Crocheting a Stylish Garment

You'll Need:

900; 950; 1000 g of yarn (60% wool, 40% polyacryl; 120m/50g);

Crochet hook 3.5;

Buttons Ø23 mm - 9 pcs.

Size:

Used Pattern:

Stitches Control:

Instructions:

Back:

Make 124; 132; 140 chain sts + 1 chain st increase. Make 4 cm of work and then for waist narrowing skip:

for 34th-36th rows: 1 st from both sides and 1 st x 7 in every 4th row;

for 38th-40th rows: 1 st from both sides and 1 st x 7 in every 4th row;

for 42nd-44th rows: 1 st from both sides and 1 st x 7 in every 3rd and 4th rows.

Total: 108; 116; 124 sts.

At 19 cm height, start making increases:

for 34th-36th rows: 1 st from both sides and 1 st x 7 in every 4th row;

for 38th-40th rows: 1 st from both sides and 1 st x 7 in every 4th row;

for 42nd-44th rows: 1 st from both sides and 1 st x 7 in every 3rd and 4th rows.

Total: 124; 132; 140 sts.

At 35; 33; 31 cm, skip 12 sts from both sides for arm-holes. There are 100; 108; 116 sts left.

At 54 cm, skip 8; 10; 12 sts from both sides for forming shoulder line and then:

for 34th-36th rows: 8 sts x 1, 10 sts x 1;

for 38th-40th rows: 10 sts x 2;

for 42nd-44th rows: 12 sts x 1 and 10 sts x 1.

There are 48 sts left, continue working on them to 57 cm height and finish your work.

Front:

Left Half:

Make 68; 72; 76 chain sts + 1 chain st increase. Make decreases for waist narrowing due to the descriptions of back. Make neck-hole, shoulder also in the same way, as for back.

At 48 cm height, start forming neck-hole. For this, skip 14 sts on the left side and then make rounding: skip 4 sts x 2 and 2 sts x 4 in every 2nd row. You should get the height of back and there are no sts left.

Right Half:

Make in reflection to the left half and the only difference is button-holes. For them, skip 4th-6th sts in right-side row, making 3 chain sts in these places. Make the 1st button-hole at 10 cm height from the beginning of work, all the rest - with 20 rows interval, i.e., in 9, 25 cm.

Upper Flap:

Make 2 details.

Make 18 chain sts + 1 chain st increase. Then, crochet with the main pattern. Increase 2 sts from both sides in the 2nd row. Include the increased sts in the pattern. Total: 22 sts. Finish work at 3 cm height.

Lower Flap:

Make 2 details.

Make in the same way, as the previous detail, but on 24 set-up sts.

Sleeves:

Make 60; 64; 68 chain sts + 1 chain st increase for each sleeve. Crochet with the main pattern to 12; 10; 12 cm height. Then, for widening from both sides make increases:

for 34th-36th rows: 1 st from both sides and 1st x 20 in every 4th row;

for 38th-40th rows: 1 st from both sides in every 3rd and 4th rows;

for 42nd-44th rows: 1 st x 11 from both sides in every 3rd row and 1 st x 16 in every 2nd and 3rd rows.

Total: 102; 114; 124 sts. At 57; 55; 53 cm height finish your work.

Assembly:

Make decorative seam in 2 threads of yarn with chain seam on back and front.

Make the same seam on the central line of sleeves. Make the stitches of the chain seam in 2 rows, i.e., 2 single crochets.

Collar:

Lift 104 sts along the neck-hole, step 2 cm from each side. Crochet the main pattern on all the sts to 6 cm height. Finish work.

Fold the collar inwards in half and sew.

Sew the buttons of the left half of front.