of the 1^st single crochet, 1^st half-crochet, or 1^st double crochet, and finish with 1 slip stitch in chain stitch increase.

1^st row: half crochets;

2^nd-4^th rows: double crochets;

5^th row: 1 single crochet, *4 chain stitches, skip 4 stitches of the previous row, 1 single crochet*; repeat from * to *;

6^th row: single crochets.

Make 1^st-6^th rows once.

Stitches Control

Double crochets: 15 stitches x 11 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Relief pattern: 15 stitches x 9.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Make 120 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase for the central cable and work with double crochets. Start every row with 3 chain stitches increase instead of the 1^st double crochet. In 11 cm = 12 rows from the set-up row, make the upper part with relief pattern. In 8.5 cm = 8 rows from stripe, divide your work into 3 parts: back – central 5 pattern repeats, left front – last 2 pattern repeats and stitches after pattern repeat, right front – stitches before pattern repeat and the first 2 pattern repeats. At first, make the right front. For neck-hole chamfer, make decreases according to the pattern design. In 26.5 cm = 25 rows from the stripe, finish your work.

Make the left front in symmetry to the right. Then, make the back on the central 5 pattern repeats, finishing at the height of front. For the lower part, work with relief pattern on the opposite side of the central cable. Work with straight and reversed rows of pattern for plackets along front and neck-hole, making 186 half-crochets in the 1^st row. In 5 cm = 6 rows from the beginning of placket, finish your work. Work with circle rows with pattern for plackets along arm-holes, making 55 half-crochets in the 1^st row. Make 2 rows of double crochets after the 1^st row, then make the 5^th and 6^th rows. In 4 cm = 5 rows from the beginning of placket, finish your work. For each strap, join the yarn to the front and make chains of 21 cm long, making a bead at the end of each strap.