Comprehensive Crochet Guide for a Vibrant Tunic

You’ll Need:

150 (200) 200g of turquoise Linarte yarn (40% viscose, 30% cotton, 20% linen, 10% polyamide; 125m/50g);

150 (200) 200g of the same yarn, but in green color;

150 (200) 200g of the same yarn, but in bright green color;

100 (150) 150g of the same yarn, but in blue-green color;

100 (150) 150g of the same yarn, but in light-green color;

100 (150) 150g of the same yarn, but in tender-green color;

Crochet hook size 4.5;

Size:

Used Patterns

Main pattern: The quantity of stitches is multiple of 3 + 1. Work according to the scheme. Start with stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after pattern repeat. Make rows 1-5 once, then repeat rows 2-5.

Colors order: *2 turquoise rows, 2 blue-green rows, 2 green rows, 2 light-green rows, 2 bright-green rows, 2 tender-green rows*; repeat from * to *.

Stitches Control:

Instructions

Back

Make 91 (100) 109 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase with turquoise yarn and work with the main pattern according to the color order. In 52.5 cm = 50 rows from the set-up row, bind off 9 stitches from both sides for arm-holes = 73 (82) 91 stitches. In 72.5 cm = 69 rows (73.5 cm = 70 rows) 74.5 cm = 71 rows from the set-up row, finish your work, the central 27 (28) 27 stitches form the neck-hole, 23 (27) 32 outer stitches form both sides – shoulders.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a V-shape neck-hole. For this, in 46.4 cm = 44 rows from the set-up row, skip the central 1 (2) 1 stitch and continue making both halves separately, decreasing 3 x 1 stitch in every row and 10 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row. Finish your work on the rest of 23 (27) 32 stitches of each shoulder at the height of back.

Sleeves

Make 46 (49) 52 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase with turquoise yarn and work with the main pattern according to the colors order. In 17 cm = 16 rows from the set-up row, increase 1 stitch from both sides for sleeve chamfers and 14 (14) 15 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row as stitches face and color of yarn = 76 (79) 84 stitches. In 56 cm = 53 rows from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Sew up the sleeves, and make side and sleeve seams. Fasten the edge of neck-hole with 1 row of single crochets and 1 row of double crochets with tender-green yarn.