Crocheting a Stylish Top with Blue Linarte Yarn

You’ll Need:

250 (300) 300g of blue Linarte yarn (40% viscose, 30% cotton, 20% linen, 10% polyamide; 125m/50g);

100 (100) 150g of the same yarn, but in white color;

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

Crochet hook 4.5.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Main Pattern

Double crochets, insert the crochet hook only through the back loop of stitches of the previous row.

Relief Pattern

The quantity of stitches is multiple of 4 + 1. Work according to the scheme. Start with stitches before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, and finish with stitches after pattern repeat. Make * 1^st-8^th rows once, then repeat 3^rd-8^th rows once, repeat from *, paying attention to colors change.

Stitches Control:

• Main pattern: 17.5 sts x 8.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Relief pattern: 17.5 sts x 14.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 77 (85) 93 chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase with blue yarn and work with the relief pattern. In 15 cm = 22 rows from the set-up row, work with the main pattern with blue yarn. At the same time, bind off 4 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from both sides of patterns change = 69 (77) 85 stitches. In 14 cm from patterns change, increase 1 stitch from both sides and then 3 x 1 stitch in every 4^th row due to the pattern = 77 (85) 93 stitches. In 28 cm = 24 rows from patterns change, work with relief pattern. In 9.5 (8.5) 7.5 cm from the last patterns change, bind off 5 stitches from both sides for arm-holes and 1 x 3 stitches, 2 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row for smooth rounding. For neck-hole, bind off the central 27 stitches in 22 cm from the last patterns change and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 3 x 2 stitches in every 2^nd row from inwards. Finish your work in 28 cm from the last patterns change on the rest 9 (13) 17 stitches or in 71 cm from the set-up row.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with a deeper neck-hole. For this, bind off the central 21 stitches in 11 cm from the last patterns change and bind off 1 x 3 stitches, 1 x 2 stitches, and 4 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row for smooth rounding.

Assembly

Make all the seams. Fasten the neck-hole and arm-holes with 1 circular row of single crochets and slip stitches with blue yarn.