I tried the first few rows last night and here are some tweaks.
1.With the given hook and my sugar and cream yarn it was way larger than a medium. Fell off my shoulders. Going to cut back the number of repeats in all 4 areas.
2. There is no DC cluster at the end of the row, just ch 3. The ch 3 effectively makes the garment turn so you don't really need a stitch marker. The shape is visible.
I apologize for posting this before trying it out. Also, I'm frogging what I have and going to recalculate the original # of chains. A practice patch of would be helpful to adjust the size.
I didn't start with foundation sc, so I have to frog all the way to the end (beginning).
I'm going to give this a try. It's a little confusing but I think it starts with
Yoke: 204 chains. Turn, DC in 3rd ch from hook, DC next 2 ch, Ch 1 (skip next ch, DC next 3. Ch1) 16 times. DC cluster Ch 3 for corner (place marker in 2 ch just made) Continue around alternating 17 clusters and 9 clusters with 3 chains between clusters and stitch marker in the middle chain. Continue this pattern for 12 rows. Then crochet front and back separately for 6 rows. Next crochet continuously in pattern around with no seams for 41 rows or desired length.
Flowers: MC, 15 SC. (Ch 5, SC, sk 2 st,) 5X, sl st in 1st sc. Next row: Working in ch 5 loop, SC, HDC, 4 DC, HDC, SC. Repeat in each loop. Sl st to beginning. Leave tail for sewing onto sweater.
I tried the first few rows last night and here are some tweaks.
1.With the given hook and my sugar and cream yarn it was way larger than a medium. Fell off my shoulders. Going to cut back the number of repeats in all 4 areas.
2. There is no DC cluster at the end of the row, just ch 3. The ch 3 effectively makes the garment turn so you don't really need a stitch marker. The shape is visible.
I apologize for posting this before trying it out. Also, I'm frogging what I have and going to recalculate the original # of chains. A practice patch of would be helpful to adjust the size.
I didn't start with foundation sc, so I have to frog all the way to the end (beginning).
I'm going to give this a try. It's a little confusing but I think it starts with
Yoke: 204 chains. Turn, DC in 3rd ch from hook, DC next 2 ch, Ch 1 (skip next ch, DC next 3. Ch1) 16 times. DC cluster Ch 3 for corner (place marker in 2 ch just made) Continue around alternating 17 clusters and 9 clusters with 3 chains between clusters and stitch marker in the middle chain. Continue this pattern for 12 rows. Then crochet front and back separately for 6 rows. Next crochet continuously in pattern around with no seams for 41 rows or desired length.
Flowers: MC, 15 SC. (Ch 5, SC, sk 2 st,) 5X, sl st in 1st sc. Next row: Working in ch 5 loop, SC, HDC, 4 DC, HDC, SC. Repeat in each loop. Sl st to beginning. Leave tail for sewing onto sweater.