Crocheting a Stylish Light-Blue Cotton Garment

You’ll Need:

250g of mercerized 100% cotton yarn in light-blue color;

Crochet hook 3;

3 buttons;

140 cm of lace.

Size:

M.

Stitches Control:

29 sts = 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 124 chain sts = 41 squares and work with the pattern due to the scheme 1. At 32 cm height, decrease 4 x 1 square in every row from both sides for arm-holes = 33 squares due to the scheme 2. At 51 cm height, finish your work.

Right Front

Make 61 chain sts = 20 squares and work due to the scheme 1. At 24 cm height, decrease 9 x 1 square due to the scheme 2 for neck-hole chamfer, at 32 cm height from the beginning of work, decrease 4 x 1 square due to the scheme 2. At 51 cm height, finish your work.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves

Make 73 chain sts = 24 squares and work due to the scheme 1, increase 3 x 1 square in every 6^th row from both sides = 30 squares due to the scheme 3. At 28 cm height, decrease 8 x 1 square in every row from both sides for sleeve caps = 14 squares due to the scheme 2. At 36 cm height, finish your work.

Assembly

Fasten neck-hole, front, bottom, and sleeves with 1 row of single crochets, 3 rows of half double crochets, and 2 rows due to the scheme 1, make 3 sts out of 1 st in every outer corner of front and make 2 sts out of 1 st at the beginning of neck-hole chamfer. Sew lace along the neck-hole line and lower edge of sleeves. Sew 3 buttons to the right front.