Grey Crochet Jacket
You’ll need:
300 (350) 400g of grey-brown yarn (50% silk, 41% cotton, 5% polyester, 4% polyamide; 110m/25g);
Crochet hook 3,5;
Buttons with 3 cm diameter.
Size: S (M) L.
Used Patterns
Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 8 + 1. Work due to the scheme. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1st-5th rows x once, then, repeat 2nd-5th rows.
Stitches control: 24 sts x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Make 121 (137) 153 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern. At the same time, decrease 1 pattern repeat from both sides during the next 40 cm for better fitting. In 45 cm from the set-up row, increase 1 pattern repeat from both sides during the next 20,5 cm. In 65,5 cm from the set-up row, bind off 4 (5) 6 cm from both sides for shoulder chamfers and 2 x 4 (5) 6 cm in every row. At the same time, in 67 cm from the set-up row, bind off the central 17 cm for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. Finish your work on the rest sts of shoulders in 68 cm from the set-up row.
Left Front
Make 65 (73) 81 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern. Make decreases and increases for better fitting, make shoulder chamfer from the right side in the same way, as for back. In 45,5 cm from the set-up row, bind off 3 cm from the left side for neck-hole chamfer. Then, bind off 2 x 1,5 cm in every 2nd row. Bind off 4,5 cm during the next 19,5 cm. Finish your work on the rest sts of shoulder at the height of back.
Right Front
Make in symmetry to the left front.
Sleeves
Make 57 (65) 73 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase for each sleeve and work with the main pattern. In 12 cm from the set-up row, increase 5 (6,5) 6,5 cm during the next 28 cm for sleeve chamfers due to the pattern. In 40 cm from the set-up row finish your work.
Assembly
Make shoulder, side and sleeve seams. Sew up the sleeves. Fasten neck-hole with 1 row of “shrimp stitch”. Make button-loop. Sew buttons to the left front.