Crochet Instructions for a Stylish Garment Using Cool Wool and Evenlo Yarn

You’ll Need:

300 (350) 400g of dark-grey Cool Wool Seta yarn (30% silk, 70% sheep wool; 140m/50g);

200 (200) 250g of grey Evenlo yarn (65% cotton, 35% sheep wool; 160m/50g);

Crochet hooks 4.5 and 5.

Size:

Used Patterns:

Main Pattern, Crochet Hook 5: double crochets, start every row with 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1^st double crochet and finish with 1 double crochet in the 3^rd chain st increase of the previous row.

Shells Pattern, Crochet Hook 4.5: the quantity of sts is multiple 8 + 1. Work according to the scheme. Start every row with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, and finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-15^th rows x once, then repeat 3^rd-15^th rows; RS rows will become WS rows and vice versa.

Stitches Control:

Main Pattern: 14 sts x 7 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Shells Pattern: 21 sts x 9.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Back:

For upper part, make 60 (66) 72 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with grey yarn and work with the main pattern. In 29 (31) 33 cm from the set-up row, leave 10 (11) 12 sts from both sides for shoulder chamfers and 1 x 10 (11) 12 sts in the next row. The rest 20 (22) 24 sts form the neck-hole. Finish your work in 3 cm from the beginning of the shoulder chamfer. For lower part, join dark-grey yarn to the set-up row of upper part and fasten it with 97 (105) 112 single crochets. Then, work with shells pattern. Finish your work at 35 cm = 33 rows height of shells pattern.

Front:

For left upper part, make 36 (39) 42 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase with grey yarn and work with the main pattern. For neck-hole chamfer, decrease 10 (11) 12 x 1 st in every row from the left side and 6 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. Make shoulder chamfer from the right side in the same way as for back. Finish your work at the height of back. Make right half of front in symmetry. After that, put the right half upon the left half with an overlap for 9 cm and work the lower part in the same way as for back with dark-grey yarn.

Sleeves:

Make shoulder seams. Make 81 (89) 97 single crochets on 19 (21) 23 cm from shoulder chamfer from both sides with dark-grey yarn, then work with shells pattern. For sleeve chamfers, decrease 1 pattern repeat during the next 30 cm. Finish your work at 48.5 cm = 46 rows long.

Assembly:

Make side and sleeve seams.