Crochet Tunic with Floral Motifs and Leaf Designs

You’ll Need

7 skeins of Alize Bella Fingering yarn (4 ply 100% cotton; 196 yards / 50 grams);

Crochet hook 2 mm.

Size

Length: 72 cm;

Width: 51 cm;

Flower Motif: 7 cm.

Instructions

Motifs

Round 1: 12 sc in the magic ring. Pull the ring tight and join to the first sc with a slipstitch.

Round 2: ch-3, tc2tog in the same space, tc3tog with ch-5 between around, end with ch-3 and 1 dc to top of ch-3 (12 petals)

Round 3: sc in the same space, * ch-5, sc in next ch-5 space, **, repeat from * to ** around, end with ch-3 and 1 dc in the first sc.

Round 4: sc in the same space, * ch-7, sc in next ch-5 space, (ch-5, sc in next ch-5 space) repeat once ** repeat from * to ** 3 times, join with sl st to first sc.

This connection of the flowers should be made while crocheting the last round. Make 20 motifs, ten for the front and ten for the back of the tunic.

Leaves

Row 1: sl st in ch-7 space, ch-3, 2 dc in the same space, ch-2, 2 dc in the same space, *ch-4 , skip next ch-5 space, 3 dc in next ch space, ch-3, 3 dc in the same space, ch-4, skip ch space, 2 dc in next space, ch-2, 2 dc in the same space, ** repeat from * to ** to the end of the row, finish with 2 dc in ch-7 space, ch-2, 2 dc in the same space, dc in the same space.

Row 2: ch-3, turn, * 2 dc in ch-2 space, ch-2, 2 dc in the same space, ch-2, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch-2, dc in ch-3 space, ch-2, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch-2 **, repeat from * to ** to the end of the row, finish with dc in the top of ch-3.

Row 3: ch-3, turn, * 2 dc in ch-2 space, ch-2, 2 dc in the same space, ch-2, dc2tog in next 2 dc, dc in next dc, dc2tog in next 2 dc, ch-3, 3 dc in next dc, ch-3, dc2tog in next 2 dc, dc in next dc, dc2tog in next 2 dc, ch-2 **, repeat from * to ** to the end of the row, finish with dc in the top of ch-3.

Row 4: ch-3, turn, * 2 dc in ch-2 space, ch-2, 2 dc in the same space, ch-1, dc3tog in next 3 dc, ch-3, dc in next dc, ch-3, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch-3, dc3tog, ch-1 **, repeat from * to ** to the end of the row, finish with dc in the top of ch-3.

Row 5: ch-3, turn, * 2 dc in ch-2 space, ch-2, 2 dc in the same space, skip ch-1 space and ch-3 space, ch-4, 3 dc in next dc, ch-3, 3 dc in next dc, ch-4 **, repeat from * to ** to the end of the row, finish with dc in the top of ch-3.

Repeat Rows 2-4 four times.

Then join back and front parts from the sides with sl st.

Edge

Make two rows of sc around the neckline, the bottom, and sleeves. Work the last row this way: ch-1, sl st in next sc, * ch-4, puff st in