Helping our users. Summer Beach Tunic.
You’ll need:
150; 175; 200g of yarn with at least 45% cotton (120m/25g);
Knitting needles 3,5;
Crochet hook 3.
Size: S; M; L.
Used Patterns
1 x 1 rib;
Relief pattern: due to the scheme.
Decreases: from right edge: 1 selvedge st, knit2tog; from left edge: knit2tog with left decline (slip 1 knit st, 1 knit st, draw the slipped st through knit st), 1 selvedge st.
Stitches control: relief pattern: 28 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 131; 147; 163 sts and make 1 row with purls. Then, 3 rows of rib for the placket. Turn to relief pattern due to the following description: 1 selvedge st, 8 sts before pattern repeat, repeat the pattern 7; 8; 9 times, 9 sts after pattern repeat, 1 selvedge st.
For chamfers, make decreases after the 16 rows of placket, then, repeat decreases of 1 st x 7 in every 16th row. There are 115; 131; 147 sts left.
In 154; 150; 146 rows (51,5; 50; 48,5 cm) from relief pattern, bind off 5 sts x 1, 4 sts x 1 in every 2nd row, 3 sts x 1, 2 sts x 1, 1 st x 1. There are 85; 101; 117 sts left.
In 38; 42; 46 rows (12,5; 14; 15,5 cm) from the bottom part of arm-holes, bind off the central 21; 25; 29 sts for the neck-hole. Leave the right part. Start working with the left part. For smooth rounding, bind off 6 sts x 1 in every even row, 5 sts x 2, 4 sts x 1. There are 12; 18; 24 sts in work. In 10 rows (3,5 cm) from the beginning of neck-hole, bind off the rest sts.
Make right side in reflection to left.
Front
Use schemes and description for back, but make deeper neck-hole. In 24; 28; 32 rows (8; 9,5; 11 cm) from the bottom part, bind off the central 11; 15; 19 sts and finish each part separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 5 sts x 1, 3 sts x 3, 2 sts x 4, 1 st x 3 in every even row. There are 12; 18; 24 sts left. In 10 rows (3,5 cm) from the beginning of neck-hole, bind off the rest sts.
Finish the second part in reflection to the first one.
Assembly
Sewuptheseams. Fasten the edges of neck-hole and arm-holes with “shrimp stitch”.