Crochet Patterns for Yokes and Sleeves with Grey-Blue Limone Yarn

You’ll Need

450 (550)g of grey-blue Limone yarn (100% cotton; 125m/50g);

Crochet hook 3.

Size

S (L).

Used Patterns

Main Pattern

The quantity of stitches is multiple 4 + 3 + 3 chain stitches increase. Work according to scheme 1. Start with 3 chain stitches increase instead of the 1^st double crochet and stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with stitches after pattern repeat.

Flower Pattern

The quantity of stitches is multiple 17 + 1 + 1 chain stitch increase. Work according to scheme 2. Start with 1 chain stitch increase instead of the 1^st stitch and stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with stitches after pattern repeat. Make 1^st - 8^th rows once, then repeat 5^th - 8^th rows, finishing with the 9^th row.

Yoke

Make 211 (228) chain stitches + 1 chain stitch increase and work with flower pattern according to scheme 3. Start with stitches from arrow A and work to arrow B (C). The last stitch before arrow B = the central stitch for size S, make the second half in symmetry, but without the central stitch. For size L, the center is at arrow C, make the second half in symmetry. Make 1^st - 9^th rows once.

Stitches Control

Main pattern: 22.5 stitches x 9 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Flower pattern: 22.5 stitches x 5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Yoke: 46 cm wide, 25 cm high.

Instructions

Back/Front

First, make the yoke. Then, work with the main pattern on the central 103 (122) stitches upon the lower edge of yoke. For size L, skip 1 chain stitch instead of 2 chain stitches at the beginning of the 1^st row. Finish your work at 28 cm from the set-up row.

Sleeves

Work from up to down; make 86 (103) chain stitches + 1 chain stitch increase and work with flower pattern. In 35 cm from the set-up row, make 7 cm of the main pattern, repeat the pattern x 17 times. After that, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the neck-hole in the following way: join the yarn to the upper edge of pattern arch at the shoulder, *chain stitches to the upper point of the next arch, 1 single crochet in this arch*; repeat from * to *. Fasten this circle row with 1 circle row of single crochets.