​Lavender Pineapple Blouse

You’ll need:

3 balls of Bernat Cotton yarn (258m/70g) in Cotton Gin color;

Crochet hooks 2,75 and 4,25.

Size: S-M.

Instructions

Make a foundation chain of 132 chain stitches plus 1 additional chain.

1st row: [sc6, ch1] to end plus sl.st.1 in the 1st ch. after the starting point (sp);

2^nd row; ch3, dc1, ch2, (sc1, ch1, sk1) x 2, sc1, ch2, dc2 on 1ch., dc2, ch1, dc2, [dc2 on 1ch., ch2, (sc1, ch1, sk1) x 2, sc1, ch2, dc2 on 1ch., dc2, ch1, dc2] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp;

3^rd row: ch3, dc1, ch2, sk3, sc1, ch3, sk1, sc1, ch2, sk3, dc2 on 1 ch, ch2, sk3, tr6 on 1ch., ch2, sk3, [dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk3, sc1, ch3, sk1, sc1, ch2, sk3, dc2 on 1 ch, ch2, sk3, tr6 on 1ch., ch2, sk3] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp;

4^th row: ch3, dc1, ch2, sk4, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk3, dc1, (dc2 on 1ch.,) x 5, ch2, sk3, [dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk3, dc1, (dc2 on 1ch.,) x 5, ch2, sk3] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp;

5^th row: ch3, dc1, sk5, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk1) x 4, sc1, ch2, sk4, [dc2 on 1ch., sk5, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk1) x 4, sc1, ch2, sk4] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp;

6^th row: ch3, dc1 in same ch., dc2, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk3) x 3, sc1, ch2, sk4, [dc2 on 1ch., dc2, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk3) x 3, sc1, ch2, sk4] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp;

7^th row: ch3, dc1 in same ch., dc2, ch1, dc2, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk3) x 2, sc1, ch2, sk4, [dc2 on 1ch., dc2, ch1, dc2, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk3) x 2, sc1, ch2, sk4] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp;

8^th row: ch3, dc1 in same ch., ch2, sk3, tr6 on 1ch., ch2, sk3, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, sc1, ch3, sk3, sc1, ch2, sk4, [dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk3, tr6 on 1ch., ch2, sk3, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, sc1, ch3, sk3, sc1, ch2, sk4] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp;

9^th row: ch3, dc1 in same ch., ch2, sk3, dc1, (dc2 on 1ch.,) x 5, ch2, sk3, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, sc1, ch2, sk4, [dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk3, dc1, (dc2 on 1ch.,) x 5, ch2, sk3, dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, sc1, ch2, sk4] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp;

10^th row: ch3, dc1 in same ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk1) x 4, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1ch., sk5, [dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk1) x 4, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1ch., sk5] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp
Use a large size crochet hook in order to widen the garment without increasing chain stitches;

11th row: ch3, dc1, ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk3) x 3, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1ch., dc2, [dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk3) x 3, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1ch., dc2] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp;

12^th row: ch3, dc1, ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk3) x 2, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1ch., dc2, ch1, dc2, [dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, (sc1, ch3, sk3) x 2, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1ch., dc2, ch1, dc2] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp

13^th row: ch3, dc1, ch2, sk4, sc1, ch3, sk3, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1 ch, ch2, sk3, tr6 on 1ch., ch2, sk3, [dc2 on 1ch., ch2, sk4, sc1, ch3, sk3, sc1, ch2, sk4, dc2 on 1 ch, ch2, sk3, tr6 on 1ch., ch2, sk3] to end plus sl.st.1 in 3rd ch. after sp

Repeat the pattern starting from the 4th round

14^th row: as the 4^th row;

15^th row: as the 5^th row;

16^th row: as the 6^th row;

17^th row: as the 7^th row;

18^th row: as the 8^th row;

19^th row: as the 9^th row;

Joining front and back parts together to crochet the body (8 pineapples out of 14) in the round

20^th row: as the 10^th row, work the pattern for 4 pineapples (front part) then skip 3 pineapples (1st shoulder part) and continue the pattern for 4 more pineapples (back part). After that skip 3 pineapples (2nd shoulder part) again and crochet the 8 pineapples (front and back parts) in the round;

21^st row: as the 11^th row;

22^nd row: as the 12^th row;

23^rd row: as the 13^th row;

Repeat the pattern starting from the 4th round using a smaller crochet hook.

After the 39th round (=9th round), continue the pattern using a larger size hook again until you reach the desired length of the blouse.

Edges

For the bottom (50th round) and sleeve edges, work sc to end.