Ultimate Crochet Guide: Create Stunning Black and White Designs

You’ll Need:

250 (300)g of black Micro yarn (100% polyacryl; 170m/50g);

200 (250)g of the same yarn, but in white color;

Crochet hook size 3.

Size:

S (M).

Used Patterns

Main Pattern

Double crochets. Start every row with 3 chain stitches increase instead of the 1st double crochet and finish with 1 double crochet in the 3rd chain stitch increase of the previous row.

Wavy Pattern A

The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 10 + 1. Work according to the scheme. Start every row with a chain stitch increase instead of the 1st stitch and stitches before the pattern repeat; finish with stitches after the pattern repeat. Make 1st-5th rows x once, then repeat 4th-5th rows x once, then make 6th-11th rows x once, then repeat 10th-11th rows x 8 times, 12th and 13th rows x once, 2nd-5th rows x once, 4th-5th rows x once (twice) = 37 (39) rows.

Wavy Pattern B

Make in the same way as wavy pattern A, but according to the scheme. Make 1st-5th rows x once, then repeat 4th-5th rows x 7 times, make 6th-11th rows x once, then repeat 10th-11th rows x once, 12th-13th rows x once, then repeat the 2nd row x once = 36 rows.

Stripes Order A

2 black rows, 2 white rows, 2 black rows, 1 white row, 2 black rows, 2 white rows; repeat from * to * x once, 1 black row, 1 white row, 2 black rows, 2 white rows, 1 black row. 2 white rows, 3 black rows; repeat from ** to ** x once, 1 white row, 2 black rows, 2 white rows, 1 black row, 1 white row, 2 black rows, 1 white row (1 black row, 1 white row), 3 black rows = 45 (47) rows.

Stripes Order B

* 2 white rows, 2 black rows*; repeat from * to * x twice, ** 1 white row, 2 black rows**; repeat from ** to ** x once, 2 white rows, 1 black row, 3 white rows, 3 black rows, * 1 white row, 1 black row*; repeat from * to * x once, 2 white rows = 48 rows.

Patterns Order A

Stripes order A: 6 rows of the main pattern, 37 (39) rows of wavy pattern A, 2 rows of main pattern = 45 (47) rows.

Patterns Order B

Stripes order B: 12 rows of the main pattern, 36 rows of wavy pattern B = 48 rows.

Stitches Control:

Main pattern: 20 stitches x 12 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Wavy pattern: 20 stitches x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 81 (91) chain stitches + 3 chain stitches increase for upper part with black and make patterns order A with stripes order A. In 11 cm = 12 rows from the set-up row, increase 1 stitch from both sides for side chamfers, then bind off 2 x 1st in every 4th and 2 x 1st in every 2nd row = 91 (101) stitches. In 28 cm = 29 rows from the set-up row, decrease 2 stitches from both sides for armholes (knit 3 together), then bind off 2 x 2 stitches and 4 x 1 stitch (knit 2 together) = 71 (81) stitches. In 42 cm = 43 rows (44 cm = 45 rows) from the set-up row, bind off the central 39 stitches for neck-hole and then crochet separately. In 43.5 cm = 45 rows (45.5 cm = 47 rows) from the set-up row, finish your work on the rest 16 (21) stitches of the shoulder. Make skirt according to pattern order B and stripes order B along the set-up row of the upper part. Make 81 (91) stitches in the 1st row. In 1 cm = 1 row, increase 1 stitch for widening from both sides, then, 2 x 1 stitch in every row, 9 x 1 stitch in every 2nd row and 3 x 1 stitch in every 4th row = 111 (121) stitches. In 46 cm = 48 rows from the beginning of the skirt, finish your work.

Front

Make in the same way as the back, but for deeper neck-hole, leave the central 39 stitches in 37 cm = 38 rows (39 cm = 40 rows).

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams.