Crochet Instructions for a Stylish Jacket

You’ll Need:

200g of mélange Reggae yarn (100% sheep wool; 100m/50g);

100g of the same yarn, but in orange, red, green, and blue colors;

Crochet hook 4.5;

3 buttons.

Size:

S (M).

Note:

Make front and back from rectangular. Make lower placket along lower edge of jacket. Make sleeves across.

Used Patterns

Main pattern: 1 row of single crochets with mélange yarn, 1 row of double crochets with colorful yarn. In RS rows, make bpdc; in WS rows – fpdc.

Big rectangular: Make 43 chain sts + 1 chain st increase with mélange yarn.

1^st row: 3 single crochets in the last of 43 chain sts. The 2^nd single crochet forms a corner loop; 1 single crochet in the next 41 chain sts; 6 single crochets in the 1^st chain st. The 2^nd and 5^th single crochets form corner stitches. 1 single crochet along the opposite side of the set-up chain = 41 single crochets. Make 2 single crochets in the last chain st of the set-up row. The 2^nd single crochet forms another corner loop = totally, 94 sts. Finish circle row with 1 slip st in the chain st increase. Then, work with the main pattern, making 3 sts in the corner sts in every circle row (increase 8 sts). Finish your work after 4 rows from the set-up row.

Small rectangular: Make in the same way as the big rectangular, but set-up chain is 29 chain sts + 1 chain st increase.

Stitches Control:

Main pattern: 13 sts x 9 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Big rectangular: 9 x 38 cm;

Small rectangular: 9 x 29 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 4 rectangulars and connect them to one another along long sides with single crochets and mélange yarn.

Left Front

Make 1 big and 1 small rectangular and connect them to one another with single crochets and mélange yarn. For the side stripe, make 4 (8) rows of the main pattern on lower 17 (18) sts from the right side above the arm-hole. Then, join it with 1 row of single crochets with mélange yarn to lower 17 (16) sts of the back.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to the left front.

Lower Placket

Make 18 cm = 16 rows of the main pattern along the lower edge (105 (115) double crochets in the 1^st row and finish your work.

Sleeves

Make 36 (38) chain sts + 1 chain st increase with mélange yarn and work with the main pattern. For the front sleeve chamfer, start the first 4 rows of double crochets, followed by 3 single crochets and 4 half crochets from the right side. In 39 cm = 35 rows (41 cm = 37 rows) from the set-up row, start the next 4 rows of double crochets from the right side with 3 single crochets and 4 half crochets for back sleeve chamfer. In 48 cm = 43 rows (50 cm = 45 rows) from the set-up row, finish your work.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams; sew up the sleeves and make sleeve seams. Fasten all the edges with 1 row of slip sts with mélange yarn. For upper and lower loops, make 10 chain sts with double mélange yarn, sewing the start and end to the right front from WS. For the central loop, make 4 chain sts and circle it with 1 slip st.

1^st row: 8 single crochets;

2^nd row: make 2 single crochets in every st. Then, make 10 chain sts and join it to the 1^st st of the 2^nd row. Sew buttons.