How to Crochet a Beautiful Coral Top with Novita Rose Yarn

You’ll Need

350 of coral Novita rose (70% acryl, 30% wool; 190m/50g);

Crochet hook 2.5.

Size: S.

Instructions

Upper Part

Make from up to down as one-piece cloth to arm-holes. Make 140 chain sts and work due to the scheme 1. Increase 4 x 1 “V-stitch” of pattern (see the scheme 2). At 24 cm height, divide your work to front and back and finish each detail separately.

Back

Decrease 2 x 1 st in every row from both sides. Then, crochet straight for 16 cm. Then, leave the central 20 cm out of work for neck-hole and finish them separately. Decrease sts from both sides, as it’s shown in the scheme 3. At 20 cm height from the beginning of arm-hole, cut the yarn.

Front

Make arm-hole in the same way, as for back. At 10 cm height from the beginning of arm-hole, start making decreases for neck-hole, as it’s shown in the scheme 4. Finish your work at the height of back. Make the second half of front in reflection.

Sleeves

Make 48 chain sts. Work with straight and reversed rows: make increases and decreases due to the scheme 5 from both sides.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves, make sleeve seams. Join the yarn to the lower part of sleeve and make fringe due to the scheme 6. Join the yarn to the lower edge of front and make fringe due to the scheme 5. Join the yarn to neck-hole and make collar due to the scheme 5 (1 motif in height). Fasten the edges of front with fans of 3 double crochets, insert crochet hook in the edge of single crochets row of front.